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Short-Sea Shipping: A Viable Alternative for Navigating U.S. & Mexico Capacity Challenges

Talking Logistics

Shippers in the United States and Mexico are facing significant supply chain challenges. From trade imbalance and increased customer demands to cost pressures and tight cross-border capacity — there are no signs of improvement in the near future. & Mexico Capacity Challenges.

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Keeping Supply Chains Moving During Covid-19 Requires Digital Collaboration and Access to Capacity

Kuebix

As the crisis from the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the complex workings of the United States’ supply chain have been thrust into the general public’s view. Lockdowns of communities, counties, and states are causing backups and […]. Lockdowns of communities, counties, and states are causing backups and […].

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How the ELD Mandate & Other Regulations Will Impact the Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

While shippers have known about the mandate for two years, truckers, shippers and carriers are still concerned about how it will impact capacity. Paired with soaring manufacturing and tightening capacity within the last month, the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate could cause the capacity crunch to worsen.

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Overcoming Last Mile Hurdles with Luke Denny

The Logistics of Logistics

With over 13,000 drivers in over 50 markets across the United States, FRAYT enables businesses and retailers to offer same-day, last-mile delivery to their customers. FRAYT has over 13,000 drivers in over 50 markets across the United States and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

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.

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Amazon Puts the Best Possible Spin on an Overbuilt Network

Logistics Viewpoints

Last September, they increased their average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour. Amazon reported $2 billion in incremental costs from having excess fulfillment and transportation capacity. In short, Amazon got its long-term strategic capacity plan, based on their long-term projection of demand, wrong.

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The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022: What It Means for the Future of Manufacturing

ivalua

domestic supply of computer chips and the construction of semiconductor fabrication facilities and equipment within the United States. As of 2020, the vast majority of the world’s “advanced” chips were manufactured outside of the United States, which is a noted concern of the US military. . billion to the U.S.