Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As reported by CNN on October 19, 2021, there are over 200,000 shipping containers waiting off the coast of Los Angeles, representing a backlog of over 2 weeks worth of work. That is notwithstanding the trail of additional ships and containers that are still on their way to Los Angeles.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2022

Other drivers of shortages and price hikes that appear to be moderating include the cost of freight transportation. The queues of container ships anchored outside the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are dwindling, and this should reinforce the easing of product shortages as well as the downward trend in transportation prices.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. Dollar General’s CEO noted that their updated freight outlook after Q1 assumed that its regular ocean carriers would fulfill only 85% of their contractual commitments. Delays are more the norm than on-time deliveries.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Starting with the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in nationwide lockdowns that put a temporary stop to raw materials transport. Further, the Great Resignation did not leave the logistics industry unscathed.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2014

We’ve seen, for example, instability in ocean freight, cost, and issues with [Los Angeles] ports in past years. Watch the short clip below where he discusses three key challenges: imbalance of freight during peak season; the visibility black hole at the border; and the need to build in flexibility.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 21, 2023

One can envisage management teams pointing to the Yellow debacle as an example of how unions can run amok and destroy companies, reinforcing their warnings against unionization. For example, negotiations over long-haul trucking driver pay will carry less weight when autonomous vehicles arrive in the not-too-distant future.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Los Angeles followed in kind on October 13, 2021, in tandem with President Biden’s aides’ announcements that UPS, FedEx and Walmart will increase around-the-clock operations, according to the New York Post. . The increased port activity movements will have one ultimate impact—more freight ready for OTR transport.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. Container Regulation. Significance.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico to invest $1.3

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. BNSF joins blockchain alliance (Railway Age).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Here’s an example: Every year, a huge volume of finished goods are shipped from Asia to North America. Then, the empty containers are transloaded and move into other parts of the country to be loaded with raw materials (for example agricultural products), before heading back onto shipping containers bound for Asia.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. This week, for example, C.H. On the technology front, TomTom Business Solutions launched “new road toll reporting functionality for its fleet management platform, providing transport companies with greater cost transparency for all European routes.”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. We cannot let this happen again. The ILWU and PMA have always taken a “What’s in it for Me?” The bottom line for all U.S.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. a digital freight forwarder. population, so the slogan goes. Photographer: Megan Jelinger/Getty Images.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The biggest issue today that shippers have to worry about is freight loss claims, personal injury, and of course, liability! ” An example of a typical case shows the categories of awards made. For example, I know where the trucker is, and when he will arrive, and his breaks, and his routes, and how fast he is going.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 20, 2021

November 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Number of container ships at anchor and loitering off Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach appears to be easing from a mid-Nov peak. The fees are incremental-as an example any container that potentially hasn’t moved by day 30 will have $46,500 in additional fees. Ocean Updates.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. These are three examples: Rule 3.1: Aggregate forecasts are more accurate than individual forecasts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The fitness app on your phone is a great example of this in action: it interfaces with your GPS and cell antenna and transmits data back and forth to a remote server where your run times are stored, while also meshing with your phone’s music player and other apps, like a diet tracker or even a coupon app (so you can buy more energy bars, of course).

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The Los Angeles port has experienced 49% growth since 2020, the biggest increase in nine years based on data compiled by Bloomberg. It has become increasingly obvious recognize that the Los Angeles port is significantly overloaded in terms of its capacity. The issues aren’t easily resolvable.

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

In today’s hyper-connected world, freight forwarding can seem like a lone holdout. Combining this pre-existing state of freight with the events of the past two-plus years of pandemic-related disruptions and grasping the micro- and macro-dynamics becomes even harder. What’s causing the delays in freight shipments?

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2017

We expected the sizzling hot freight market to cool off a little, and it did. A seasonal transition is underway in produce harvests, as we head into the back-to-school season, so there is lots of demand for temp-controlled transportation. Van Freight Abounds, but Rates are Down. The rest of the Southeast is pretty quiet now.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2015

How well does the freight of that shipper match up with our network? Going back to efficiency, Ben made the point that “there’s a real opportunity for shippers and 3PLs, as we look at engineering our network, as we look at how we tender freight, as we look at which carriers we match up with, to help carriers improve their efficiency.”

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Freight Center

JANUARY 23, 2020

Don’t let the cold hurt your freight and bottom line. As a rule of thumb, remember the freight shipping industry recognizes November 1 st through April 30 th as “freeze protection season” or the time period freeze protection services will be most in demand. If your freight has the potential to freeze, then yes. heated trailers.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Accounting costs can look very detailed and accurate; take an entry for an individual shipment of your product, for example. Inevitably, key transportation lanes will not be found in the historical data. An extreme example would be a port city like Los Angeles; more loaded trucks go out of Los Angeles than in.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 13, 2018

So I'm gonna give this a whirl, and explain how it's used as a guide to see if freight rates are trending up or down. The load-to-truck ratio describes the balance between freight availability and truckload capacity on the spot market, and it's updated constantly. The outbound ratio in Los Angeles was only 3.6

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the megaship was transporting freight through the Suez Canal, winds in the area pushed the ship ajar. Such an event brought all freight originating from India and Asia headed for Eastern U.S. After all, the majority of freight moves across an over-the-ground trucking network. ports to a standstill.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the megaship was transporting freight through the Suez Canal, winds in the area pushed the ship ajar. Such an event brought all freight originating from India and Asia headed for Eastern U.S. After all, the majority of freight moves across an over-the-ground trucking network. ports to a standstill.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 8, 2021

But in a world ever more conscious of the imperative to reduce carbon emissions, helping customers move their freight more efficiently has taken on new urgency. Now that companies can get an instant calculation of all their transportation emissions, a huge barrier is removed and the possibilities for reduction are revealed.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The demonstration stretched from the Los Angeles Port Headquarters to the 110 Freeway’s Sepulveda Boulevard exit and back again, about a 12-mile loop.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. According to reporting from Transportation Topics, the contract “ would give the aircraft mechanics a 3.3% billion in operational costs in 2023. .

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2014

June 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Yes, there are many hurdles to overcome before drones as a transportation mode becomes a reality, including getting FAA approval. The Newegg Express service is only available to customers that live within 50 miles of the company’s City of Industry warehouse in Los Angeles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

According to FedEx, the tight labor market added $450 million to costs, including increased overtime, higher wages to attract workers, and extra spending on transportation. This is adding expenses for new truck routes and additional third-party transportation companies.

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ShipBob

MARCH 12, 2023

Zone skipping is a shipping strategy that involves consolidating parcel or freight loads based on region and then sending them out in a single shipment. The shipment is transported directly to the target region without going through a sortation process at multiple zones. How does zone skipping work? Who can benefit from zone skipping?

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Across the board of transportation service providers, parcel rates are increasing. Not long ago parcel carriers were transporting 20-25% of their deliveries to residential addresses. For example, Atlanta is in Zone 2. Los Angeles is in Zone 8. This is due to the lower cost of ground transport compared to air cargo.

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