Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

According to the press release: Transplace leverages the CombineNet ASAP® advanced e-sourcing technology as part of its expert solutions, helping customers develop and optimize their carrier strategy for procurement events involving truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal needs.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx set out to become a global logistics player as a full-service freight operator.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

The chain has also purchased most of its paper-based packaging with fiber from responsibly managed forests and recycled sources. The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 1, 2020

Despite past lessons from 2003’s SARS outbreak and 2011’s Fukushima tsunami about the hidden weaknesses in their supply chains, companies are challenged to manage logistics concerns stemming from sourcing strategies and risk management. This can help further diversify the value chain. Lesson two: Apply risk management principles in advance.

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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. And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Andrew Cox and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightTech 25, which is a list of 25 freight technology companies that have been recognized by FreightWaves as the most innovative. Andrew is also responsible for managing the FreightTech 25 nomination and selection process and is a co-host of the freight finance podcast, Great Quarter, Guys.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

At Red Stag, for example, we can add inserts and personalized marketing materials to your customers orders, or help you source uniquely branded boxes and even tissue paper with your company’s logo. Your 3PL warehouse can do a lot more than store inventory, pick and pack, and ship orders.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] 36:58] Is Tennessee a business-friendly state? People call it the Bloomberg of freight. 47:10] Let’s say I’m a little trucking company or freight broker.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

Manufacturing provides a significant source of demand for goods and services in other sectors of the economy, and these sales to other industries are not captured in measures of manufacturing sector GDP but are counted in the broader measure of its gross output. US Manufacturing Interactive Footprint Map. trillion in GDP (12.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 12, 2024

Thus far in 2024, a majority of auto workers within Volkswagen’s Tennessee production facility have voted to be represented by the UAW in labor negotiations. Leading up to contract negotiations, businesses and their logistics and transportation management teams began re-routing freight to alternative ports including U.S.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

The last 32 monthly reports from USMTO, show that the Midwest (NCE and NCW) buys, on average, 44% of the nation’s manufacturing technology equipment with 26% from NCE’s five states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Sources: The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) [link].

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies: sources (Reuters). Just when you though the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate was a settled matter, legislators in South Dakota, Missouri, Tennessee and Idaho are still fighting the battle. Increased Demand for Real-Time Freight Visibility.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 21, 2025

He was a mentor to many and a source of inspiration to all. Two years later he relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, because of its central location and lack of severe weather conditions, which helped maintain schedule reliability for the airline. “Fred was more than just the pioneer of an industry and the founder of our great company.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

The monthly report from Cass and partner Tim Denoyer of ACT Research is based on data from the billions of dollars of freight bills that Cass pays for its shipper clients. in 2024, and so far is trending toward another decline in 2025, Cass says, as carriers navigate the lousy freight environment. Supply Chain Digest Says.

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EFT

JUNE 16, 2025

Exclusive: Hyundai Motor has a rare earths stockpile that can last about a year, source says Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) facilities in Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee as it moves to boost production of gas-powered vehicles amid slowing electric vehicle demand. Explainer: What's behind the surge in Japan's rice prices?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Click here to send us your comments That according to a recent blog post by the maritime analysts at Drewry, which noted that “More than five years have passed since the huge shipping disruptions, damaging port congestion, and cost spikes of the Covid period, but one feature has remained: freight rate volatility.”

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Work with support sources that can significantly contribute to the planning, training and implementation processes at a systems level. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Be certain that both hardware and software issues can be addressed.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

"Other" costs - always somewhat vague, and mostly involving certain IT expenses and some services such as freight forwarding, were up 2.8%, though this bucket is by far the smallest of the three main categories at just 7.0% of the total cost logistics number (versus 7.2% of total transport costs and 38.5%

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? By far the best model I have come across to achieve this is the Vested Outsourcing model developed by researchers from the University of Tennessee. I dunno if I'm seeing this right?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? By far the best model I have come across to achieve this is the Vested Outsourcing model developed by researchers from the University of Tennessee. I dunno if I'm seeing this right?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? By far the best model I have come across to achieve this is the Vested Outsourcing model developed by researchers from the University of Tennessee. I dunno if I'm seeing this right?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Any F eedback on our Supply Chain Graphic of the Week? I dunno if I'm seeing this right?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

He founded a new freight company called “Federal Express,” to denote his national ambitions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? FedEx said Smith “would often joke that he received his ‘business degree’ from the USMC.”

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