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Texas: It Ain’t Bragging, If It’s True with Jason Giulietti

The Logistics of Logistics

Jason is the President of the Greater San Marcos Partnership , which is a regional economic development organization for the areas between San Antonio and Austin. The San Marcos area is booming and many think the city is on a path to becoming America’s next great metropolis. . About Jason Giulietti.

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COVID Variant Surges and Labor Shortage Lead to FedEx Freight Suspension, Heighten Need for Freight Bill Auditing Services

Intelligent Audit

Let’s take a closer look at what’s happening, what services are affected, and why it reiterates the need for high-quality freight bill auditing services. . Considering the record-setting demands from retailers, again marred by stock-outs on store shelves, FedEx decided to suspend Economy Domestic FedEx Express Freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. XPO Logistics plans to split its freight brokerage, European, and intermodal businesses apart from its US trucking operation, which will dismantle the large freight and supply-chain operation it has built over the last decade.

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Getting Christmas Goods on Time: FedEx and UPS Roll Out Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Intelligent Audit

Even nearby locations, such as shipping from San Antonio, TX to Amarillo, TX by ground, have the same deadlines, but the delivery date shifts slightly to December 23, 2021. Additionally, the latest shipping time frame for UPS Ground has a set 9:00 AM scheduling deadline and a Noon latest pickup time.

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Truckload Rates Rise, as Harvey Flood Waters Subside

DAT Solutions

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. Notice that the worst truck shortage is in Grand Rapids, MI.