Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. Using AI and predictive analytics, we make it possible to anticipate and mitigate the impact of disruptions and delays, whether from bad weather, port shutdowns or overloaded distribution centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Apple establishing $100M distribution center in Hendricks County. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. FedEx, Adobe agree to integrate e-commerce sales, service platforms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

As I’ve touched on before in my columns here, the supply chain industry is increasingly turning to real-time transportation visibility platforms to pinpoint where freight is at any point on its journey. He lives in Chicago. But it’s no longer enough to know where a shipment is when it’s in transit.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Next week, I’ll be speaking at the Ryder Innovate Forum in Chicago and the Elemica reveal 2014 conference in Frankfurt. DHL launches freight capacity management program in the light of rapidly increasing trade volumes. August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). August 2014 freight shipments were up 3.8

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

A big increase in port volumes back in July led to more truckload demand last month, too, since much of that freight didn’t start moving on trucks until August and September. Columbus is a key distribution point for the Midwest and the Northeast, and it shipped more to the Southeast after the storms. FALLING LANES.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

The most significant percentage was on-demand last-mile delivery platforms, followed by road freight marketplaces and new last-mile parcel networks. · Increased costs “driven by cost of freight.” In total, McKinsey estimates that $80 billion in funding was made in logistics startups in 2021.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Spot Market Stays Strong: September DAT Freight Index. Teamsters Make History With First Ever Organizing Victory at FedEx Freight. economy boosts freight (Reuters). Boston and Chicago on Tuesday. Its new service, called Pass my Parcel, will utilise the group’s considerable overnight distribution network.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. Dollar General’s CEO noted that their updated freight outlook after Q1 assumed that its regular ocean carriers would fulfill only 85% of their contractual commitments.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days. Speaking of JOC… be sure to catch Substack columns from Eric Johnson , Ari Ashe , and Bill Cassidy - all three are fantastic! Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Based on surveys that RLA has done in the past year, most returns are handled in-house and are often done in the same distribution centers where store/e-commerce inventory is kept. 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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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 8, 2022

Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days. Speaking of JOC… be sure to catch Substack columns from Eric Johnson , Ari Ashe , and Bill Cassidy - all three are fantastic! Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. Nearby are distribution centers for companies ranging from Macy’s Inc. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. a digital freight forwarder.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

I moved to Chicago to work for the world’s largest 3PL and quickly fell in love with the constant opportunity to solve problems. CPU is an alluring logistics option in which your customer picks up your freight for you. Utilize a data-driven approach to logistics to identify consolidation opportunities for regional freight.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The company views its distribution network and stores as its greatest competitive weapon against competitors like Amazon. Distribution Centers. The open question is how to best meet those consumer needs and expectations. For Walmart, the answer depends on aggressively growing both its physical and digital assets. Forecasting.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days. Speaking of JOC… be sure to catch Substack columns from Eric Johnson , Ari Ashe , and Bill Cassidy - all three are fantastic! Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Truckers are coping with choked-up freight facilities and troublesome equipment shortages, as bottlenecks at U.S. seaports and warehouses ripple across distribution channels to Chicago.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trucks can’t get in or out of Houston , which is a huge freight hub – it’s the number 1 source of loads for flatbeds, thanks to the oil and gas industry, and one of the top 5 or 6 markets for both van and reefer freight. Chicago to Buffalo got a 14¢ boost, to $2.73 FALLING LANES. per mile.

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Supply Chain Network

JULY 27, 2011

Purolator, Canada’s leading integrated freight and parcel solutions provider, is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded Logistics Quarterly’s 2011 Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Sustainability Award for demonstrating leadership in sustainable supply chain practices. About Purolator Inc. About Echo Global Logistics.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Many functions are required to complete this, including: Maritime, road freight, digital freight, truck, and/or air delivery services. Freight forwarding. Founded in 2014 in Chicago, ShipBob was established by entrepreneurs Dhruv Saxena and Divey Gulati who identified a need for more efficient fulfillment and shipping.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Freight cost analysis Freight cost analysis determines the cost of getting inventory from one place to another, such as freight shipping costs and tracking the time between the date of shipment and the date of receipt. Finished goods cost analysis A finished goods cost analysis is ideal if you create your own products.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

