CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 5, 2017

How to Use Freight Attributes to Your Greatest Shipping Advantage | C.H. With the end of the year quickly approaching, some industries enter their busiest transportation season and others hit a shipping slowdown. In a previous post, I discussed aligning with service providers to best serve your freight attributes.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Quarter-End Shipping Surges Impact Transportation Rates. Those familiar with transportation know that month-end or quarter-end freight surges commonly occur, maybe in your company, or maybe in other organizations, and that your routing guide may not work as well as it usually does at those times. Using data provided by C.

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TMC

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Companies continuously strive to optimize their freight operations by, for example, improving supply chain visibility, choosing simple or multi-stop delivery configurations, instituting pooling arrangements, and developing complementary crossdock facilities. Carriers can bestow this status on shippers they prefer to do business with.

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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. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity.

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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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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. When working with Menards, it is essential to assess your network and capabilities to ensure that your orders can ship for reasonable costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 20, 2021

China port congestion worsens as ships divert away from Ningbo. As ships divert away from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city will last, other ports are facing more pressure. We have written about the truck driver shortage quite often and its impact on transit times and freight costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. Hy-Vee is also administering the Moderna vaccine to frontline health care workers in Iowa and Minnesota. The move is not overly surprising given how much the pandemic has fueled not only e-commerce growth, but the expectation of faster shipping options.

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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. A food and beverage manufacturer is shipping into a large retailer. In the process of unloading the freight, the dock workers notice that one pallet shifted during transportation and appears nearly ready to fall over.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. Hy-Vee is also administering the Moderna vaccine to frontline health care workers in Iowa and Minnesota. The move is not overly surprising given how much the pandemic has fueled not only e-commerce growth, but the expectation of faster shipping options.

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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. With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. The state received an A. Media Type.

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TMC

OCTOBER 19, 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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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. The largest U.S.

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TMC

OCTOBER 19, 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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TMC

OCTOBER 19, 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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

No matter your shipping needs, it’s critical to understand when and how to engage carriers of all sizes—from 4,000+ truck operations to owner/operators. Segmenting a freight portfolio by the attributes of the freight, affords for alignment with the market’s capabilities and interests. Research from C.H.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 9, 2015

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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 6, 2015

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. About 57% of the current boxcar fleet will be retired in the next 15 years, and orders for new boxcars stand at only 0.49% of all freight car orders. in pulp and paper.

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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. Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Regional Logistics Market Updates. Status: Open.

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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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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Postal Service announced intentions to consolidate roughly 21% of delivery units into large-scale shipping centers. The first of the new shipping and delivery centers will open in Atlanta, GA, in the fall of this year, with more than 100 additional sites under consideration nationwide. . million metric tons. .

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As shipping demand continues to wane, FedEx is taking steps to offset falling revenues. As freight volumes continue to fall and demand softens, ocean carriers are working to increase blank sailings. The nation’s largest rail union, SMART-TD, has rejected a tentative agreement with freight railroads. Effective Dec.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

Federal Maritime Commission in accordance with the Shipping Act and the regulations of the Commission set forth in 46 CFR Part 500. RULE 5 Payment of Freight Charges 5.1 Such policy has been certified to the U.S. RULE 2 Application of Rates and Charges 2.1 Rates apply on either a per container or weight/measurement basis.

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