Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2023

On April 4 th , Kyle Masters – the senior manager of transportation procurement at Simmons Foods, participated in a webinar hosted by Emerge. The webinar focused on Simmons Food’s approach to transportation procurement. Simmons Foods, and its affiliates, are suppliers of poultry, pet, and animal nutrition products.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” We hope you enjoy “The Freight Project Podcast.” We’ll publish every Tuesday right on the Cerasis blog and Freight Institute. What are the current challenges that the grocery & food supply chain is facing today.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

To help shippers prepare, we will examine contributing factors that will play a significant role in the 2021 truckload freight market. Consumer Spending Shifts Will Continue To Impact The Truckload Freight Market. Tips for Controlling Truckload Freight Costs in 2021. Contract consistent freight volume.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

How Cold Chain Differs Between the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries! Refrigerated transport is a vital component of global supply chains. To further support how refrigerated transport is so valuable in a global supply chain, below are several more reasons: 1. It’s Offering Unprecedented High-Speed Transport Worldwide.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

It has always been essential to have visibility into freight spending. Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. What Is Freight or Transportation Spend Management?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2022

Andy is the Founder and CEO of Bahr Transportation , a FTL brokerage, focused primarily on serving the food & beverage industry, in the USA & Canada. Andy Bahr is the Founder and President of Bahr Transportation , a FTL brokerage focused primarily on serving the food & beverage industry, in refrigerated freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Predict and Prevent Freight Damage with Ilya Preston. Ilya Preston and Joe Lynch discuss ways to predict and prevent freight damage. Freight damage is not only expensive and upsetting to customers, but it is also ridiculously hard to figure out where, when, and how it occurred. Key Takeaways: Predict and Prevent Freight Damage.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 21, 2020

The Summer 2020 issue of Food Shippers of America Magazine has dropped. Specifically, the issue published two articles addressing the use and utilization of TMS platforms by food shipping organizations. The other discussed advanced TMS strategies engaged by food shippers with evolved logistics IT platforms already in use.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., The new parcel stations will allow Walmart’s private fleet to transport even more online orders. million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. These plants produce various food products, and these new projects’ technologies can be replicated across a wide range of food and beverage manufacturers. An estimated 11.5 Franklin St.,

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

Freight Market California’s AB5 AB5 has the potential to destabilize the trucking market in California, which can create a variety of issues for shippers moving freight in and out of the state. Large impacts on the freight market remain to be seen. CNN continues to provide real-time war coverage here.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! The cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain that includes continuous refrigeration of the product from production to transportation, handling, storage, and delivery. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Type of Goods. Methodology. Temperature.

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Stord

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Stord CEO and co-founder Sean Henry has been named a Rock Star of Supply Chain by Food Logistics, an award that recognizes the influential individuals whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2023

Paul Brashier is Vice President Drayage and Intermodal at ITS Logistics , a third party logistics (3PL) company that offers creative supply chain solutions with an asset-lite transportation division that ranks #21 in North America, a top-tier asset-based dedicated fleet, and a Top 12 intermodal and drayage division. The Greenscreens.ai

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GlobalTranz

MAY 10, 2018

Transporting pharmaceuticals is arguably more important than manufacturing them, because it enables these lifesaving medications to make it to where they are needed most. Guarding Against Cargo Theft Cargo theft is one of the largest risks associated with pharmaceutical manufacture and transport. These cargos are also at risk.

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20Cube Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Different types of cargo have specific requirements for safe storage, transport, and handling. Examples of common perishable goods include fresh meat, frozen food, pharmaceutical drugs, and flowers. Unit Load Devices: The Solution for Transporting Perishable Goods. Transporting perishable goods to the airport.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2020

A new decade is upon us and if it is anything like the last, we can be sure that new food and beverage trends will emerge as consumer preferences continue to evolve. Right now, we are seeing a few emerging beverage trends and food trends in 2020 coming down the pike. The meatless patty is made by Impossible Foods.

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Freight Center

JUNE 11, 2019

billion tons of food is wasted every year globally, which equates to $1 trillion wasted US dollars. How you safely transport your perishable, temperature controlled items is vital so that it stays fresh. As the harvest season ramps up, those in the food industry face several challenges in keeping food safe. Keep it Fresh.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Since 1965, Chex Finer Foods, the third generation, family-owned specialty and natural foods distributor, has been helping their customers and vendors to grow and succeed. Chex Finer Foods Website. In this conversation we will discuss: ?. Chex’s view on the importance of a great logistics operation in a business. LinkedIn. .

