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The Importance of Sustainability Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

The dashboard is part of a broader Sustainability Hub, which allows companies to collaborate and access freight emissions from FourKites tracked freight. Companies can accurately calculate shipping level emissions and compare them across specific time intervals. It is also the best play for long term sustainability.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon in the news: Amazon’s Prime orders are getting delivered faster and faster Hawaiian Airlines slowly adds freighters for Amazon business Walmart in-store AI is giving employees advice on how to sell products USPS delivery unit proposal sparks service, cost concerns for shipping partners White House earmarks $1.5B

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Back to Logistics Tech School, 2022: the Lost Peak Season, the lingering COVID impact and more

Freightos

The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. While high, the shipping costs typically paled in comparison to the lost sales due to inventory shortages.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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Why Mastering E-Commerce Shipping Strategies Will Help Retailers Avoid the “Retail Apocalypse”

GlobalTranz

To achieve lasting success, shippers need to understand how e-commerce shipping strategies are quintessential steps in this process. Brick-and-mortar locations that have not ventured into the realm of e-commerce will falter in comparison to companies that have already embraced e-commerce. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.

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Using Freight Audit Data to Stay Strategic on Spot Bids

Intelligent Audit

One carrier can charge a higher rate than another for the exact shipping loads and services. Freight audit and payment protocols have long been an essential service for shippers in competitive markets. Predictive planning and analysis are crucial to avoiding overpayment and freight rates and fees surprises.

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Why Shipping Lead Time Matters in a Tight Freight Market

Zipline Logistics

But with freight conditions like those we have seen throughout most of 2020, building in additional lead time is an even more essential piece of your logistics operational puzzle. Building-in additional lead time in a tight freight market is crucial. What Is Shipping Lead Time? Let’s explore why else it matters.

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