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Retailers turn toward private fleets

Cathy Roberson

Somewhat similar to what Amazon does – transporting goods from its fulfillment centers to its sortation centers for goods to be sorted by final destination and consolidated onto trucks for faster delivery, Chewy appears to be using its fleet to directly move its packages and freight to its carriers' facilities for last-mile services.

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Guest Commentary: P.O. Management Programs – Know Pain, Know Gain!

Talking Logistics

Besides providing fast, thorough answers to customers, today’s ERP, cloud-based SaaS, or 3PL-operated systems enable companies to manage the order lifecycle, control information and cargo flows, and reduce the total cost of goods. Inconsistent supplier participation levels impact expected order and cargo volumes under management.

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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

Freightos

Among the over 10,000 small businesses on Freightos.com , the world’s largest digital freight marketplace, many are small eCommerce businesses who use Freightos.com to ship directly to Amazon FBA warehouses and other fulfillment solutions. Phoenix, AZ. Adaptability of SMBs. How does this help importers? Dallas, TX. Joliet, IL .

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

percent from last year, which includes contributions from the company’s acquisition of Phoenix International Freight Services in October 2012. Robinson reported total net revenues of $463.3 million in the quarter, an increase of 7.1 Truckload net revenues, however, decreased 1.3 percent in the quarter compared to Q3 2012.

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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

DAT Solutions

Ships arrived late, and containers were unloaded and drayed to warehouses late, so that cargo is finally heading east and north. Contract carriers are busy with their regularly scheduled hauls, so a lot of the late-arriving freight gets tendered to brokers and 3PLs. Changes in the ratio often signal impending changes in freight rates.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11-15, 2019)

Talking Logistics

This week a sobering reminder from New England Motor Freight (NEMF) that all parties ultimately come to an end. We have worked hard to explore options for New England Motor Freight,” Colistra explained in a statement posted on the company’s website on Feb. I’m sure you have some suggestions for me. filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

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Rates Rise Unexpectedly in Early August

DAT Solutions

There’s a lot of freight out there for vans right now, and August had a stronger start than any month in more than a year and a half. National average rates recovered 3¢ per mile last week, due to a boom in freight heading into population centers in the Northeast.