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Freight Center

APRIL 30, 2020

Many fruits and vegetables have entered their prime growing time of the year, and farmers and food distributors are looking to get their produce out fast and effectively. But when it comes to properly transporting food so it stays fresh and safe, some expert freight guidance can go a long way.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

How Cold Chain Differs Between the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries! We offer specially designed lab transport services to safely move your specimens whether they are going domestically or abroad. Whether your lab specimens are going local or international, we can arrange for their safe transport at a time that works for you.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Yet one economic sector — food and drink — helps bring people together. “But according to a recent study out of the University of Illinois, even if you have never traveled around the United States, the food you eat (or at least elements of it) certainly has.”[1] Challenges facing the food supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

According to Logistics Management, more parcel carriers are moving heavier parcel shipments to less-than-truckload freight in e-commerce because they’re overwhelmed. This creates a wonderful opportunity for shippers to eliminate the middleman costs by considering the use of less-than-truckload freight options for e-commerce.

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Locus

MAY 4, 2023

The logistics industry relies on the efficient transportation of goods between locations and line haul transportation plays a significant role in this. In 2021, in the United States alone, the total transportation logistics costs came to around 1.2 What is line haul transportation? trillion U.S. from 2019 to 2027.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

“High freight, fuel and labor costs are forcing food distributors to streamline their businesses,” begins the recent article in the Wall Street Journal. The piece revealed a rise in operating expenses of 6% at world’s largest food distributor, Sysco Foods and a boost of 2% at US Foods.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 5, 2023

Blake serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems , a family-owned dedicated logistics provider since 1932. About Blake Grolmus Blake Grolmus serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems. Ruan has over 5,000 team members, including 4,000 truck drivers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2022

Turvo enables users to see everything, from every system, person and organization they do business with in one place.Ron Richardson is a technology pioneer and industry leader in logistics and transportation. Visibility became much easier and more accurate with the widespread use of transportation management systems (TMS) and connectivity.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

The journey to digitize freight, while initially off to a slow start, has gained momentum in the last two or three years. They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Online freight booking. They’re coming.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2021

Any discussion on supply chain risk management and applying managed transportation to help prevent risks from coming to fruition is incomplete without touching on the pandemic to overcome supply chain disruption. For instance the capacity that is needed per shipment like the 2021 produce season transportation capacity outlook.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

What does the transportation industry have to do with a global pandemic? I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. by Tim Foote, Founder of Susymbio.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The scenario of a rail strike sheds light on the unsteadiness that has come to define today’s global supply chain, as QAD’s Stephen Dombroski wrote recently in an article in Food Logistics. Half of that traffic involves bulk commodities — particularly food, energy, chemicals, metals and wood products — plus automobiles and industrial parts.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

We all need food to survive and for most that takes talking about the emissions associated with food production “off the table”. It is even larger than the emissions from our own transportation sector. The driver of both is our demand for particular foods. Support efforts to reduce food waste.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. This performance decrease also came as shippers were forced to pay more in transportation costs across the board.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

Kroger’s foundation is funding food waste research. Both of the pilots are starting out small and delivering food from only a few merchants, including, an organic cafe and juicery called Kreation. Emissions are the other big selling point here, with the electric systems offering more efficiency than traditional ground transportation.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 22, 2021

Food Logistics. , the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain, has named FreightPlus to the 2021 Top Green Providers list. . . Food Logistics’ annual . About Food Logistics. Top Green Providers. www.FoodLogistics.com. www.FoodLogistics.com.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 26, 2023

Desmond (Dez) Clark and Joe Lynch discuss winning at football and freight, which is exactly what Dez is up to. Dez is the President of Bear Down Logistics , an asset-based transportation company based in Orlando, Florida. He is the President of Bear Down Logistics, a transportation company based in Orlando, Florida.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 1, 2015

I often hear from novice shippers: “How can I find a great freight forwarder?”. The truth is that finding a great freight forwarder is actually rather easy. Here are nine items to look for when searching for the best freight forwarder for your company: Research, Research, Research. Modes of Transportation. Reputation.

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