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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

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Wing and Zipline are drone delivery providers and will allow Walmart to cover 75 percent of the Dallas-Fort Worth population as stores in 30 towns and municipalities will now offer drone delivery service. Wing already handles drone deliveries at Walmart Supercenters in Frisco, Texas, and the Dallas area. percent of U.S. percent of U.S.

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The TraylorTranspo Story with Brittany Traylor

The Logistics of Logistics

TraylorTranspo is an asset-based freight brokerage based in Dallas, Texas. Traylor’s technology streamlines the shipping process, reduces cost, and facilitates collaboration. Turvo is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in Dallas, Texas, and Hyderabad, India. About TraylorTranspo . Brittany’s LinkedIn.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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Well, the Environmental Protection Agency states that this species “ was introduced into the United States in the mid-1990s, possibly stowing away in a shipping container.” Prior to this insight I thought there was no downside to the benefits brought to shipping from the standardized shipping container.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 15 – 21)

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Sixteen years to the day, the Boston Celtics are once again NBA champions after dismantling the Dallas Mavericks in five games. The container shipping industry continues to make strong progress in reducing the number of boxes lost overboard. The boys are back! West Coast and North Europe.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

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Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. The Dallas Forth Worth-headquartered airline registered a 6.7 While I like his optimism, I’ll believe it when I see it. And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent, at American there was a 24.2%

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

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The Alphabet-owned drone firm says the two offerings will cover a combined 60,000 homes in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It came as large and small businesses were working on contingency plans in the event of a strike, which would have spiked shipping prices and scrambled supply chains. from 99 yuan.