Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. They are predicting Ocean is going to increase 2-3x from $10,000 to container to over $30,000 per container and that Air freight spot rates and lead times are going to increase 3-4 times.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Jason Mathers discussed the 5 Principles of Greener Freight, and provided real-world examples of those principles in action (read the Ocean Spray , Caterpillar , and Boise case studies, and also watch my conversation with Jason from earlier this year on Talking Logistics). Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 29, 2022

Additional complexities in paperwork add to an already overabundance of freight invoice errors within the industry. Therefore, even when validated carrier damage occurs in a tremendous shipper-carrier business partnership, shippers should not expect to see the total value of their freight shipment due to the carrier liability limit.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

suppliers of frozen chicken to Kazakhstan began shipping product via the Black Sea and onward through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and across the Caspian Sea, to bypass trade restrictions imposed by Russia. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road. Financial Times, [link].

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Because import freight is sitting on docks longer and warehouses receiving containers are backlogged, we’re also seeing a shortage of containers and chassis to move containers. Fund the Georgia Port Authority pop-up container yards project by reallocating more than $8 million . Production Execution. Supplier Relationship Management.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx set out to become a global logistics player as a full-service freight operator.

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QAD

DECEMBER 12, 2019

state of Georgia. With 87 airports that have paved runways, Poland’s air infrastructure is more than adequate for freight shipments. The corporate tax rate is 19%, calculated on global corporate income from all sources if the company is headquartered in Poland. km, about twice the size of the U.S. Taxes equal 39.5%

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CargoBarn

MAY 18, 2022

As the nation’s supply chain challenges continue, one Georgia logistics company is quietly expanding its footprint to help calm the chaos. CargoBarn , a proven logistics innovator in freight brokerage, recently tripled its Atlanta footprint as the company sprints to 1,000 employees across multiple offices nationwide. About CargoBarn.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 7, 2020

Traditionally, supply chains have been conceived and managed as a discrete sequence of activities, from design, plan, and source to make, deliver, and return. His first academic job was in Georgia and he was then hired by West Virginia University in 2013 to start a global supply chain management program. .

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Freight Waves

JUNE 18, 2025

That is also the size of a new operation in Savannah, Georgia. We experienced a real recessionary period, not only in freight but also in real estate, with rising interest rates and people buying property at peak prices,” he said. No freight being stored Freight is not stored at Outpost facilities, Cameron said.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Carolina Sisters – Since 2018, Carolina Sisters has been sourcing from retailers and selling pallets of wholesale products to the general public. Our Judges are: Alexander Rhodeen serves as a supply chain catalyst with the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia’s technology business incubator, at Georgia Tech.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 8, 2022

MHI shared that from March 28-31, “Over 37,047 visitors connected with over 857 exhibitors across 405,000 square feet of exhibit space at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center,” noting the attendee number as record-breaking at “20% more visitors than the last pre-pandemic show.”

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This start-up was founded by Matt McKinney and Shaosu Liu, both of whom had backgrounds at Uber Freight and decided to tackle the massive problem of building a new structure for the legacy freight payment system that supports the global supply chain. will reportedly be one of the largest fully interoperable chassis pools in the U.S.,

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Freight Waves

JUNE 9, 2025

Government freight isn’t the secret shortcut social media makes it out to be—but for small fleets that are tired of chasing the spot market and ready to build something more stable, it’s a lane worth learning. Why GovCon Freight Is Even on the Radar Let’s start with what’s real. Source, USASpending.gov.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. The largest impacts start in the South and move their way up the US latitudinally – think Florida to Georgia to North Carolina, and Texas to California to Washington to Oregon. What is produce season? North Carolina.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

The chain has also purchased most of its paper-based packaging with fiber from responsibly managed forests and recycled sources. The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia , Aptean is a global provider on industry specific software. This provider’s software suite supports global transportation sourcing, shipment and order visibility, multimodal optimization, product, customs and trade compliance. No financial details were disclosed regarding this acquisition.

