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How Exceptional Companies Grow with Sarah Ahern & Jonathon McKay

The Logistics of Logistics

With over 15 years of expertise, Jonathon leverages customer insights, market trends, and employee engagement to drive success. With a Bachelor’s in Economics, he analyzes economic trends effectively. Sarah is a 40 Under 40 recipient, a certified Innovative Leadership Coach, and an active board member in the Ohio community.

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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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La Nina’s impact on the food supply chain

Resilinc

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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The New Normal: Falling Rates and Improved Efficiency Set New Standards for Shippers

Intelligent Audit

With peak season approaching in a dynamic logistics industry, here is a weekly roundup of news and trends shaping global supply chains. As freight rates continue to fall, shippers will likely continue to leverage blank sailings to balance operational costs against volatile fuel prices.

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Integrating ERP and TMS: Why Your Business Needs Both Systems

GlobalTranz

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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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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A Truth About Global Transportation: It Happens Locally

Talking Logistics

What palletized freight shippers in Ohio are dealing with on a day-to-day basis is very, very different from shippers in Europe who are shipping pan-Europe across all modes (intermodal, short sea, and across borders), and that’s different from shippers who are dealing with freight movements in places like Brazil where you have to worry about freight (..)