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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

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and Canada. and Canada. With a robust customer base in the automotive and industrial original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sectors, Flexis strengthens Blue Yonder’s capabilities to help companies with highly configurable products and expansive suppliers to plan and optimize their complex production facilities and network structures.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long Walmart Canada is piloting an automated receiving solution. mile-long span. The collapse sent vehicles and people plunging into the water.

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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

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From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. The past, present and future market forces causing today’s extreme truck capacity shortage include: Strong Economy. Holiday Season.

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Company Seeks Creative Solutions from Logistics Partner in BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

The company that began as one man, one truck and one dream has grown to a fleet of 165 satellite-equipped tractors and 625 air-ride van trailers, servicing the 48 contiguous states and Canada. The dilemma required the company to partner with year-round, temperature-controlled capacity to transport the product. Download Now »

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A Chilling Problem: Temperature Controlled Logistics

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

The company that began as one man, one truck and one dream has grown to a fleet of 165 satellite-equipped tractors and 625 air-ride van trailers, servicing the 48 contiguous states and Canada. The dilemma required the company to partner with year-round, temperature-controlled capacity to transport the product. Download Now »

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

It has been further spurred by the trend of nearshoring over the last decade, as American companies have relocated their manufacturing facilities to Mexico to take advantage of a skilled workforce, improving infrastructure, and proximity to the United States. Optimize Shipments Northbound and Southbound to Increase Capacity.

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Nearshoring and the new normal: why the evolving supply chain requires real-time data

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As we speak, cargo vessel traffic is clearing up, shipping costs are returning to normal, and goods are more readily available in-stock. Shoring up expectations With escalating tensions and roadblocks overseas, more than half of American CEOs are aiming to reshore or nearshore their manufacturing operations.