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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. While cargo theft as a whole has increased 57 percent year-over-year, strategic theft has increased 600 percent from November to March. billion in 2022.

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CargoBarn triples Atlanta footprint as supply chain woes spur growth

CargoBarn

As the nation’s supply chain challenges continue, one Georgia logistics company is quietly expanding its footprint to help calm the chaos. The CargoBarn Customer Portal allows shippers to get real-time pricing for their loads, set up shipments and even track cargo from start to finish. “At Growth in Georgia, Florida, Texas, California.

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Achieving Seamless Intermodal Operations: Resolving a Persistent Bottleneck

American Global Logistics

Movement of cargo seemed to come to a halt. TRANSLOADING SHIPPING: “With transloading shipping, freight is loaded and unloaded, depending on where the cargo is in the supply chain process and the mode of transportation. A 3PL’s employees can execute the delivery of cargo from the point of receipt to the point of delivery.

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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. Helen works and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. The transition from an on-site data handling to the cloud one opens the new opportunities in the overall company management. A Better Scope Management. Expert Bloggers Inc."

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

The speed of the box’s throughput enables orders to be packaged, labeled and ready to ship in 30 minutes. The Ultra5 also includes what Packsize calls a “Flaps Down” feature that allows boxes to flow through the packaging process by placing a paper band around the flaps to secure them to the sides of the box. kg CO2e.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

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The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5 A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. percent above its January 2018 baseline, up from 25.2