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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Quarters reflect the fiscal year ending May 31) According to UPS’ Newman, “average daily volume in the US was down 4% or 823,000 packages per day versus the second quarter of last year. This past week, they announced a transcontinental service delivering packages between their respective West Coast and East Coast coverage areas.

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Don't forget the pilots

Cathy Roberson

At a time when pilots are in tight supply, it is critical to attract and retain available pilots with a competitive pay and benefit package. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 29 – August 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. PET rigid plastic packaging portfolio with post-consumer recycled content by 2025. The company strives to replace 15 percent of its U.S.

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Parcels' role in Intermodal Rail

Cathy Roberson

According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the estimated cost of a nationwide freight railroad shutdown is more than $2 billion a day. A single intermodal container or trailer railroads carry for UPS could contain 1,800 to 2,000 packages. Yesterday, Sept 14, the National Retail Association issued a statement. .”

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

Facing Lower-than-Expected Package Volumes, FedEx Raises Rates. Facing a falling net income after lower-than-expected package volumes, FedEx has announced plans to raise rates by 6.9%. Panelist Hannah Testani, Intelligent Audit CEO and freight-auditing technology expert, noted that COVID brought 2030 volumes to 2020.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Jassy wrote: “I’m also optimistic that this shift will provide a boost for the thousands of businesses located around our urban headquarter locations in the Puget Sound, Virginia, Nashville, and the dozens of cities around the world where our employees go to the office.” ” And now on to this week’s logistics news.