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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

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small businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver its packages by the end of the year. small businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver its packages by the end of the year. Participating businesses deliver an average of 30 packages a day for seven days a week, excluding major holidays.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). In short, as e-commerce continues to grow, especially cross-border e-commerce, parcel is becoming a more important transportation mode for manufacturers and retailers, which will drive greater demand for parcel solutions and services.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 3)

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They will range from order fillers to freight handlers at the company’s more than 250 distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and transportation offices. The company said it will spend $40 million on the construction of a manufacturing facility and test track for its fleet of self-driving robot vehicles. That’s all for this week.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2020 (Who knew I’d still be writing this blog 18 years later!)

NC State SCRC

On top of that, the increase of Uber Freight, food delivery services, and a plethora of other services is causing congestion to rise rapidly. Already, cities like Washington and Philadelphia are providing delivery only zones, but this may not be enough. during the day); expect the same to occur in North America.

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Load Volume and Rates Move in Opposite Directions

DAT Solutions

FREIGHT RATES. Along with our standalone freight rates tool DAT RateView, all DAT load board packages include broker spot market rates on the lanes you're searching. The economy seems relatively stable, even though some types of manufacturing are lagging now. DAT load board features. RateView for carriers.