Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. The rains and winds of Tropical Storm Harvey are over, but the impact of the storm on the residents of Houston and the surrounding areas will continue for some time.

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 22, 2019

5 Tips for Protecting Your Freight Against Cargo Thieves. Protecting freight is one of the responsibilities you have to your clients. Smart transportation management software can help you determine routes through safer neighborhoods, based on crime heat maps and collected data. Don’t Let Trucks Sit for Too Long. Sources: [link].

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

As I wrote about two weeks ago, Domino’s is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries. FedEx and Adobe are teaming up to offer this help, announcing a deal aimed at helping retailers meet e-commerce demand by sharing data across digital sales and distribution networks.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As explained by Lawrence J Gross of JOC, past years’ data on harsh weather and its impact on U.S. The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. CEO, David S. Congdon, reports DC Velocity. The Driver Shortage Will Worsen Still.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

The 2021 holiday shopping season was characterized by high freight rates, elevated lead times , and over-crowded warehouses. After analyzing our merchants’ holiday sales data, we saw that often, those who ordered more inventory earlier had more successful BFCM (Black Friday/Cyber Monday) sales.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

As Global Vice President, Transportation & Logistics Industries at PROS, Zeke, and his team help transportation and logistics companies develop fast and accurrate freight quotes using dynamic pricing. . Zeke earned a Bachelor of Science, Biology/Chemistry from the University of Houston. About Zeke Ziliak. About PROS. Collaboration.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. Air Freight.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2018

It should come as no surprise that, on average, freight shipments across the country tend to increase during the warmer summer months of the year as opposed to the cold winter ones. The total annual freight volume per organization ranges anywhere from $1 million to $1 billion. The Supply Chains and the Seasons: What You Need to Know.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As explained by Lawrence J Gross of JOC, past years’ data on harsh weather and its impact on U.S. The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. Logistics #SupplyChain #SCM #Freight #Business. CEO, David S.

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SupplyOn

JULY 10, 2018

Sea freight is one big black hole: while a container is at sea, the materials planner generally has to spend weeks trusting blindly that it will arrive at the port on schedule. Seamless tracking on land and sea The data required for this is generally available but saved separately in dedicated systems.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves’ news, content, market data, insights, analytics, innovative engagement, and risk management tools are unprecedented and unmatched in the industry.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

Those effects have been more dramatic since August 2016, with the new construction adding to the stronger-than-usual start to the year for flatbed freight. That’s a lot of freight for railroads and trucks alike. The Houston Hub. Houston is in the middle of all of it. According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 30, 2020

Now, we’re counting down the remaining 3 important freight shipping issues you need to know as we move into the next decade. In recent years, the freight industry has seen an increase in shipping and the number of trucks on the road. The driver shortage was the top freight shipping industry concern for the third year in a row.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. People call it the Bloomberg of freight.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Mystic, a non-asset-based 3PL, moves more than 250 loads per week, using data from DAT to take advantage of current market conditions. “Looking at the data right now, I can see that Saturday is the best day of the week to book a truck out of Houston.” DAT RateView for prevailing freight rates. LEARN MORE.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Anheuser-Busch Converts Houston Trucking Fleet to Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles from Ryder. According to the press release, “XRS has led the trucking industry’s migration to mobile devices for collecting and analyzing compliance and management data,” including compliance with the ELD mandate. Omnitracs to Acquire XRS Corporation.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 13, 2018

So I'm gonna give this a whirl, and explain how it's used as a guide to see if freight rates are trending up or down. The load-to-truck ratio describes the balance between freight availability and truckload capacity on the spot market, and it's updated constantly. in Houston, compared to 2.5 How often does it change?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2022

XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. The legislation would also require the USPS to create an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data. Kodiak Robotics has been delivering freight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston since mid-2019.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trends for Harvey-related rates and freight volumes continue to solidify in the DAT database, but it’s already clear that rates are going to be extra-high on any loads heading into Houston or to metro areas that are just outside the storm zone. Other DAT Tools Help You to Understand Fast-Moving Trends.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Want to know tomorrow’s freight rates today? You can make a pretty good prediction based on the daily data from DAT Hot Market Maps, according to Ken Adamo, Senior Pricing Consultant at FedEx Custom Critical. Data on its own has no meaningful or intrinsic value," said Adamo. "A

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

For those who keep a close eye on freight market trends and have lived through past capacity shortages, the signals arrived early this year that the freight market would quickly tighten, and that rates would soon spike. Devastating hurricanes in Houston and Florida, and the ongoing recovery efforts that will tie up capacity.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 19, 2016

Average rates from New Orleans to Baton Rouge rose only 14% in the past week, however, according to RateView data. This tells us that there is not as much freight being staged in Houston, beyond the usual traffic on that lane. That's not a dramatic shift for this time of year. Dallas to Shreveport.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

February is the slow season for freight, and it may feel like your business is at a crawl right now. Still, finding loads and positioning your trucks is harder when there's more competition for freight, so we're going to take a look at some of your best bets for finding van, reefer, and flatbed loads during the slow season.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. Those four factors added up to extraordinary pressure on spot market truck capacity, driving rates up as high as we’ve seen them since at least 2010, when we established the freight rates database that forms the foundation of DAT RateView.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston. Starting in 2024, Amazon will require suppliers to share their emissions data , set emissions goals, and report on their progress, the e-commerce giant said in its recently released sustainability report. September imports, at 2.54 million TEU tally.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 21, 2016

Load availability and rates dropped from the previous week, but rates are still well above June averages for van and reefer freight. Pricing was relatively stable in the Northeast and Midwest, but dropped down slightly in Dallas and Houston. The typical July lull began last week, which is a little later than expected.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 12, 2016

Hot Market Maps provide: Load-to-truck ratios—the number of loads posted on DAT load boards vs. the number of trucks available—for 155 distinct freight markets across North America. Current conditions, showing data from the previous business day. The graphic above shows a Hot Market Map for van freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

US port backups are extending into freight rail supply chains. The deliveries will take place in Texas, with Waymo’s Class 8 autonomous truck hauling goods along Interstate 45 between facilities in Houston and Dallas, which was the route used by Waymo and JB Hunt during the original pilot last year. a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field. RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line.

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GTG Technology Group

MAY 22, 2018

HOUSTON, TEXAS: GTG today announced its partnership with McLarty Capital Partners (MCP), with capital contributed through its investment platform Transferre Technologies, Inc. DatNet – Data Analysis, Reporting, and Business Intelligence. McLarty Capital Partners (MCP) invests in GTG Technology Group (GTG).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2014

UTi Worldwide Opens New Houston Facility to Serve Oil and Gas Industry. March 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Additionally, the collaboration portal allows for real-time collaboration between shippers, logistics service providers (LSPs) and freight forwarders and their carriers. Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2013

For all the talk about Big Data, omni-channel fulfillment, and other sexy technology, at the end of the day, bad data (and in many cases, store-level execution) remains the Achilles heel of supply chain management. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% It reviews and discards outlying data. in June from May. It does the thinking.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. The trade-offs are especially critical for destinations in a “battleground” region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in the south. West Coast ports. Wider lessons.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. Reroute freight to account for increased demand or last minute outages within the supply chain. Have the service provider clear their dock daily and bring freight to a consolidation point for shipment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Warehouse hiring data shows how supply chains flexed up for peak. The program could roll out as early as next week, with pilot programs in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and El Paso, TX. Amazon orders hundreds of trucks that run on natural gas. Walmart steps up reusable plastic container packaging for fresh produce.

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