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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

Freightos

This Black Friday Shawn Simms was first in line at Best Buy in Nashville, TN to bag a Thanksgiving bargain – a Toshiba HDTV for $149.99. COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. kg of carbon emissions. It’s not just trucks.

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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Retailers with store-front will push this option and curbside pickups to offset high shipping costs. A Digital 360 2021 survey found that 45% of consumers opt for BOPIS because they do not want to pay for shipping. Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) will likely be the winner in this year’s parcel peak season.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

He is the founder of Bargain Hunt and Treverse LLC, a wholesale, liquidation & auction business based in Nashville, TN. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. Previously he was with Geodis, Kanga, and Lovesac.

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Singing the inventory blues

Cathy Roberson

We are working closely with partners to move through product and, in some cases turning to drop shipping and direct the store shipments to help alleviate this current pressure. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Full Truckload Cross-Border Freight Shipping Rates

Freightera

Looking to ship some cargo cross-border? From Windsor ON to Nashville TN: $2362 USD. The post Full Truckload Cross-Border Freight Shipping Rates appeared first on Freightera Blog. We can help with that! Take a look at our rate examples for full truckload cross-border shipments from the USA to Canada and vice versa.

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Will sub-zero temps stall trucking operations?

DAT Solutions

Cargo can also be damaged by the cold. If there are delays, or the truck is stranded on the highway, the cargo could be ruined. Reefers protect freezable cargo. Most LTL operations won’t pick up freezables, and shippers may be forced to ship products on temperature-controlled trailers that can provide heat.

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Parcels' role in Intermodal Rail

Cathy Roberson

Part of the statement reads: “The timing coincides directly with peak shipping season for the winter holidays, and a strike would have devastating consequences for retailers’ supply chains and could cripple the U.S. This figure also includes the shipment of e-commerce purchases and other small parcel shipments.