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Top Findings: What Makes a Favored Shipper?

Talking Logistics

What makes carriers prefer to move one shipper’s freight over another’s? According to anecdotal evidence, carriers look at shipper behaviors before deciding which company’s freight they will haul; favored shippers are also rumored to receive better rates. Researchers at Iowa State University analyzed data provided by C.H.

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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. What’s more, net food losses in developed countries (222 million metric tons) equate to nearly all of the food produced in Sub-Saharan Africa yearly (223 million metric tons). From the wholesale manufacturers in Iowa to the farmers in Bangladesh, change is coming.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

TARIFF TITLE PAGE TERRA WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS LLC DBA AMERICAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS (a non-vessel operating common carrier) FMC ORGANIZATION NO.: RULE 5 Payment of Freight Charges 5.1 Carrier" means Terra Worldwide Logistics LLC, on whose behalf this Bill of Lading has been signed. RULE 2 Application of Rates and Charges 2.1

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