Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Based on West Texas Intermediate crude oil, oil prices fell 3.2% The markets are fueled by fear at present. Copper prices have risen 8.97% from one year ago. World supplies are ramping up despite the Ukraine conflict. steel prices skyrocketed on average 28.3% in April 2022 over March 2022. rose 71.47% from one year ago.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

It was a good year for shippers as freight rates plummeted for the majority of 2019, substantially backing off the historic highs the industry witnessed in 2018. An overall economic sluggishness hit freight particularly hard in 2019 leading to what many have labeled as a “ freight recession.”.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

The freight market is making a rapid recovery as outbound volumes have increased and stayed at several-year-highs over the past several weeks. For shippers, it is critical in this environment to give your logistics provider adequate lead time. Freight Rates Rise from Historic Lows.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

But I believe that by the late 2020s, fully automated warehouses will be the norm rather than the exception, especially in larger logistics operations. Truck drivers will still be in short supply in 2028, but by that time, autonomous vehicles will have begun to penetrate the logistics industry. Autonomous Trucks, Trains, and Drones.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 19, 2017

Nonetheless, I put on my cycling gear and went for a couple of rides this week as I begin turning up the training dial in preparation for our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure team ride, which is just four months away in Saratoga Springs, NY. Uber Freight launches to connect truck drivers with available shipments (TechCrunch).

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Exclusive: Amazon expanding deliveries by its ‘on-demand’ drivers ( Reuters ). Elemica Introduces Track Mobile App for Logistics Visibility. OHL Launches Freight Consolidation Services Offering. Google Launches Fresh-Grocery Deliveries ( WSJ – sub.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Our prior post discussed the benefits and challenges of visibility in logistics. The biggest issue today that shippers have to worry about is freight loss claims, personal injury, and of course, liability! Most have $1M of coverage for the carrier, because even though they did not cause the damage in many cases, they were present.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 15, 2022

It’s no secret that logistics providers are being tasked with operating in an increasingly complex, high-stakes logistics environment. Volatile fuel prices, skyrocketing OS&D costs, and ongoing labor issues force logistics providers to do more with less. Increasingly, major industries are relying on specialized logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 20, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. We have written about the truck driver shortage quite often and its impact on transit times and freight costs. The post This Week in Logistics News (August 14 – 20) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. That could help take a little bit of the sting out of the ticket.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 16, 2016

Eric Dunigan, President, and Matt Pyatt, CEO, of Arrive Logistics. In 2014, Matt Pyatt and Eric Dunigan started Arrive Logistics with a handful of employees in Austin, Texas, managing the transportation for Nutrabolt, a sports nutrition company that was having logistical problems. Loeb sold that company to C.H.

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