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Top Trends in Supply Chain Tech with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

Charley is currently working on a number of freight-related projects including a stealth startup focusing on automating global trade and acquiring logistics business. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his beautiful wife and three strapping young sons. Trend number 3 – International Ocean Freight Data and Visibility.

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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

DAT Solutions

In Nebraska, snow followed by rain led to “historic flooding” that shut down traffic on I-80. The highways are open now, but there are still flood warnings in six states: Nebraska, parts of neighboring South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, plus eastern Arizona and western Mississippi. National Average Freight Rates.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 25 – October 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

High freight rates and growing geopolitical tensions are also driving up costs. Hy-Vee is bringing robotic aisle-scanning technology to five of its grocery stores in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska, the grocery chain announced this week.

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FedEx to terminate nearly 500 jobs, close two facilities

Freight Waves

FedEx ( NYSE: FDX ) said it will close package distribution stations in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Omaha, Nebraska, resulting in the elimination of 164 and 102 jobs, respectively. In a letter to the Nebraska Department of Labor, FedEx said it is relocating work at the Omaha facility to another one within 50 miles.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . Logistics? ? .

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The BasicBlock Story with Taylor Monks

The Logistics of Logistics

He attended Nebraska Wesleyan University before dropping out 6 credits shy of a degree to start BasicBlock and radically upturn an industry. He splits time between the company’s Lincoln, Nebraska, and Chicago offices. BasicBlock is a freight factoring team with a big mission: Getting Money in Your Pocket Faster.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

This new collaborative service leverages Con-way Truckload’s capabilities in Mexico through its CFI Logistica subsidiary, “where it has 10 offices, an extensive drayage network and 40 years of in-country experience, and Con-way Multimodal’s resources, systems and freight procurement expertise.”