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The FreightTech Dilemma with Brad Wheeler

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad Wheeler and Joe Lynch discuss the freight-tech dilemma. Brad serves as the Senior Director of Customer Strategy at Emerge , the leading freight procurement platform. in Sports & Business Leadership from the University of Kentucky. Freight technology has often required a sizeable investment and the ROI is not guaranteed.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

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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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

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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The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestenbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Fulfillment locations include New York, California, New Jersey, Kentucky, Nevada, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Locations across the U.S. Learn More About The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

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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The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestanbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Fulfillment locations include New York, California, New Jersey, Kentucky, Nevada, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Locations across the U.S. Learn More About The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

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Amazon Supply Chain Innovation Continues

Logistics Viewpoints

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.