DAT Solutions

APRIL 17, 2018

When Jim Syfan, CEO of Syfan Logistics , first started working in the freight brokerage business in the 1970s, there were no load boards, no desktop computers, no internet. One of Syfan's customers frequently shipped to Portland, Oregon. "I Where do you fit on the DAT Company Timeline ? A new kind of load board.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 14, 2018

Dial-A-Truck monitors first appeared at Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland, Oregon in 1978. When his company had overflow freight, he would drive down to Exit 5 on the Ohio Turnpike where there was a concentration of truck stops. Boyer's company starting posting its loads on the DAT monitors. Load board reduces leg work.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The conference is October 23-25 in Portland, Oregon. Freight at Risk? To find out what the 2017 DAT User Conference has for you, your colleagues, and your company, go to www.dat.com/conference. The 2017 DAT User Conference is almost here. Guests arrive on Monday and sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday. DAT OnBoard/Compliance.

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Photo courtesy of GLS UK-based postal operator, Royal Mail further expands its international operations through its subsidiary, General Logistics Systems (GLS) with the acquisition of Canadian freight operator, Rosenau Transport, announced on Oct 8. How does this all benefit postal operator Royal Mail? International cross-border.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In a year where capacity has been historically tight, building out carrier networks has been particularly difficult for freight brokers. This regulation went into effect this past April for small companies (brokerages with less than 500 employees) and a year earlier for large companies. Sanitary Transportation of Food.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 13, 2018

Gene Schultz standing next to one of his company's trucks in 1984. He liquidated the business in 1991, and in 1997 he and two other partners started another trucking company, Hiawatha Transport, which they later sold. Schultz's dispatch board was a series of time-card slots mounted to the wall in the company's dispatch office.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 9, 2017

In late December he had planned to close his freight brokerage for a few days so he and his employees could celebrate the holidays. LaForte rushed to the office and discovered the problem: all the files on the company server had been encrypted. Do a practice run to test your company's ability to replicate all your critical data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Q4 of 2016, in particular, created less than ideal press for the company when a British jury found Amazon UK guilty of shipping hazardous materials by air without proper labeling or packaging. Then Zelda in Eugene, Oregon orders a Rise ‘N Shine coffeemaker from Bob. One of Bob’s most popular items is a Rise ‘N Shine brand coffee maker.

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

Case study 1: Epic Brewing Company. Unleashed lets you add these additional costs (such as freight and duty) for each purchase order during the receipting process. Auckland’s prize-winning craft brewery Epic Brewing Company were facing a serious problem — they had no stock management system. Areas to seek expert input.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Freight startup Flexport soars from ‘unsexy’ to $800M valuation (TechCrunch). CX North America Adds Replay Technology to Its Freight Visibility Solutions. The company announced this week that it “has agreed to make an additional investment of RMB5.3 population, the company said Thursday. Answer: very, very few.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

For the freight world holiday shipping or for shippers in any peak season (such as those who ship plants for the spring time) it gets chaotic, everyone is trying to clear docs, empty warehouses, and get their books in order. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight.

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GTG Technology Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In the trucking industry, it will represent a new freight carrying opportunity. Recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia. Most trucking companies are adhering to “zero tolerance” policies, regardless of marijuana’s legal status in the state.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

For the freight world holiday shipping or for shippers in any peak season (such as those who ship plants for the spring time) it gets chaotic, everyone is trying to clear docs, empty warehouses, and get their books in order. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. US Manufacturing Interactive Footprint Map. Infographics Manufacturing'

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

So we asked Carl Johnson, President of Pac West Transport Services , a freight brokerage located in Portland, Oregon. Pac West specializes in temperature-sensitive freight, and started brokering Christmas trees shortly after the company was founded 32 years ago. Here's what Johnson told us. Photo by Carl Johnson.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Trump signals he’s open to mileage tax with praise of Oregon program (Reuters). The company went with the lowest bidder and switched logistics service providers in the UK from food delivery specialists Bidvest Logistics to DHL. Increased Demand for Real-Time Freight Visibility. Still think logistics is just a cost center

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Freight Plus

MARCH 5, 2019

Washington and Oregon are bracing for a mid-week storm front that will bring a wintery mix and widespread precipitation. The study looked at freight from July – November where the value of lost exports topped $17 billion, according to Sergi Lanau, the IIF’s deputy chief economist. The company attributes a 9.3% Spotify. ,

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