Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

While the jobs will be available across the US, around 30,000 of the available jobs will be in California, Amazon said. The Postal Service continues to move mail and package volume from expensive air transportation to its redesigned ground transportation network.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 13, 2021

Robinson experts provided in-depth analysis of current supply and demand trends, our updated forecast, and the impact of global import volumes on North American freight transportation. How does the port congestion and increased port freight affect national trucking capacity? The capacity migrates to the opportunities.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2022

Raj holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a computational mathematics and statistics degree from the University of Washington. About Uber Freight. Freight’s fundamental matching problem: Only 79% of miles are loaded. Empty miles are about 1.5%

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. The US Department of Transportation reported that transborder freight between the U.S. billion, up 23.8% compared to March 2021.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2023

Mitch earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Riverside. TAI TMS is a fully integrated platform for freight management and transportation. In the podcast interview, Mitch and Joe discussed the freight brokerage market, TMS design, and the founding of Tai Software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Raj holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a computational mathematics and statistics degree from the University of Washington. About Uber Freight. Freight’s fundamental matching problem: Only 79% of miles are loaded. Empty miles are about 1.5%

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Talking Logistics

MAY 10, 2018

According to the Journal of Commerce , the ELD mandate is “making a bad situation worse for shippers,” and forcing them to “pay more, speed up loading and unloading, and dig deeper into routing guides to find capacity.” Rate Increases and Tightening Capacity. Rather, it’s important to try and find cost savings in other ways.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 25, 2022

Whether it’s rolling COVID-19 lockdowns in port-heavy provinces or the dozens of ships waiting to offload at the ports in California, there’s not nearly enough capacity to fulfill demand. Current capacity constraints and cost inflation are driving supply chain and transportation leaders to leverage other KPI’s.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

California seeks to ease port congestion by leasing six container storage sites. Small autonomous vehicles will hold up cargo, like shipping containers, and allow it to be transported on railway tracks just like larger trains do. Ex-SpaceX engineers create autonomous rail system that may solve supply crisis.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 7, 2022

Within the 48 continental states, California has often been in a class of its own. On June 30, 2022, CA AB-5 On June 30, 2022, the California bill, known as AB-5, went into effect. According to the Department of Industrial Relations , the current state of California hourly salary, effective January 1, 2022, is $14.00

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

Freight Market California’s AB5 AB5 has the potential to destabilize the trucking market in California, which can create a variety of issues for shippers moving freight in and out of the state. Capacity could suffer a blow if a significant number of truckers decide to leave California.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2019

In practice, however, relatively few companies are using optimization technology, particularly in transportation. What factors are shifting transportation optimization from a “nice to have” to a “must have” capability? Why is transportation optimization key today? It’s not a problem anymore. “As Types of optimization.

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Parade

JANUARY 18, 2022

While many brokerages struggle to find capacity for their current workload, now is a great time to begin expanding out your network to cover new lanes. The bare fact is that trucking capacity will continue to be very tight throughout 2022. You can exclude all loads to California so that carrier doesn’t even see them. No problem.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Tactical is an end-to-end provider of supply chain logistics that specializes in freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, and domestic transportation. Tactical has warehouses in both Chino, California, and Elizabeth, New Jersey. The sales increase pushed Amazon’s operational capacity and capability.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The smaller Panamax ships (~5,000 TEU capacity) will consume ~63,000 gallons of marine fuel per day when operating between 20-25 knots. In today’s state, that transparency does not exist (or rarely exists), and it makes it very difficult for Transportation Operators to budget costs for 2020. We’ll continue to watch this closely.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The smaller Panamax ships (~5,000 TEU capacity) will consume ~63,000 gallons of marine fuel per day when operating between 20-25 knots. In today’s state, that transparency does not exist (or rarely exists), and it makes it very difficult for Transportation Operators to budget costs for 2020. We’ll continue to watch this closely.

