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A Chat with Katie Kinraid

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Katie describes herself as “ passionate about driving efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain through technology” – a quality that is very relevant to face-up to the many supply chain challenges in our path ! Let me start off by asking you to tell us a little about your background and experience?

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.25-3.1

Freight Plus

2018 capacity crisis delivered record carrier profits. Rates soared to highs unseen since deregulation, and the carriers’ coffers reaped the market’s rewards. Amazon’s XPO withdrawal sees carrier closing warehouses, losing $600M. This has resulted in a loss of $600 million in revenue for the carrier giant.

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Hidden ROI You Need To Know - Indirect Cost Savings

Freight Plus

The mission of our firm is to help companies implement transportation technology so that their teams work strategically and make better decisions every day. One of the most impactful ways that we do this is through the use of a Transportation Management System (TMS). Indirect Cost Savings.

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Demystifying Freight Shipping From China

ShipBob

While your customers can track their parcels from their smartphones down to the block the delivery truck is on, the best you can hope for is a phone call when the ship leaves port and one when it arrives on the other side of the world. In today’s hyper-connected world, freight forwarding can seem like a lone holdout.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

In order to achieve a realistic ETA that could dynamically vary, the freight forwarder needed deeper, reliable visibility into port operations such as traffic into the port, any containers that are held up, weather conditions en route to the warehouse, etc. Technology can help alleviate this challenge. to improve forecast accuracy.

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Compete in the Transportation Industry with Updated TMS Tools

Tailwind

Are you interested in being able to get your shipments across the US/Canada border faster? Maybe you’re curious about the multiple integrations Tailwind has to help you track your loads. The BorderConnect ACE/ACI integration helps Tailwind users dispatch cross-border loads between the US and Canada.

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The History of the Semi Truck

Freight Plus

So, where did the semi truck come from and how has it kept up with technology to evolve into the dominate force in shipping that it is today? So, in May of that year, Winton showed off his 10-horse power model with a race around a Cleveland horse track. There it impressed onlookers after being clocked with a track speed of 33.64