Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2023

According to the announcement , Ryder will acquire 15 operations across Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah , and California. The transaction is expected to add approximately $250 million in annual total revenue to Ryder ’s supply chain solutions business segment and be accretive to shareholders.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2022

”[1] The company notes, “We wanted to create a day of celebration for all of the great jobs and essential services our industry provides.” In fact, trucking, rail and ocean freight have been tracked by satellite through telematics for decades. The third-party logistics segment alone represents a $233 billion industry.”

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal. With peak season approaching in a dynamic logistics industry, here is a weekly roundup of news and trends shaping global supply chains. Class I Railroads Embrace Efficiency.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

These Giant Drones Could Seriously Disrupt the Shipping Industry (NBC News). It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.”

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

Northeast see less snow and rain than usual as La Niña causes storms to dump more precipitation over the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee River valleys? For a look at how climate – in particular, drought – is impacting the food supply chain, among other industries, download our Special Supply Chain Report: Global Drought Tracking.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 2, 2023

The railroad industry has defended the devices, saying they have helped reduce accidents. million freight cars in North America would cost huge sums. Deploying better monitoring equipment to the more than 1.6

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. As many as 87% of industrial CEOs view environmental impact of their operations as a major concern, per a PwC report. Premium freight capacity improves. The food industry reshored 1,628. for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Supply chain risks are reduced.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Industry supply chains experienced unprecedented and sudden changes in pandemic related product demand coupled with nonstop production, transportation and logistics delays. The company was eventually forced to transport its bikes and equipment by more expensive air freight to avoid congested U.S.

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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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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to a 2016 report from Ohio State University , 86 percent of respondents believed their ERP systems did not provide adequate supply chain management. Many systems offer a collaboration portal from which users can update freight charges to accurately reflect any mistakes made during shipment.

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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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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

The transportation industry has long discussed blockchain with a healthy dose of skepticism or has taken a wait-and-see approach to its adoption. The industry has traditionally struggled with visibility, but there have been some significant advances of late.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

On the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, where the remains of a 200-year-old canal built to connect Cleveland with Cincinnati snake around new warehouse parks, a modern tributary of the global economy widens a little more with each planeload of goods that roars down its runways. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States. February 2015 North American Freight Numbers. In the warehouse automation realm, Swisslog announced that it has acquired FORTE Industries, a warehouse automation system integrator based in Mason, Ohio.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Morgan Stanley published comprehensive freight periodical – [link].

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 28, 2020

Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. Booking freight without a deliberate plan can undercut your relationship with the retailer. Background About Menards.

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EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Morgan Stanley published comprehensive freight periodical – [link].

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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. Iowa is one the most agriculture heavy states in the US and its industry is dominated by corn and soybean production. What is produce season? Heaviest Peak: August-October. Predominant Crop: Corn. Massachusetts.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

ScottsMiracle-Gro currently has warehouses connected to operations for the co-distribution of fertilizer with growing media products at 16 locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. In the U.S., Phone: 212.704.4593.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Understanding how your company moves freight and the details of why it does what it does is important. He holds degrees in transportation & logistics and marketing from The Ohio State University. One common attribute of a good super user is a really keen understanding of transportation as it relates to their company.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 14, 2018

Mark Boyer has spent his whole career in the trucking and logistics industry, with a front row seat for all kinds of new technologies, including many products from DAT. As DAT celebrates its 40th year, we reminisced with Boyer, who serves as Vice President of Brokerage for Keller Logistics in Defiance, Ohio.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2017

Google’s driverless car – Waymo – has driven over 2 million miles , Tesla self-driving technology is in cars across the US and Uber’s $680 million dollar acquisition of Otto resulted in a 100 mile truck delivery of beer in Ohio sans driver. Freight Booking Is (Slowly) Going Online. Tracking the industry? Money Down.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2016

New Overtime Rules "A Slap in the Face" to Freight Brokers. Regarding the Texas lawsuit, it’s unclear whether the court will hold a hearing or issue any decision before December 1, according to Will Sehestedt, government affairs manager for the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), a trade organization for freight brokers.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2017

For instance, most transportation management system (TMS) users experience 5-10 percent reductions in freight cost, and adoption is growing among small to mid-sized companies. He holds degrees in transportation & logistics and marketing from The Ohio State University.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2018

Last week there was a rebound in van freight volumes — up about 8% — as stores continue to move back-to-school groceries and other merchandise before the Labor Day holiday weekend. Rates out of Denver took the biggest jump last week, followed by Columbus, Ohio. We've now moved from a slight slump to seasonal norms.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Global semiconductor industry sales reached a total of $555.9 Consultancy UK).

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2018

Normally there’s a lull after the end of Q1 after shippers have rushed to push freight out the door before month's end. Volumes for dry van freight were mostly flat last week compared to the previous week. Columbus, Ohio , was up 3.1%, and even Denver had a solid 2.5% mile, up 9¢ from March. Flatbed: $2.63/mile,

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

percent, 152,400 jobs), Ohio (12.6 This interactive feature also includes details on employment by state and congressional district in each of 25 unique manufacturing industries. Manufacturing industries generated $2.1 The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2018

The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018. Now, with modern mapping technology and “mobile data” to share via the cloud with city planners and economic parties, the driverless cars of the future will know when the curbs are theirs for the taking and when they’re reserved for freight shuffling and truck parking.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Industry : Chemical Processing, Oil & Gas. Goal : Freightera was tasked to move 8 heavy, oversize refinery units from Houston, Texas to Toledo, Ohio, USA (over 1250 miles) and 10 flat-bed loads. Industry : Food & Drinks. Project 1 – Heavy Equipment Hauling. Project 2 – Oversize Equipment Transport.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 23, 2019

which began the process of deregulating the trucking business, the industry was such a mess, even our elected officials were sick of it. In 1980 if a Boston company gave Carolina Freight, Roadway, Yellow, ABF, McLean, CF an identical shipment going to Charlotte, the cost was the same, by regulation. In the years leading up to.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

Based in Virginia, AMT was founded in 1902 and specializes in providing targeted business assistance, extensive global support, and business intelligence systems and analysis to its members and industry as a whole. Are Midwest factories, traditionally the industrial heartland of America, buying more manufacturing equipment?

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Delivery delays in the Toledo Ohio area prompted FedEx Ground to issue the following statement earlier this month, “FedEx Ground continues to experience significant package volumes due to the explosive growth of e-commerce brought on by the onset of COVID-19. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 13, 2018

Schultz got his start in the trucking industry working for his father's produce-hauling business in Rochester, Minnesota in the 1950s. At the top of each row was the name of the city where they would commonly deliver freight. "You can do more today with one guy and the DAT load board than we could do with 10 back then.".

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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. billion of total economic value annually for Northeast Ohio. It is the world's first purely industrial airport. The state received an A. Printer-friendly version. Media Type. Media Credit. Media Type.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

“We often say ‘no’ to industrial freight because we want to remain focused on owning our segment and providing the best possible service to those specific corporations.” This year, the logistics provider was again awarded one of the state’s best workplaces by Ohio Business Magazine.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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