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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. tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 7, 2020

Traditionally, supply chains have been conceived and managed as a discrete sequence of activities, from design, plan, and source to make, deliver, and return. His first academic job was in Georgia and he was then hired by West Virginia University in 2013 to start a global supply chain management program. .

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

based Alabama and Georgia production facilities. Moeller Maersk in conjunction with the reporting of Q3 quarterly financial performance announcing that the company will cut more than 10,000 jobs amid a current surplus of shipping vessels, sharply lower freight rates and contracting levels of shipping demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 13, 2023

Specifically noted, in part: “ Throughout the quarter, our cost of goods sold was impacted by short-term premiums on materials and expedited freight expenses which we expect to continue to negatively impact our gross margin in the near future. The automaker is forecasting a loss, excluding interest and amortization of $4.3

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] The machine that produces carpet was invented in Chattanooga and Dalton, Georgia (just south of here), and that carpet needed to be hauled. We’re speeding that up.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 2, 2025

While the U.S Paul Lopez of that South Florida firm is a receiver in the case, responsible for seeking to compensate victims of the Ponzi scheme from Singh’s assets. “For

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 10, 2025

Just in May, here’s how the top 10 states stack up: California – 694 Texas – 664 Florida – 404 Illinois – 288 Pennsylvania – 259 Ohio – 252 Georgia – 249 North Carolina – 192 New Jersey – 175 Indiana – 148 Nothing shocking there—until you get below the state line. The ZIP Codes Driving the Surge When we narrowed the lens, the picture changed.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Statista found that 73 percent of buyers and users of freight transportation and logistics services say the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their logistics and supply chain operations. Your last-mile freight costs would drop precipitously, as you could now consolidate orders with near perfect efficiency.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Blockchain offers a viable solution for tracing and tracking of goods from source to shelf, and given its immutability, traceability and inability to change historic data, evidence and proof of where goods come from is now completely traceable and can be made publicly available. How many people are involved?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

Illinois is the only state that has all seven Class I freight railroads. It is the 3rd largest in total freight railroads. Media Image. transactionID. 38d9ea9f-b140-445d-b6d6-fd29825e5b7a. workspace://SpacesStore/0ee0c27b-6878-4ad5-a7be-6457b1779b3a. The state received an A. Media Image. transactionID. Printer-friendly version.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. Körber , an international technology group, has signed an agreement to purchase enVista’s platform of Enspire Commerce omnichannel solutions, including its order management system (OMS), and its freight audit and payment (FAP) service.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

Manufacturing provides a significant source of demand for goods and services in other sectors of the economy, and these sales to other industries are not captured in measures of manufacturing sector GDP but are counted in the broader measure of its gross output. US Manufacturing Interactive Footprint Map. trillion in GDP (12.5

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

The freight market is making a rapid recovery as outbound volumes have increased and stayed at several-year-highs over the past several weeks. The source for this increased volume comes from the economic reopening following shutdowns, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as agricultural output, which is peaking in several regions.

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GTG Technology Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The Interchange connects two major interstates: 285 and 85 in DeKalb County, Georgia. As our population increases, so do our demands for every day goods – and therefore our freight traffic. Sources: [link]. Atlanta is already known for being one of the worst states in the nation for traffic, and the Interchange is no different.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

An invasion would send prices for both fuels higher, leading to more inflation, rising costs for a wide range of commodities including food, as well as freight surcharges and impacts on downstream markets. Russian trade has dropped in recent conflicts, especially Russian aggression in Chechnya and Georgia.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

As many of you may be aware, freight shipping, international shipping and also aviation are not included in the COP21 agreement. As I mentioned before, freight transport is currently seven percent of freight emissions. Notice the worst possible thing you can do with freight is put it on an airplane.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Freight rates to stay high into 2022. The company aims to produce locally sourced fruits and vegetables that cost about the same as produce from conventional farms. White House moves to speed newly passed infrastructure funding for ports. ATA-led coalition sues to block federal vaccine mandate.

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