Freight Waves

JUNE 15, 2025

Officials for INRIX , a global provider of transportation data and analytics, said they are seeing positive trends for supply chain and vehicle movements between Mexico and the U.S. Kirkland, Washington-based INRIX was founded in 2004. Port Laredo, Texas, was the No. 3-ranked U.S. 1 gateway for trade. Trade in the month totaled $28.3

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight. Central Freight Holiday Shipping Rates.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Understanding Uber Freight with Raj Subbiah. Raj Subbiah and Joe Lynch discuss understanding Uber Freight. Raj is Head of Product for Uber Freight , a logistics platform built on the power of Uber with the goal to reshape global logistics and deliver reliability, flexibility and transparency for shippers and carriers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Rob Painter is President and CEO of Trimble , a global technology company that provides hardware, software, and services to improve efficiency and productivity in industries like construction, agriculture, and transportation. Platform Science is creating the future of transportation technology. He served tours in Washington D.C.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., The new parcel stations will allow Walmart’s private fleet to transport even more online orders. million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

The man visited Brothers Liquors on Old Fort Road in Fort Washington and bought 15 identical tickets for the same Pick 5 drawing and ended up hitting the jackpot, winning $50,000 per ticket. The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. 11 release.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight. UPS Freight is the fourth largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $2.4B UPS Freight has 6.9% UPS Freight is based in Richmond, Virginia. UPS Freight is a business segment of United Parcel Service, Inc. LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight Services.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. International air freight and express freight shipments are not the same thing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. In that spirit, a number of freight- and supply chain-focused companies and at least two federal agencies used the annual observance of Earth Day to publicize what they are doing or plan to do to help the environment, promote sustainability and reduce emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

BluJay Solutions is an integrated SaaS platform with solutions for shippers, LSPs, and Freight Forwarders, which includes transportation management, transportation execution, managed transportation services, and global trade management. The deal is valued at about $1.7 billion, a price that E2open will pay with 72.4

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

As few as 44 percent of retailers offer free returns shipping, notes the Washington Post, but the day with the highest returns rates arrived in mid-December. million returns, reports the Washington Post. Freight data use. Freight claims management practices. UPS processed more than 1.5 Consolidation of logistics’ trends.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2022

He writes a regular JOC column, speaks regularly at industry events and has been quoted in or written for mainstream business media including the The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and The Washington Post, CBS News, NPR, The Financial Times, The New York Times and others. He has degrees from the University of Maine and Fordham University.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 5, 2015

Transportation professionals should be trained to “find the money.” That is, when conducting a strategic assessment or solution design within a transportation operation, transportation professionals should look for ways to create cost reductions while improving (or without negatively impacting) service levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Top Five Transportation Trends ; Chris Cunnane. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 31, 2023

He writes a regular JOC column, speaks regularly at industry events and has been quoted in or written for mainstream business media including the The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and The Washington Post, CBS News, NPR, The Financial Times, The New York Times and others. He has degrees from the University of Maine and Fordham University.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2015

These influences are changing shipper and LSP transportation requirements in real time, which creates a need for designing the right solution to address those challenges. Designing a solution to better manage transportation involves a 3-step approach: Evaluate and understand the current state. Design the future state.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 19, 2017

Uber Freight launches to connect truck drivers with available shipments (TechCrunch). The Weather Company, an IBM Business, Introduces New Solutions Designed to Help Freight and Logistic Companies Improve Operational Efficiency. Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation launch solution to digitize maritime shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

The responsibility for container safety is shared across the supply chain, with solutions for safer container transport including proper packing, stowage, and securing of containers, and reporting of correct weight. They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 11, 2014

Amazon wants an exemption from the FAA’s drone restrictions (Washington Post). May 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index June 2014. billion to the Highway Trust Fund by relying on financing mechanisms unrelated to transportation spending.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Headquartered in Sammamish, Washington , PackageRoute’ s mission is to simplify and optimize the daily operations of final-mile carriers. In the March 28 th edition of this column , we highlighted Descartes’s $115 million acquisition of 3GTMS (3G), a provider of transportation management systems (TMS) technology.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 23, 2025

This July, industry leaders and innovators will convene at the Supply Chain AI Symposium in Washington, DC, at the iconic International Spy Museum to celebrate those at the forefront of this technological revolution. To honor these transformative innovations, FreightWaves is excited to announce the AI Excellence in Supply Chain Award.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx Corporation FedEx , previously known as Federal Express, is an American multinational freight company founded in 1971 as a system for urgent deliveries. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Revenue: €17 billion/ $19.42

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Editor's Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight. Central Freight Holiday Shipping Rates.

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QAD

APRIL 14, 2020

Singapore is about three and a half times the size of Washington D.C. Singapore’s transportation and communication infrastructure are both strong, making Singapore one of the easiest countries in the world to deal with when it comes to moving goods. Singapore’s landmass is only 719 sq. in the United States. Manufacturing in Singapore.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 21, 2013

I spent the day in Washington DC listening to a variety of really intelligent people talk about transportation planning models. A very interesting presentation was made by the Jennifer Murray on freight planning in Wisconsin.

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Elementum

MAY 22, 2015

Washington Post. In the past, China has happily relied on trucks and ships to transport freight; however, the burgeoning amount of freight being moved across the country has risen dramatically in recent years. As efficiency at customs increases, expect transport times to decrease. Slow Train to Europe.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 21, 2022

Of all the details shippers and businesses have to manage and track, transportation costs and freight audits can be the most overlooked and impactful. Optimizing freight transport and hauling services with freight contracts can be done by taking the following steps to ensure accuracy in auditing and management. ?Unify

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Anne Reinke and Joe Lynch discuss the state of freight. Anne is the President & CEO of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) , the trusted voice for third-party logistics companies of all sizes. Before joining CSX, she worked at the Association of American Railroads and High-Speed Ground Transportation Association.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2015

MercuryGate Offers Leading TMS Solution to Freight Forwarders. APICS Announces New Certification Program Designed for Logistics, Transportation and Distribution Professionals. Con-way Freight Announces Fall 2015 General Rate Increase. Washington Post). New ATA Report Shows Growing Shortage of Qualified Truck Drivers.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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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. The largest impacts start in the South and move their way up the US latitudinally – think Florida to Georgia to North Carolina, and Texas to California to Washington to Oregon. What is produce season?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2015

November 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report for December 2014. This past Tuesday, I gave a lecture at MIT on transportation management systems (co-presented with MercuryGate , which gave the students an optimization problem to solve and a demo of its TMS).

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Intermodal Transportation Landscape In a 2017 American Shipper Report on global sourcing, 58% of shippers indicated that their biggest concern today is rising intermodal transportation costs. These numbers signal a robust year for the transportation sector and the economy in general. percent increase in volume and a 17.3

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

And last month, we witnessed the havoc that winter storm Jonas unleashed along the east coast , dumping more than two feet of snow in Washington, DC, New York City, and other major cities, leading to thousands of flight cancellations and gridlock on the roads. That was the central question Matt Castle, Director of Air Freight Services at C.H.

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Freight Waves

JULY 2, 2025

FreightWaves is excited to announce its upcoming Supply Chain AI Symposium , set to take place at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2025. This landmark event promises to be a confluence of industry leaders, innovators, and AI enthusiasts who are spearheading transformations within the freight industry.

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JANUARY 15, 2016

Amazon could be moving into the $350B ocean freight market (USA Today). November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Federal Maritime Commission to become a licensed ocean freight forwarder. XPO Logistics Trucking Subsidiaries Sued Over Driver Classification (WSJ – sub.

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