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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. More than $728 million is on the way to communities around the nation to bolster intermodal freight infrastructure. technology from helping China’s military.

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Truckload Market Trends to Watch in 2022

GlobalTranz

Global challenges, including port congestion, fuel costs, governmental policies and the ongoing pandemic will be among the factors affecting over-the-road hauling across North America as we look forward through this year and beyond. When freight capacity is this tight, carriers are selective about who they do business with.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

percent from last year, which includes contributions from the company’s acquisition of Phoenix International Freight Services in October 2012. Robinson Choice Logistics Dubai INXS JDA In-Store Picking JDA Software MENA NAFTA omni-channel fulfillment transportation XPO Logistics' Robinson reported total net revenues of $463.3

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Content Summary: Trucks Platoon Across North Carolina Turnpike. Moving around a large factory can be exhausting. Motor Carriers.

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Case Study: Day & Ross Modernizes Route Management for Freight and Same-day Transportation Operations

Talking Logistics

Of the millions of fleet vehicles on the road every day in North America, the overwhelming majority are managed by paper. Leading Canadian carrier Day & Ross Transportation Group was no exception. The other system allows us to dispatch trucks and record where they’re going—a transportation management system as it were.”

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

Illinois is the only state that has all seven Class I freight railroads. It is the 3rd largest in total freight railroads. The state also is home to the Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which is a public-use airport located 14 miles north of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The state received an A. Printer-friendly version. Media Type.