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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

freight rail industry. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. In this role, Jefferies provided policy guidance on a host of transportation issues, including railroad economic regulation, rail safety and passenger rail. Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General and the U.S.

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Canada police bust trucks carrying $47M in cocaine; $1.6M in stolen electronics recovered in US

Freight Waves

million worth of stolen cargo; and freight theft cases in Illinois and Kentucky surged in April. Instead of being delivered to its intended destination in Childress, Texas, the cargo was transported through New Mexico and eventually into Arizona. into Canada; while police in Arizona recovered a truckload carrying $1.6

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

in push for freight decarbonization China e-commerce exports, unreliable Red Sea shipping boost air cargo Sephora is expanding its take-back and refillables programs Amazon announced that it delivered to Prime subscribers at its “fastest speed ever” in its quarterly earnings on Tuesday. The initiative is allocating nearly $1.5

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

The Logistics of Logistics

Picking the wrong the 3PL to manage transportation and logistics is a big hassle, but picking the wrong 3PL to manage your direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipments is a disaster. and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Locations across the U.S. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services.

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Creditors claim millions as freight bankruptcy filings roll in

Freight Waves

The company transports general freight, fresh products, liquids/gases, meat, chemicals, refrigerated food, beverages and paper products. million, and Labor Solutions LLC in Louisville, Kentucky, claiming $259,914. GD Transport has up to 49 creditors and has $1-$10 million in estimated assets.

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The Logistics of Fidget Spinners: Amazon vs Alibaba

Freightos

In other words, Alibaba just connected two small businesses around the world, while third-party businesses arranged transportation and logistics. Amazon’s licensed NVOCC (ocean freight forwarder), Beijing Century JOYO Courier Service, imports the spinners from China, where they are delivered to a California Amazon fulfillment center.