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5 Things Your Carrier Wants with Brian Gibala

The Logistics of Logistics

He studied Logistics and Operations Management at The University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO offering reliable, consistent, quality capacity. Obsessed with efficiency and delivering on promises, LTI Trucking’s niche strengths are leveraged by many Fortune 500 food manufacturers and retail corporations.

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Achieving Significant Transportation Savings through Improved Demand Forecasting

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to distribution, primary distribution involves getting big bulk deliveries by pipeline and truck to their manufacturing sites. Secondary distribution involves using their trucks to deliver propane from their manufacturing and intermediate storage facilities to the customer.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

Most states across the US have opened for business in some capacity. reopening, combined with produce season , to continue to tighten capacity regionally in the coming weeks.?? . We expect rates in these markets to fluctuate week to week b ased on capacity and demand. . Currently, we are seeing signs of recovery.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

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. Namely, the market is seeing increased volume and limited capacity in the region.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. Ultimately, the joint service provides a new solution for customers of both companies for U.S.-Mexico

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Could Looming Supply Chain Risks Sink Your Company?

Material Handling & Logistics

Instead of trying to cut costs silo by silo, these companies take an integrated view of operations (product design, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain management). The prize is huge for manufacturers that get it right. Manufacturing in-house can reduce exposure to overseas suppliers in the face of a trade war.

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COVID-19 Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise prices

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The result is that the nation’s pork processing capacity had declined by about 25% as of last week, said Steve Meyer, an industry economist with Kerns and Associates in Ames, Iowa. And Smithfield Foods halted production at its plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Each plant can butcher nearly 20,000 hogs a day.