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The New Hubs in Stord’s Nationwide Network: Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago

Stord

7, 2017 -- STORD is excited to announce that we are expanding our network adding key distribution hubs in Los Angeles , Pennsylvania , Dallas , and Chicago. For that reason, these new distribution hubs are strategically positioned to serve our customers near the Ports of Los Angeles, New Jersey/Pennsylvania, and Chicago.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. This topic was the most contentious at the session in Chicago. 90, then 80, followed by 76. The highway rolls ahead of me. There are endless mile markers. It is a long day. The rain delays through the summer soured me on air travel.

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The HDVI Story with Chuck Wallace

The Logistics of Logistics

Chuck started his career as a United States Air Force instructor pilot, first teaching young men and women to fly at undergraduate pilot training in Lubbock Texas, and then flying the C-130 Hercules in Frankfurt, Germany and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Chuck is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy. About HDVI.

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The 7 Best Events For Freight Shipping in 2015

GlobalTranz

3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum by EyeForTransport Chicago, IL June 16 -18. 2015 ATA Management Conference and Exhibition Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; October 17-20. 8th Annual Integer Emissions Summit & DEF Forum Chicago, Illinois; October 27-29.

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Parcel Volumes Decline But Revenue Increases for FedEx and UPS

Intelligent Audit

Meanwhile, UPS is bringing online two automated hubs— in Pennsylvania and California—and rolling out RFID tagging for each package, automated bagging and labeling, and robotic small sort induction.

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Future of Procurement Study Available

Supply Chain View from the Field

i] By 1866, the Pennsylvania Railroad had given the purchasing function departmental status, under the title of Supplying Department. The Comptroller of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad wrote the first book exclusively about the purchasing function, The Handling of Railway Supplies—Their Purchase and Disposition , in 1887.

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Rates Drift Down for Vans and Reefers in Mid-July Slump

DAT Solutions

Pennsylvania (2.0). Better: outbound rates rose last week for reefers in Chicago , Dallas and Twin Falls , ID. Pennsylvania (2.8). DAT TriHaul of the Week, for Reefers: Chicago - Atlanta - Memphis - Chicago. The lane rates are constantly adjusting for reefers in both directions between Chicago and Atlanta.

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