Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2016

When was the last time you checked your mailbox with excitement and anticipation? Not your email inbox, but the one your postman uses to deliver your mail? Back in college, I couldn’t wait to get back to my dorm to see if I had received a letter or package from a friend. And when one arrived, it was often the highlight of my day. And somewhere in my attic, there is a box full of those letters I received many years ago, which one of these days I’ll bring down and read again.

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Elementum

JULY 15, 2016

France extended its State of Emergency for three months following the terror attack in the city of Nice at Bastille Day celebration, the country’s most important national holiday, on Thursday evening, July 15. President François Hollande said Europe faces "immense danger" and has called for a "profound change" in the European Union. What Happened. Moments after a Bastille Day fireworks display, a French-Tunisian-driven 25-tonne lorry truck plowed into a crowd along the Promenade des Anglais seas

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2016

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Twitter’s full public launch. Work on the project started on March 21, 2006 with the very first tweet sent by Jack Dorsey. However, the full public version was not released until four months later. Today, Twitter is a little bit popular, with over 310 million active Twitter users. We here at Logistics Viewpoints actively use Twitter to let our audience know about our latest research, interesting articles we’ve […].

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Enterra Insights

JULY 15, 2016

A skill is the ability, coming from one’s knowledge, practice, and/or aptitude to do something well. The importance of skills … Continued. The post Our Kids Need Skills — STEM Education Can Help appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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DAT Solutions

JULY 15, 2016

Rates typically drop after July 4th, but that wasn’t the case last week, when national average rates rose 8¢ per mile for vans and 5¢ for reefers. Rates dropped back a bit this week, but they're still higher than they were in June. It’s nice to finally get a raise! Darker states represent have higher load-to-truck ratios, meaning that those states have higher demand for trucks.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2016

A transportation management system (TMS) is often considered an ideal choice for less-than-truckload (LTL) and full truckload (FT) shipments. In reality, a dedicated TMS can be applied to improve the efficiency and dynamics of any type of shipment. For small package shipments, a TMS can prove to be an invaluable resource by providing the following significant benefits.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 15, 2016

U.S./Mexico Shipping Series Part 1: Door to Door Service Providers.Transportfolio. This is the first post in a series about U.S./Mexico cross-border shipping. Over the next several months, I’ll share what best in class customers look for in a U.S./Mexico cross-border logistics provider. International business comes with many complications: differing currencies, variable exchange rates, languages, times zones, governing laws, and even different business objectives.

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