Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gregory (Greg) Lehmkuhl has been named President of Con-way Freight Inc., president and CEO, who has served as interim President of Con-way Freight since August 2010. These strengths will serve him well as he assumes the leadership reins at Con-way Freight.”. the parent company of Con-way Freight. “I Stotlar, Con-way Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. The area’s intermodal freight transport options as well as a highly skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering were noted as further key factors. governmental agencies to include U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Updates included in this edition include: Coupa Software Entering Definitive Agreement to be Acquired. Coupa Software Enters Definitive Agreement to be Acquired. In light of the announced definitive agreement, Coupa elected not to host an earnings briefing with investors or provide future financial guidance.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

February 2015 North American Freight Numbers. AWS revenues grew 49 percent in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014, while the rest of its North America business grew 22 percent. Manhattan Associates Reports Record First Quarter 2015 Performance. Ryder Reports Record First Quarter 2015 Results. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Gained 1.1%

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. Previously, we had a definition that did not truly reflect what the customer was asking for (example was case fill rates versus perfect order fill rates).

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It is definitely a bittersweet time of year. Amazon experienced “critical fire or arc flash events” at six sites in North America with solar installations, representing about 12.7 And while it is not officially fall yet, summer vacation is over, and my kids are back to school and starting fall sports.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

By definition, this requires a global supply chain. The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Very little freight is moving with prices skyrocketing and many rerouting containers to Ningbo.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Perhaps surprisingly, companies that sell sofa beds, dining tables and other bulky, heavy items often do the same, because return freight is so expensive. Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America. I definitely picked the right industry.’” But no hands went up—not one. “I

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced its plans to postpone its annual spring International Roadcheck due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in North America. The event had no definitive timetable for rescheduling when canceled in March; however, the group recently announced that it would take place Sept.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 18, 2023

You should 100% take a look at our easy-to-use (and completely free) quote machine at Freightera where you can get online freight quotes in ~15 seconds.~ Definitely will use them for future shipments.” Definitely will try again shipping through Freightera.” Definitely would use again.” ~No You guys make me look good.” ~You

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Oil-related freight movements from Houston are definitely in a lull.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Freight volume AND RATES got a healthy boost last week for all equipment types. Also -- you definitely need to watch this show, created by Matt Groening. You can expect to find good van freight at good rates well into September. Southbound rates are up all over, from Oregon to the big freight markets in the Mid-Atlantic States.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 24, 2015

Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe. The combined companies will have a more balanced geographical footprint with approximately 61% of revenue in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, 17% in Americas, 16% in Asia (APAC) and 6% in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Tailwind

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The freight transportation industry in North America is enormous. million businesses in North America alone – with about 600,000 have two or more employees. I tell my staff that the biggest danger to our trucking software & freight brokerage software business is seeing all 1.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

The 2030 roadmap is targeting a reduction in CO2 emissions of 33% for scopes 1 and 2, and of 16% for scope 3, versus 2017 ( definition for scopes 1, 2, and 3 ). This control tower includes a supply chain design solution from Coupa that helps them reduce both freight costs and C02 emissions. There were also freight savings.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

CEVA Logistics provides both freight management and contract logistics services for a range of customers across all sectors. The company provides comprehensive freight forwarding services across all modes, domestic and international, including customs house brokerage and door-to-door ground services. DB Schenker (The Americas).

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

. (“Con-way”) (NYSE: CNW) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for XPO Logistics to acquire Con-way. XPO will also capitalize on synergies from the combination with Con-way’s managed transportation, truckload and freight brokerage businesses. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich.,

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. She writes, “By definition, planning solutions are not adaptive. … Inflation is at a level not seen for fifty years.

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Tailwind

JULY 16, 2019

It is estimated that there is 17 to 20% slack capacity in the trucking industry in North America. For an industry that moves 70% of the freight across the North American continent, this excess capacity is truly a very big number. This definition is straight from Wikipedia. . ~ from Wikipedia*.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Freightos Limited , a global freight booking and payment platform, and Gesher I Acquisition Corp., Panasonic is reportedly further eyeing increasing the production of batteries and the construction of new factories in North America. . Freightos Merges With Gesher I SPAC.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2015

Here are the top 7 posts in the 3PL category for 2014: Third Party Logistics Services Explained, The Different Types of 3PLs, and The Various Levels of Outsourcing : To many, the definition of third party logistics services or the definition of 3PL, is rather fuzzy and can be ambiguous as there are many definitions, depending on who you ask.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 22, 2017

Railroads across North America are heavily investing capital in their intermodal offerings—and have been for the past five years. AGS can feature optical character recognition, biometric driver identification, and high definition video imaging. Infrastructure and technology. Infrastructure and technology | Transportfolio.

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Freightera

MAY 20, 2022

Follow These 7 (And a Half) Steps to Make Sure Your Less Than Truckload Freight Gets Delivered Smoothly. We apologize to any carriers out there reading this, but the fact is that not a single carrier can offer the best pricing for all of the lanes across North America. 4) Package your freight properly. Reduces emissions.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

An organization will introduce significant structural improvements in an integrated, cost-effective freight and distribution network to deliver exposure, minimize expenses and improve the quality of customer satisfaction. In this case, a freight forwarding company can help. billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4%

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

DAT Solutions Launches Freight Market Analytics Service. “Another crown jewel in this transaction is Con-way’s subsidiary, Menlo Logistics, an asset-light top 30 global contract logistics provider with additional lines of business in freight brokerage and managed transportation. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.2

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2013

Super-single tires also offer better brake cooling and better traction in snowy conditions, both of which are definite benefits—especially in mountainous regions. According to Michael Roeth of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, the difference in fuel economy between the best and the worst driver can be up to 25 percent.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

Super-single tires also offer better brake cooling and better traction in snowy conditions, both of which are definite benefits—especially in mountainous regions. According to Michael Roeth of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, the difference in fuel economy between the best and the worst driver can be up to 25 percent.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Although I didn’t come out with any new years’ predictions last year at this time, it’s the start of a new decade, so predictions are definitely in order. On top of that, the increase of Uber Freight, food delivery services, and a plethora of other services is causing congestion to rise rapidly.

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