Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Regional Logistics Market Updates. Status: Open.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 30, 2016

As Mike explained: Most companies are trying to get a global view of transportation, but the reality is that transportation happens locally.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

Northeast see less snow and rain than usual as La Niña causes storms to dump more precipitation over the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee River valleys? Will drought persist in California, as La Niña shifts storm tracks northward? Will the U.S. How much will La Niña increase precipitation in Asia?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

These Giant Drones Could Seriously Disrupt the Shipping Industry (NBC News). Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. Meanwhile, Cleveland.com reports that Peloton will roll out platooning on the Ohio Turnpike this year. Automated Truck Firm Raises $60 Million (WSJ – sub.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Premium freight capacity improves. energy costs have dropped. Brand risks due to quality problems are reduced.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As freight rates continue to fall, shippers will likely continue to leverage blank sailings to balance operational costs against volatile fuel prices. Facing difficulty in the trans-Pacific market, industry-leading shipping giant Maersk has announced it’s dropped two trans-pacific services.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

On the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, where the remains of a 200-year-old canal built to connect Cleveland with Cincinnati snake around new warehouse parks, a modern tributary of the global economy widens a little more with each planeload of goods that roars down its runways. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to a 2016 report from Ohio State University , 86 percent of respondents believed their ERP systems did not provide adequate supply chain management. Many systems offer a collaboration portal from which users can update freight charges to accurately reflect any mistakes made during shipment.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions. The company was eventually forced to transport its bikes and equipment by more expensive air freight to avoid congested U.S. The attention of the company’s most senior management, as well as its investors became center stage.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Shipping cost or ability to deliver. They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Understand your demand model.

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EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Shipping cost or ability to deliver. They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Understand your demand model.

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Zipline Logistics

JULY 28, 2020

Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. When working with Menards, it is essential to assess your network and capabilities to ensure that your orders can ship for reasonable costs.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 3, 2015

Cerasis Hosted Executives and Staff of Dayton Freight Lines Inc. a North American third party logistics company with a focus on North American over the road transportation management, announces they have presented long time carrier partner, Dayton Freight Lines Inc. Eagan, MN) – Cerasis, Inc.,

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. ScottsMiracle-Gro is consolidating the warehousing and distribution of its bagged products that are shipped to home center stores.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Amazon now ships to your Audi’s trunk ( USA Today ). February 2015 North American Freight Numbers. Amazon Reveals Just How Huge the Cloud Is for Its Business ( Wired ). Ryder Reports Record First Quarter 2015 Results.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2017

We’re wrapping up 2016 with a recap of eleven logistics technology trends that shaped the year; and will change how goods are produced, shipped and consumed in 2017. Freight Booking Is (Slowly) Going Online. For years, online freight was limited to US domestic trucking. For decades, freight was about bigger ships.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Understanding how your company moves freight and the details of why it does what it does is important. For example, why do shipments have to ship the way they do, and when can they change? He holds degrees in transportation & logistics and marketing from The Ohio State University.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Intel is investing over $20 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio. McKinsey ).

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Not only did they have availability in their FTZ space, but they were within a reasonable distance from Kenda’s Columbus, Ohio warehouse and yet, centralized in case Stotsenburg found new distribution points for the tires. Stage 2: Exit and Ship. “We needed to find a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) warehouse, quickly.”. Evans Logistics Inc.,

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Ohio, Fedex (FDX) has an extensive line of services, including on-board courier and temperature control services. It currently has 243 jets, but leases additional aircraft during peak shipping season ( UPS Press Release ). million tons of cargo were shipped ( Korean Air ). UPS Airlines.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2018

The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018. Now, with modern mapping technology and “mobile data” to share via the cloud with city planners and economic parties, the driverless cars of the future will know when the curbs are theirs for the taking and when they’re reserved for freight shuffling and truck parking.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

Illinois is the only state that has all seven Class I freight railroads. It is the 3rd largest in total freight railroads. With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. The state received an A. Media Type.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 23, 2019

Two shippers of similar size in the same area shipping the same commodities to like destinations might have very different pricing. In 1980 if a Boston company gave Carolina Freight, Roadway, Yellow, ABF, McLean, CF an identical shipment going to Charlotte, the cost was the same, by regulation. The Motor Carrier Act of 1980.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Goal : Freightera was tasked to move 8 heavy, oversize refinery units from Houston, Texas to Toledo, Ohio, USA (over 1250 miles) and 10 flat-bed loads. The post Heavy Haul, Oversize Freight Transportation – Case Studies appeared first on Freightera Blog. Customer : Large US chemical and refinery services company.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

In terms of reshoring, New Balance recently opened a North American manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, and Intel will invest $20 billion in building two new chip factories in Ohio. Brands, like Gap and Lululemon , are using expensive air freight routes to get items faster and circumvent port congestion. Two popular trends?

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Across the country, load-truck ratios are rocketing up in areas that produce and ship Christmas trees, with ratios as high as 500 loads per truck. That was the ratio for flatbeds out of Spokane on Tuesday, with 3,000 load posts and only 6 truck posts. Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states, but the top ten tree-growing states are: Oregon.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

Shippers struggle as ocean freight rates soar. Specifically, the Administration will provide $858 million to support the replacement of locks that keep water levels high enough for large cargo ships to pass through the upper Ohio River, west of Pittsburgh. The White House will allocate $14 billion to US ports and waterways.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

All road and rail freight duties and regulations regarding the entry of road carriers are under the jurisdiction of the International Chamber of Commerce. JBL’s production took place at The Ohio State University. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) (founded in 1887) is the economic regulator of road and rail transportation.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size. Is your supply chain make-to-order, make-to-stock, or both?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 21, 2023

The recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, brought the issue of rail safety to the forefront, and it was not an isolated incident. The increased cost of labor and freight , along with some capacity issues in both areas, continue to create risk exposure. In fact, every year there are over 1,700 train derailments in the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Here are some details from the article: Leasing 20 jets would be a significant expansion of an Amazon trial operation out of Wilmington, Ohio, operated by ATSG on Amazon’s behalf, sources said. Major less-than-truckload motor carriers such as FedEx Freight have long pushed for larger trailer sizes. They are not going to hang about.”.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 17, 2019

FreightCenter is dedicated to helping people get the best shipping rates for their freight hauls. Or, skip the post and get an easy quote today using our freight quote tool. When you work with FreightCenter , you take advantage of our low rates with top shipping carriers. Get a quote within seconds to see for yourself.

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