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Winter Weather Alert: First Nor’easter of 2021

GlobalTranz

FreightWaves anticipates the heavy snowfall and strong winds will delay freight flows in the northeast throughout the week, impacting key freight markets like Harrisburg, PA, Allentown, PA, and Elizabeth, NJ. Source: CNN. Carriers and shippers should prepare for potential road closures on significant interstates, including: I-95.

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Building a Resilient Port Strategy with Brian Kempisty & Lauren Beagen

The Logistics of Logistics

Beagen received a Bachelor’s degree in International Political Science and International Studies from Hope College, a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island, and a Juris Doctorate from Roger Williams University School of Law.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And Rhode Island said last week that it plans to move forward with its own rules. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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Consumer Packaged Goods Network Optimization: The Key to Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

In addition, a considerable portion of freight transportation expenses continues to soar as diesel fuel costs surge by 20% year over year. Suppose a CPG brand decides to shift its manufacturing capacity from Rhode Island to a higher-cost, yet more-sustainable, alternative in Colorado.

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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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Controversial Rhode Island Truck-Only Tolls Raise Infrastructure Funds

Freight Center

The Ocean State has taken steps to address the problem — one that has punched a $450 million hole in the state budget — but their solution doesn’t sit well with the freight-trucking industry. Rhode Island plans to construct a dozen gantries that will assess tolls on large trucks only, Classes 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

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First Week at FreightPlus

Freight Plus

I am a rising junior at Bryant University in Rhode Island, majoring in Global Supply Chain Management. Meet the FreightPlus Marketing Intern for the Summer of 2021. Who I Am . I am a part of the Women’s Soccer team and the Honors Program at Bryant.