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Enabling Supply Chain Flexibility: Two Important (But Often Overlooked) Factors

Talking Logistics

The El NiƱo weather pattern, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts will be among the strongest on record , is already causing flooding and mudslides in California.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The impact of the semiconductor shortage varies by truck manufacturer. If AB-5 passes in California, what kind of impact do you foresee on owner-operators? As a point of clarity, AB-5 did pass in California and is now law. Now, this congestion is spreading to Oakland, Vancouver, and Seattle ports.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Covering loads has been easy in the Northeast, except outbound South Texas, Southern California, and Florida as capacity out of these regions is tighter with produce heating up. Refrigerated outbound Midwest to California capacity is hard to find currently because of increased demand from reopened production and produce season.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

Seattle to Salt Lake City, Buffalo to Chicago, and various lanes in California all saw the biggest declines in rates. Truck manufactures reap spoils of robust economy. The national van rate closed at $1.88/mile, mile, a penny above the previous week. Hearing held for bipartisan bill aimed at diesel emissions.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

Mayor of Long Beach, California Robert Garcia believes business should return to normal at all U.S. The overreach of the recent West Coast gridlock is impacting the ports’ Eastern counterparts as manufacturers from East and West Asia are opting for longer routes to the U.S.’s West Coast ports in about three months.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

Mayor of Long Beach, California Robert Garcia believes business should return to normal at all U.S. The overreach of the recent West Coast gridlock is impacting the ports’ Eastern counterparts as manufacturers from East and West Asia are opting for longer routes to the U.S.’s West Coast ports in about three months.

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Investing in Manufacturing Innovation & Competitiveness: Will the next Silicon Valley be located in the United States?

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note : In this guest blog post from Adams Nager, of ITIF (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) , he stresses the importance of fostering innovation and spurring competitiveness of American Manufacturing by focusing on more R&D from both the public and private sectors. The rest is history.