Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Wing already handles drone deliveries at Walmart Supercenters in Frisco, Texas, and the Dallas area. Truck transportation jobs continued a slow recovery from the depths of the freight recession and the job losses created when Yellow Corp. This milestone demonstrates the port’s commitment to supporting sustainability in Virginia.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Expanded technology partnership enables shippers to optimize logistics and transportation spend in e2open’s Carrier Marketplace AUSTIN, Texas – Nov. Our SaaS platform anticipates disruptions and opportunities to help companies improve efficiency, reduce waste, and operate sustainably. 15, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, E2open is the largest provider of transportation execution solutions. million daily shipments.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

This effort reinforces our belief that we can simultaneously grow our business in a way that supports our commitment to becoming a more sustainable company,” Swihart stated. Emerging Trends Environment Freight & Transportation News & Info Supply Chain Management green supply chain sustainability sustainable'

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Parade

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Today we’re shining our spotlight light on aifleet, a tech-savvy trucking company and Parade capacity partner based in Austin, Texas. Focusing on the Big Picture(s) A Sustainable Fleet aifleet’s operations are 100% carbon neutral. The proprietary technology they’ve developed for their 50 (and growing!)

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. Missed schedules could keep rates high well into November, when the holiday freight season would ordinarily start to wind down. recently due to flooding in Louisiana and Texas, as well as a hurricane in the Florida panhandle.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 26, 2022

This initiative will enable individual restaurants and grocers to have that much more viability in their own Scope 3 emissions and thus further prioritize sustainable food retail. Dallas; Austin, Texas; San Jose, Calif.; of its own emissions by 2032,” according to Supply Chain Dive. Orlando, Fla.; and San Francisco.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5

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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. Climate Group, a global nonprofit dedicated to driving climate action, announced last week that five multinational companies have committed to bold sustainability initiatives in OECD markets.

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

That makes it slightly less than twice the size of the US state of Texas. While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015.

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

That makes it slightly less than twice the size of the US state of Texas. While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

The Teamsters union has already said it is “putting infrastructure in place to help affected members get the assistance they need to find good union jobs throughout freight and other industries.” has shut down operations and is headed for bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 30, 2020

Now, we’re counting down the remaining 3 important freight shipping issues you need to know as we move into the next decade. In recent years, the freight industry has seen an increase in shipping and the number of trucks on the road. The driver shortage was the top freight shipping industry concern for the third year in a row.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain. Digitize the Supply Chain.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. This type of disaster can be incredibly damaging to a business by limiting its ability to sustain its supply chain. Digitize the Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2022

XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. XPO Logistics plans to split its freight brokerage, European, and intermodal businesses apart from its US trucking operation, which will dismantle the large freight and supply-chain operation it has built over the last decade.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One paper from the University of Texas at Arlington suggests that lenience may yield better results than strictness. This may involve freight partners. Improve sustainability: Reducing the number of returns also lowers the total number of items being shipped, ultimately helping to minimise your carbon footprint.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The new drone, dubbed MK30, will go into service in 2024 and replace the existing MK27-2, the model that will be used to make deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, this year. The new unit has a longer range, can fly in a wider range of temperatures, and has new safety features, Amazon said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

And can I do so profitably and sustainably? According to its Director of Logistics, the company digitized its freight order management system , creating two-way integration with its existing digital transportation management system (TMS). Minute by minute, logistics providers are asking themselves: What do customers want?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 4, 2021

For instance, a fulfillment company in Los Angeles may partner with fulfillment companies in Texas and Illinois in order to win a national account. Sustainability. Ensure customers are successful implementing software. 3PL Central also helps their customers to adopt 3PL fulfillment best practices.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

US port backups are extending into freight rail supply chains. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. Waymo’s self-driving trucks will deliver home goods for Wayfair.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2016

A sustained increase in spot market rates typically leads to an increase in contract rates. In 2015, those large fleets were well positioned to handle a larger portion of the freight. As contract carriers expanded capacity, fewer loads flowed to the spot market and its freight brokers and 3PLs. per mile, or $1.93

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ShipBob

MARCH 30, 2020

Shipments to brick and mortar stores may contain hundreds of items that are sent to one destination on pallets via freight. “With ShipBob, we have access to live inventory management, knowing exactly how many units we have in Texas vs. Chicago vs. Pennsylvania. Size of shipments and order volume.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 30, 2021

Let’s consider the state of Texas for a moment. Commercial trucking in Texas is a huge industry, as these big rigs lug around everything from lawnmowers to sporting equipment. Texas has more commercial truck accident fatalities than any other state, almost every year. How Bad Are Commercial Truck Accidents?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2022

The advantage of hydrogen is that, compared to battery-electric, it has a higher range of around 400 miles, takes significantly less time to refuel and weighs less, allowing us to haul more freight. The downside? Right now, it’s expensive, and we know our customers look to us to keep prices low.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We have seen Texas freeze, which impacted all industries from petrochemicals to semiconductors to car manufacturing. Terence: How important is sustainability in the equation nowadays? The focus for many companies is to have a more sustainable delivery to limit the impact on their carbon footprints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Customers’ favorite items delivered by drone include Great Value Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, rotisserie chicken and Bounty Paper Towels. That’s all for this week.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

“The logistics industry is one of the biggest industries that will profit most from the digital revolution in 2019…” From quicker deliveries to more sustainable ways of transportation, harmonizing big data and automation efforts will ensure exponential growth in the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Finally, as the world embraces more ambitious sustainability goals, logistics providers must minimize their environmental impacts. More Than Ever, Acting Sustainably Makes Good Business Sense. But focusing on more sustainable operations isn’t just the right thing to do. And with good reason.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

As many of you may be aware, freight shipping, international shipping and also aviation are not included in the COP21 agreement. As I mentioned before, freight transport is currently seven percent of freight emissions. Notice the worst possible thing you can do with freight is put it on an airplane.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. University of North Texas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

IKEA test autonomous trucks in Texas. Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said that it has begun a pilot program with IKEA in Texas. Together [with IKEA] we can enhance safety, improve working conditions for drivers, and create a more sustainable freight transportation system.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s border-security crackdown is clogging up commercial crossings, leaving at least 19,000 trucks loaded with $1.9 The inspections were halted a week later after Texas officials said they’d reached security agreements with their Mexican state counterparts across the border. Maersk joins FedEx Corp.,

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