For a microcosmic sampling, the CMAP report published by the Illinois government (widely reputed as a resource for broader industrial indicators), reveals an acute shortage of qualified candidates to fill essential manufacturing positions in the Chicago region, including CNC Programmers, CNC Operators, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, and Welders.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2017

We expected the sizzling hot freight market to cool off a little, and it did. Van Freight Abounds, but Rates are Down. We did have a dip in load availability last week but there’s still a lot of freight out there for vans. NOT SO HOT - Texas slowed down, and outbound rates dropped in Dallas and Houston.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Both those markets are distribution hubs for e-commerce, which has stretched the traditional holiday retail freight season well into December. A lot of holiday freight heading into the Northeast ends up in distribution centers in Allentown, PA, which has led to higher inbound rates there. Van loads heading from L.A.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

The report indicates that the retailer has been building out a network of servers linking various physical stores, distribution centers and other business entities. Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc. facilities. million daily shipments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

to expand monkeypox vaccine, drug distribution. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday said it will significantly expand the number of distribution locations for monkeypox vaccines and treatments through a new $20 million contract with AmerisourceBergen Corp. Driving training programs overwhelmed by interest.

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ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

Businesses must ensure that they have adequate stock levels in a distribution center close to that customer’s location. They manufacture the products and ship them to fulfillment or distribution centers once a purchase order has been placed. Distribution hubs. Distributed inventory. Fulfillment centers.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Also, rates might rise again in the final days of the year, as shippers move their last-minute freight before they literally close the book on 2016. It was the height of the produce season in California and elsewhere, and reefers were busiest, so not as many trucks were available to haul van freight. Chicago is Hot for Vans.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This trend repeats every year, as consumer goods from Asia arrive at the ports and begin the eastward journey to regional distribution centers throughout the country. Contract carriers are busy with their regularly scheduled hauls, so a lot of the late-arriving freight gets tendered to brokers and 3PLs. Not So Hot.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This type of efficient operational climate is particularly important as the distribution sector embraces more individual shipments in place of pallet-based deliveries. Industry expert Ajay Agarwal told Crain’s Chicago Business that the move toward direct shipments is already taking hold in the freight sector.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This type of efficient operational climate is particularly important as the distribution sector embraces more individual shipments in place of pallet-based deliveries. Industry expert Ajay Agarwal told Crain’s Chicago Business that the move toward direct shipments is already taking hold in the freight sector.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 27, 2018

No surprise – the Buffalo metro area is home to countless warehouses and distribution centers to support cross-border trade, and they've been busy this month. on the day after Christmas, for van freight leaving Buffalo, NY. Eastbound: Chicago to Buffalo gained 10¢ to $3.10/mile,

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 27, 2017

Freight volume continues to be strong for vans, especially in the South, where some rough weather disrupted freight movements last week, and produce harvests occupied the reefers that might have hauled dry van freight in the off-season. per mile, due to flooding in Stockton that coincided with an increase in southbound freight.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This distinguished gentleman happened to have just retired as President of Global Freight Forwarding, and prior to that, as President of UPS Asia Pacific. The class was focused on building and developing cost models, both for should-cost modeling, as well as total cost modeling.

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Kanban Logistics

MAY 19, 2023

The terminal enables rail containers to be offloaded from freight cars arriving at the terminal and then loaded onto another train or truck for final distribution. The rail terminal offers direct connections to major Midwest hubs like Chicago and St. The intermodal site can currently handle 1,250,000 containers a year.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Late pushes to get freight in place before Christmas led to higher rates rose out of Buffalo and Allentown, PA. The distribution centers and warehouses in those markets serve the big population centers of the Northeast, so a lot of retail freight is being hauled to its final destination now. RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 4, 2016

The darker states above have higher load-to-truck ratios, meaning there's less competition for freight in those states. The Southeast continues as the best region to find reefer freight. Rates are soaring on outbound lanes that connect those two markets to distribution centers in Atlanta , in the Northeast and in the Midwest.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 14, 2016

If you're a shipper, and you know the storm is coming, you want to move your freight out of the area before it hits. Before you accept those high-paying loads, check to be sure that you won't get stuck at your destination -- either because of snow or because of a lack of freight for the return trip. Be careful out there.

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