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Using AI to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Matt Parry & Kevin Coomes

The Logistics of Logistics

Matt is the Senior Vice President of Werner Enterprises , a key component of the company’s portfolio of transportation services solutions. Kevin’s journey in transportation and logistics began in China, where he managed ocean and air imports for his own venture, Phoria Energy Solutions. Greenscreens.ai With 2022 revenues of $3.3

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Black Friday is in the books, and unsurprisingly, it was a big one. Top gift purchases over the weekend included clothing and, toys, gift cards / certificates, books / music / movies / video games, and electronics. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt. This exceeded initial estimates by more than 21 million shoppers.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

Audit overhead costs such as rent, utilities, insurance, and transport. ” What are you reading or listening to at the moment? “After studying business and managing teams for 10 years, I try my very best to avoid cliche business books. Are you paying for pre-covid levels of space, when half your workforce is now remote?

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

An inhibitor to integrating Mexico into North American supply chains is a lack of efficient transportation links, but there is some good news on this front too. In March of this year, the railroads Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern announced they had entered into a merger agreement. The book is now available in Spanish.

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Why We Bought Freightquote

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Most do not have the deep infrastructure to source transportation services in a multitude of lanes. As a result, customers can go to the site, get a quote, and book a load in a completely self-service platform. It also increases our market share with small businesses and significantly expands our presence in the Kansas City market.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Refrigerated inbound freight from California is currently difficult to book with limited capacity. Transportation could be impacted in Illinois. Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. Shippers should not expect much logistics disruption in Kansas. Westcoast Logistics. Status: Partially Open.