The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Robert earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Florida International University. These firms facilitate the movement of parts and materials from suppliers to manufacturers and finished products from manufacturers to distributors and retailers. Freight Payment / Claims Auditing. About Lean Staffing Solutions.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

These changes, accompanied by rate changes affecting FedEx Freight, fuel surcharges, and FedEx OneRate, come amid increased competition in the parcel logistics sector. “ These changes, accompanied by rate changes affecting FedEx Freight, fuel surcharges, and FedEx OneRate, come amid increased competition in the parcel logistics sector. “

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Robert earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Florida International University. These firms facilitate the movement of parts and materials from suppliers to manufacturers and finished products from manufacturers to distributors and retailers. Freight Payment / Claims Auditing. About Lean Solutions Group.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In early October 2018, the average retail price for diel rose 7.2 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. DOWNLOAD THE FREE RESOURCE HERE. DOWNLOAD CALCULATOR.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Hurricanes Disrupt Freight Sector, Send Rates Soaring (WSJ – sub. Global air freight rises again in July: IATA (Reuters). As Florida braces for Hurricane Irma, the aftershocks of Hurricane Harvey are still being felt, including within the trucking industry. Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2018

While I thaw out a bit, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Tight Trucking Market Has Retailers, Manufacturers Paying Steep Prices (WSJ – sub. Retailers Offer Myriad Returns Options to Retain Customers (WSJ – sub. Peloton holds 1,000-mile platooning demo in Florida (CCJ).

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Southeast Logistics.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Amazon Invests $4 Billion in Generative AI Online retail and Cloud services infrastructure platform provider Amazon has announced a $4 billion investment in Anthropic in a reported effort to become a major player in Generative AI. with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

A far cry from pandemic-era capacity shortages, today’s shippers are struggling to find the freight volumes they need to remain competitive in a high-stakes transportation marketplace. Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. .

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. retailers' shelves before Black Friday. Missed schedules could keep rates high well into November, when the holiday freight season would ordinarily start to wind down. Here's what we're seeing: Lessons from Hanjin.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Manhattan Associates Adds Breakthrough Capabilities for Omni-Channel Retailers. Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. retail holiday sales jumped 4.9%, the biggest increase since 2011. Modal changes help free up on-the-road truck capacity after your freight has been transitioned to the rail. Mode Shift.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

All shippers are affected by this – fuel being integral to everything from agricultural production to actual freight movement. Damage to sugar cane fields in Florida which produce nearly a quarter of U.S. These disruptions impact industries as diverse as food production to manufacturing to retail and many others.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 4, 2017

How Jack and Jeff Are Reshaping Global Retail. But “ Retail Apocalypse ” is a misnomer. Digital channels may spell trouble for traditional retailers but it also represents evolution, giving Asian and Indian manufacturers a global reach. The Logistics of Fidget Spinners. By Eytan Buchman, VP Marketing, Freightos. .

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Hurricane season is upon us, and the latest one, Hurricane Michael, has caused serious damage and disruption in the Florida Panhandle region and beyond.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

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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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Bob is based in Pensacola, so he has sales tax nexus in Florida. When he ships an order to a customer in Florida, he must add sales tax and remit that tax to the state. As more business moves from brick and mortar retail to ecommerce, states have been scrambling for ways to make up for lost sales tax revenue.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. For example, major retailers have recently started to secure large amounts of capacity to ensure they can deliver goods from mid-November through Christmas.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 20, 2022

At the annual SCLA (Supply Chain Leaders in Action) meeting in Sanibel, Florida, Intelligent Audit CEO Hannah Testani sat down with Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor of logistics industry publication Supply Chain Brain to discuss the state of the supply chain, sustainability, and the future of supply chain innovations.

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BlueYonder

MAY 27, 2020

I was born into the sun and water in Florida and joke that I didn’t know what grass was until I moved to the Pacific Northwest in middle school. My first job was at UTi Worldwide, a freight forwarding company that was building a global system. Tell me about yourself. Since I was an international business major this seemed to fit.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2017

FourKites Partners with HaulFox to Provide Freight Brokers with Next Generation Supply Chain Visibility. South Florida Container Terminal, for example, said dry cargo could not be delivered and no container would be received. Hunt testing augmented reality and other ideas to become a ‘technology company’ (TB&P).

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Elementum

JULY 23, 2018

Isabella Adams, a fashion accessories and home decor business based in Tampa, Florida, made a smart move to partner with third party logistics provider Transplace to keep up with its larger competitors. Isabella Adams used to leave its shipments in the hands of the national freight forwarders but ended up disappointed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

It was a good year for shippers as freight rates plummeted for the majority of 2019, substantially backing off the historic highs the industry witnessed in 2018. An overall economic sluggishness hit freight particularly hard in 2019 leading to what many have labeled as a “ freight recession.”.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Isabella Adams, a fashion accessories and home decor business based in Tampa, Florida, made a smart move to partner with third party logistics provider Transplace to keep up with its larger competitors. Isabella Adams used to leave its shipments in the hands of the national freight forwarders but ended up disappointed.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

to service the Company’s home center retail customers in northeastern U.S. We are excited to extend our improved distribution model to the Northeast because it will provide quicker service to our large retailers and benefit consumers in this key market,” said Dave Swihart, senior vice president, Global Supply Chain, ScottsMiracle-Gro. “In

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. For example, major retailers have recently started to secure large amounts of capacity to ensure they can deliver goods from mid-November through Christmas.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2017

We expected the sizzling hot freight market to cool off a little, and it did. NOT SO HOT - Volume dropped last week out of Dallas , Philadelphia , Elizabeth NJ, and Lakeland in Central Florida, but outbound rate trends were not consistent. Van Freight Abounds, but Rates are Down. Van Freight Abounds, but Rates are Down.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Freight patterns showed increased retail trade ahead of Memorial Day weekend, and since some drivers finished the week up early ahead of the holiday weekend, capacity also tightened. There were also surprising increases out of Nogales, AZ , near the Mexican border, and down in Florida. Fresno to Denver surged 52¢ to $2.70/mile

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Hundreds of Cafe Bustelo cans washed ashore in Florida this week. HighJump Partners with Advantage2Retail to Bring Best-of-Breed Warehousing Software to Retailers. October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Source: Laurie Cus. SAP Launches Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Software for Faster Logistics Planning.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

From ERP systems, to transportation management systems (TMS) , Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to Yard Management Systems (YMS) to freight and route optimizers and network design systems, every inch of their supply chains is fully visible and controlled. Is such a shift truly imminent with respect to agricultural production?

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 7, 2016

Spot market rates continued their upward trend after the holiday, and retail shipments boosted prices on a few lanes. Retail shipments also kept pace after Memorial Day and boosted prices on these lanes: Columbus to Buffalo paid 24¢ better at $2.62/mile. Chicago to Detroit rose 18¢ to $2.47/mile mile on average.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Reefer activity picked up after Thanksgiving, but not nearly as much as dry van freight. Right now, retail and e-commerce are driving trends in the transportation industry, which has lifted van rates, but prices fell on a lot of the major reefer lanes. Florida rates backed off after some off-season increases earlier in the month.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. According to the press release: Con-way Truckload today derives 35 percent of its revenue from shipments destined for or originating in Mexico.

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Multichannel Merchant

JANUARY 3, 2023

In unrelated aerial news from Amazon, the company has begun making drone deliveries in Texas and Washington state, as has (no coincidence) Walmart, in Texas, Florida and Arizona , according to various media.

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