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Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

Talking Logistics

As shoppers count down the days until they can score deals on the hottest products, cargo thieves are counting on cashing in on opportunities to swipe unattended trailers and shipments. The industry experiences more cargo theft incidents when there is a higher volume of consumer goods moving through the supply chain.

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Top 5 Markets for Dynamic Warehousing Demand

FLEXE

Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs. 4 Dallas, TX: The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area is high on our demand list partly because of its prime location for access to major interstate highways and its air cargo infrastructure.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. Content Summary: Kentucky ranks 3rd in the nation in total air cargo shipments. The Port brings over 13-million tons of cargo through the Cleveland Harbor, resulting in $3.5

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Rebuilding Efforts Fuel Flatbed Demand

DAT Solutions

Load counts are up on DAT load boards , with more flatbed freight shipping to support the rebuilding and recovery efforts in areas affected by the storms. Baltimore rates rose sharply after Irma, likely due to ocean cargo that was diverted from Miami and Savannah. Now it's looking like flatbed’s turn.

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Top 5 Markets for Dynamic Warehousing Demand

FLEXE

Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs. But there are many other areas around the country that move companies to their customers and provide a number of other advantages. It’s one of the nation’s top-ranked markets for transportation and distribution.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is testing a small-format restaurant in Fort Worth, TX, where the centerpiece is a conveyor system that delivers food to a mobile-order lane. and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years. McDonald’s also jumping on the bandwagon.

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Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft? As shoppers count down the days until they can score deals on the hottest products, cargo thieves are counting on cashing in on opportunities to swipe unattended trailers and shipments. The post Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

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