CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 5, 2016

From surface transportation to global forwarding, our posts aim to fill you in on the topics that matter most. These updates have sought to keep our readers informed and ahead of the curve, and have become extremely popular within Transportfolio. We teamed up with researchers from Iowa State University to find answers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. Yellow Transportation was founded in 1924 by A.J. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight Equipment & People.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Whether or not this is true, this is a good opportunity to examine your processes to determine if there are strategies you can employ that will help position your freight to be as attractive as possible in an environment where carriers are seeking freight that minimizes driver down time. It’s time to truly think about transit time.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 6, 2017

DAT has launched a new benchmarking service for freight brokers that provides a level of detail found nowhere else in the industry. “Searching online you can find basic information such as the average gross margin of a brokerage. The webinar also includes an educational presentation on a current topic relevant to freight brokers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida. CVS has equipped roughly 8,000 of its more than 9,000 U.S. The largest U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Part of my job is to watch transportation trends and help our customers prepare for what might happen next. I called upon the CyBIZ Lab at the Iowa State University College of Business to look at the implications for equipment and rates in the coming decades. Their report on Surface Transportation is available for all to read.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 2, 2018

Much of the food waste produced around the world can be traced back to inconsistencies in the supply chain: inventories aren’t recorded, suppliers aren’t informed, and quality isn’t taken into account. From the wholesale manufacturers in Iowa to the farmers in Bangladesh, change is coming. You may be asking, “What can we do?”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 20, 2015

white paper that was based on research conducted by Iowa State University in conjunction with C.H. In the white paper, the researchers measured which characteristics make an impact on transportation costs for “favored shippers.” This in turn creates more attractive freight for carriers. The driver has 24 pallets to deliver.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 29, 2019

In today’s Freight World the carriers have their base rate, but the usage of that base rate by shippers is fairly limited. If your freight ran to 3,000 -5,000 lbs average weights, you were taking it on the chin when you used this carrier, even if that carrier offered a bigger discount. This is either done by computer or phone.

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