Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. More than $728 million is on the way to communities around the nation to bolster intermodal freight infrastructure. The money is coming through the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. It has also been embedded in autonomous trucks, robots, and drones for navigation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

” The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has mandatory drug tests that any safety-sensitive employee must complete. The retailer has partnered with the Bengaluru-based cargo airline Quikjet to launch its maiden air freight service in the country, which it said will enable the firm to speed up its delivery.

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Turvo

MARCH 1, 2022

Because of widespread global supply chains and e-commerce’s need of moving goods across continents, there is constant pressure on merchants and manufacturers to compress planning cycles, reduce production lead times, and speed up deliveries. Higher customer satisfaction leads to repeat purchases. It saves time and labor hours.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

The figure includes Panasonic’s purchase of the remaining 80 percent of shares in Blue Yonder for $5.6 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.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group.

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