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This Week in Logistics News (February 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

SNAP customers in Boston can use EBT cards for online groceries. Disability inclusion programs help warehouses hire overlooked talent. As more and more ships continue to queue up outside of major ports, some of the world’s biggest ocean shipping lines are buying cargo planes. Liners like Danish giant A.P.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I was listening to Morning Addition on WBUR Boston. After around-the-clock negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday that freight railway companies and workers had reached a tentative agreement that will avert a rail shutdown that could have paralyzed the economy. In all, 370 new words were added.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. Amazon showed off its next-generation drone at a recent event near Boston to highlight the future of delivery. The largest U.S.

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Last-Mile Technology Comes of Age

Cathy Roberson

Along with the ability to integrate with TMS, OneRail’s platform can also integrate into warehouse management systems (WMS). Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. LLamasoft Offers Customers Access to FLEXE Marketplace for On-Demand Warehousing Services. Fuel-Cell Maker to Help Amazon Improve Warehouse Efficiency (WSJ – sub. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. How did it happen?

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Truckload vs LTL: The Right Mode for your Load

Freight Plus

It’s no secret that this has been a challenging year for ground freight. have many shippers rethinking which strategy they use to approach their inland cargo. The first step to knowing you are making the right decisions with your freight is understanding the impact mode can make on cost, speed, and risk. The trucking.