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The Connected Ecosystem with Bill Vitti

The Logistics of Logistics

Bill has experience working on the carrier, shipper, and broker side, as well as in 3PL and freight software, giving him 360-degrees of visibility of the marketplace. million downloads of the Mobile+ app. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA, Transflo has set the pace for innovation in transportation software for over 30 years.

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Hurricane season 2024: how to prepare your supply chain

Resilinc

Flooded or closed roadways, bridges, and overpasses can delay freight, rail, and even air cargo. 3 Higher freight rates Hurricanes can reduce truck capacity as carriers divert resources to aid relief efforts. For example, during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the total trucking freight load fell by 10%.

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AUDIO: Freight Rates Spike in Florida

DAT Solutions

Listen below to Mark Montague, DAT Pricing Analyst, and Terry Scruton of Land Line Now discuss the latest freight trends, including the explosion in reefer rates out of Florida. Download the audio. type="audio/mpeg"> Your browser does not support the audio element.

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With LTL Fuel Surcharges on the Rise, What Are the Expectations and Projections of Higher Fuel Costs on LTL Shipping?

GlobalTranz

Instead of trying to go with the flow, shippers that understand where LTL fuel surcharges are headed can take steps to reduce freight spend by effectively reducing fuel surcharges paid for unexpected delays or issues. How To Determine Freight Class: Density Calculator & Printable Resource. DOWNLOAD THE FREE RESOURCE HERE.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

UPS To Launch eBike In Fort Lauderdale, Florida. year-over-year in October, reaching an all-time high…Online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC said it saw the highest number of weekly loads in mid-November than it had ever measured for spot van freight, with demand up 20% year-over-year. Answer at the end.).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

The Navisphere customer app can be downloaded for free at the Apple App Store on iTunes , Google Play and Amazon Marketplace. In addition, users are able to view events of a shipment, imaged documents, and can email their account representative with questions on a particular move.

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Ecommerce Logistics: From Your Site to Their Doorstep

ShipBob

Shipments to brick and mortar stores may contain hundreds of items that are sent to one destination on pallets via freight. For example, if your inventory is in Florida and an order is placed in California, the cost of shipping the order to a high zone on the other side of the country is going to be very expensive. Download the Guide.