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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Talking Logistics

Once you’ve selected a mix of asset-based carriers, the next step is to choose an optimal 3PL to work with as part of your transportation strategy. Transportation involves numerous risks, with responsibility typically landing on the shipper if something goes amiss during transit. Risk control. Technology compatibility.

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Hanjin, Hurricanes, Harvests May Boost Truckload Rates

DAT Solutions

I’d advise shippers to not get complacent about transportation costs for the longer term, however. Hanjin's exit strands 89 ships worldwide containing some $14 billion worth of cargo, much of which was headed to the U.S. Crops are also strong in nearby Wisconsin and Minnesota, despite flooding in the Red River Valley.

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The Truck Driver Shortage and the Rising Cost of Everything

Freight Plus

Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. Consider this, transportation and logistics account for roughly ten cents of every dollar. The Washington Post. That's real.".

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. Similar warehouse worker protection bills have already been passed in California, Minnesota, New York, and Washington.

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Regional Parcel Carriers

The Logistics of Logistics

Headquartered in Minnesota, it also specializes in overnight delivery. Lastly, US Cargo serves Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Spee Dee Delivery Service serves Illinois and the upper midwest area. In over 35 years, Spee-Dee has grown to over 1,800 employees.

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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

GlobalTranz

This situation has prompted people like Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to see that “we can think of none more appropriate to safeguard our highways as commercial vehicle drivers than the thousands of veterans who have already proven they can safely handle large vehicles under extremely stressful circumstances.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

This means that it can be stored and transported in regular refrigeration trucks. Hy-Vee is also administering the Moderna vaccine to frontline health care workers in Iowa and Minnesota. Tesco has offered to use its country-wide distribution company Best Food Logistics to aid the roll out of the vaccine.