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Savi

MARCH 14, 2019

Last week, the Savi Team once again attended the Trans-Pacific Maritime (TPM) conference in Long Beach, California, but this year the team detected a noticeable shift in the conversation. At its core, real-time visibility provides more precise and reliable ETAs, which make it easier to anticipate capacity needs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

ThroughPut’s AI-powered Supply Chain software predicts Demand, reorients Production Capacity, reassigns Warehouse Space, and reorders Materials optimally, so businesses minimize overpromising and under-delivering. About ThroughPut Inc. Key Takeaways: Supply Chain: Cash or Trash.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 13, 2018

DAT will be at the 2018 TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition on April 8-11 in Palm Desert, California. The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) annual conference includes educational sessions, guest speakers, recreational opportunities, and a chance to network with freight brokers and 3PLs from all over the country.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

California proposes altering regulations to allow driverless vehicles (CCJ). If you’re a transportation executive, you already know what’s happening in the market today: capacity is tightening and rates are climbing. Are you communicating what’s happening in the transportation market to upper management? There were 6.6

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Most states across the US have opened for business in some capacity. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . reopening, combined with produce season , to continue to tighten capacity regionally in the coming weeks.?? cross-industry?reopening,

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

However, capacity remains loose around the country, as many trucks remain idle. We expect cross-industry reopening, combined with produce season, to marginally tighten capacity on a regional level in pockets around the country in the coming weeks. California refrigerated freight is showing signs of recovery. California.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As you prepare for 2022, consider what different modes, trade lanes, or inland transportation strategies you can implement in your supply chain. Typically, space for LCL shipments is easier to find especially in a constrained capacity market, since you are only looking for some container space versus an entire empty container.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

California warehouses are struggling to handle increased import volume ( as retailers ship inventory early to avoid added costs from looming tariffs ). This rush of shipments has filled the nearby warehouse market, slowed transportation speeds, and driven up other supply chain costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 8, 2022

These four centers are reportedly being positioned geographically to be able to pair most effectively with the existing online fulfillment network, transportation and logistics needs. Robotic technology provided spans fully automated and networked warehouse processes along with automated mobile robots (AMR) to support transport tasks.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. During the peak of issues off the coast of California, as many as 80 vessels waited to unload cargo destined mainly for retailers.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

According to Maritime Executive , Costco announced in late September that it had chartered three ocean vessels with capacity to hold 800 to 1,000 containers—and leased several thousand containers. The smaller ships currently transport only a small percentage of the retailers’ goods—less than 20% in the case of Costco.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2013

Ryder Opens Two Natural Gas Fueling Stations in California. By incorporating reference rates into their models, LLamasoft customers will be able to better understand how LTL rates will impact their overall strategy, enabling more intelligently-designed supply chain and transportation networks. Freight Shipments Rose 1.2%

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Transportation services. Such services include drayage , in which your 3PL receives your containers at the port and transports them to its warehouse for storage or to the final destination. 3PL transportation services can also move your product from the warehouse directly to the job site. Foreign trade zone (FTZ).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 16, 2016

Let’s Celebrate: The Western Growers Transportation Program Turns 10.Transportfolio. Transportation is (and always has been) a fundamental issue for fresh produce. In fact, a handful of growers in the Imperial Valley located in southern California founded Western Growers because of a transportation issue. Transportfolio.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Maintaining frozen foods or fresh products within a precise temperature range during storage and transportation is very difficult, however. Inefficient transport monitoring is one of the main reasons for delays and waste, especially when it comes to perishables, and this is unfortunately deficient for many businesses.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 24, 2022

Executives hinted that the company’s warehouse and logistics network, which was significantly expanded to support increased online order volumes during the years 2020 and 2021, may now be more than is needed and steps would be taken to alleviate costs of such capacity.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 17, 2021

As such, it exacerbates the capacity situation associated with regional and cyclical patterns such as the emerging produce season. Is there any known capacity coming online from the steamship companies to cause a change in delays? Currently, nearly 100% of all ocean capacity is in rotation.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Capacity finds those opportunities, and throughout 2016, spot markets have restored 'normalcy' without generating the ripple effects that typically drive contract rates higher. I’d advise shippers to not get complacent about transportation costs for the longer term, however. If capacity isn’t nourished, it can disappear.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The global pandemic has changed the transportation and shipping industry in many ways, some of which will linger for years to come. Issues with logistics and shipping capacity continue to haunt supply chain management as experts predict that the shipping bottlenecks and backlogs at big U.S. ports will continue well into 2022.

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