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Truck transportation jobs up year over year for first time since 2023: BLS

Freight Waves

Among the biggest changes month to month in the report was a large revision in both the March and April figures for warehouse jobs. The latest BLS report put warehouse jobs for March at 1,832,400 jobs, down 11,200 jobs from what was reported for March last month. The wage data operates on a one-month lag. A year ago, it was $29.70

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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. market,” UPS Chief Executive Carol Tomé said in announcing the agreement Monday.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The Port of Long Beach blamed shifts in consumer demand and shipping patterns for the 28.4 West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. Freight Rates 2019-2021. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. We are awash in a sea of self-interest.

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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

We’re currently seeing a major paradigm shift away from mass manufacturing with long lead times being replaced by onshore and nearshore supply chains that are capable of manufacturing, distributing and fulfilling orders on-demand without the friction of ocean freight, labor shortages, and other bottlenecks.” – Alex Phelan, CEO, Merchadise.

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When The Chickens Come Home To Roost

Supply Chain Shaman

Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Hazardous freight is the most likely to get “rolled” at the dock. On the one hand, we should celebrate the fact that the aggregate industry moved 38% more freight in 2021 when compared to 2019.

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The Post-Pandemic Supply Chain with Peter Tirschwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He is the founder and chairman of the annual JOC TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif., the world’s largest container shipping conference, now 23 years old. As the pandemic wanes, there are still significant supply chain challenges that must be addressed. JOC products include PIERS, the world’s most comprehensive database of U.S.