Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. ScottsMiracle-Gro is consolidating the warehousing and distribution of its bagged products that are shipped to home center stores.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . Logistics? ? .

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Freight Waves

JUNE 17, 2025

freight operator, and Avianca, a major Latin American airline with a strong cargo arm. The news release was issued by Amazon Air Cargo, the business unit that sells wholesale air cargo service to freight forwarders and other logistics operators, to highlight it is open for business to shippers in Colombia and the region.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. This subscription-based service offers customers free two-day shipping on eligible items, revolutionizing the e-commerce industry and setting new delivery standards.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. In some locations, it’s both technologies on the same truck.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

“Customers will buy five items and return one, but when they package the one item, they use the same box the five items were originally shipped in,” explains Ryan Kelly, vice president of e-commerce and alliance marketing at FedEx. Then, you need to get your packages ready and attach a prepaid shipping label to them.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

It currently has 243 jets, but leases additional aircraft during peak shipping season ( UPS Press Release ). Its main hub is in Kentucky and it services more than 727 airports ( UPS Air Operations Facts ). million tons of cargo were shipped ( Korean Air ). UPS has 235 jets and charters 293 aircraft. Cathay Pacific Airways.

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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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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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Stord

JUNE 11, 2025

And during the Great Freight Recession (GFR), over 85,000 trucking companies shut down 3. Over 85% of consumers say brands failed to meet their expectations at least once in the past year because of late deliveries and excessive shipping costs 8. Meanwhile, inflation sent fulfillment costs climbing across the board.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The tighter standards may make those kinds of workarounds more difficult for American exporters About 10,000 ships pass through the Soo Locks each year to bring iron ore, grain, limestone and other staples across the Great Lakes and Canada into the Midwest and beyond. September imports, at 2.54 million TEU tally.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates.

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TMC

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Still, some freight managers understandably find it difficult to accept that paying for an automated version of such a routine operation saves money and improves customer service. Did you notice that the Kentucky stop has a relatively fast transit time and a single-day drop window? Can we go further and add the Kentucky stop?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

While Amazon has rolled out its own digital freight matching marketplace named Amazon Freight, the company is always looking at new opportunities in this area. The company has ordered more than 700 compressed natural gas class 6 and class 8 trucks so far, as it looks to introduce new sustainable solutions for freight transportation.

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GTG Technology Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The junction of I-65 and I-71 in Louisville, Kentucky, follows the Fort Lee bottleneck. As our population increases, so do our demands for every day goods – and therefore our freight traffic. Longer commute and shipping times and more carbon dioxide affects our economy and our planet. What Fixing Bottlenecks Would Do.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Premium freight capacity improves. energy costs have dropped. Brand risks due to quality problems are reduced.

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QAD

AUGUST 8, 2019

state of Kentucky. Spain has 99 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle freight planes. billion mt-km of air freight in 2015. In addition, the country has 10 heliports, making air travel and freight delivery a relatively simple matter. Spain is about five times the size of the U.S.

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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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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

In fact, for its Georgetown, Kentucky, factory, more than 350 suppliers are located in the United States and more than 100 inside the state of Kentucky.” A single device could be physically touched dozens of times in shipping, and with each touchpoint, systems of record may require more information. ” — Thomas Y.

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Elementum

MAY 27, 2015

Increased traffic in shipping, rail, and road will likely mean more congestion and delays in coming years, at least until countries can innovate and mitigate congestion (see our articles on shipping congestion and China’s freight rail ). The cost of reshoring may also be offset by consumer choices.

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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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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Wal-Mart offers free two-day shipping in latest attempt to compete with Amazon (Reuters). 3Gtms Announces Freight Claims Management Partnership with TranSolutions. billion to build a large air cargo hub in northern Kentucky. Amazon Just Patented a Package-Packer Bot to Add to Its Fleet of 45,000 Robots (NBC News).

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

economy relies on a vast network of infrastructure from roads and bridges to freight rail and ports to electrical grids and internet provision. 3] Those states are: Utah, Nevada, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, Indiana, and Texas. The future of the U.S. economy depends on it.

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