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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. This, however, lead to many problems, as the industry became less forgiving to a woman without a husband.

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7 Incredible Benefits of Cloud-Based Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. The cloud-based supply chain software can be customized to suit your industry, your transportation , freight-forwarding and warehousing specialty, import-export regulations. Helen works and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. Southern states, such as Georgia and Florida, will seek additional capacity to transport and distribute their perishable produce throughout the country during the annual produce season. Mode Shift.

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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Its borders consist of Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Syria, and the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. Turkey has 91 airports with paved runways, many of which are capable of handling jets and cargo planes. Twenty heliports can help with the speedy delivery of air freight when necessary. Its latest constitution was adopted in 1982.

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What’s the Best Response to Global Supply Chain Disruption?

QAD

A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays. Because import freight is sitting on docks longer and warehouses receiving containers are backlogged, we’re also seeing a shortage of containers and chassis to move containers. Manufacturers know all the issues: U.S.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Revenue: $74.969 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $74.094 billion (2019) Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA CEO: Carol Tome 2. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Jacobs in 2011.

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Doing Business in Italy

QAD

At 301,340 sq km, it is about twice the size of the US state of Georgia. Italy has more than 129 airports, the bulk of which can handle cargo. Annual freight traffic was 945,433,732 mt-km in 2015. It has 20 regions and five autonomous regions. Manufacturing in Italy.

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