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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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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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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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

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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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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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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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 24, 2023

Faced with economic uncertainties, transportation industry leaders are focused on building supply chain resiliency. No matter which way you look at it, 2023 is off to a challenging start for much of the transportation industry. Teamster Leadership Meets in Washington Ahead of UPS Negotiations On Jan.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

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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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

AUGUST 8, 2022

Consistently shaving off any delivery time gives UPS better freight cost management they can pass on to their customers. For decades, transportation and logistics have been operating off of old technologies until the e-commerce boom and pandemic revealed the need for an industry-wide change.

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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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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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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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 2, 2019

While this threat is not new, it certainly feels different this time around, and specifically raises questions for those involved in regular cross border freight movements. While we may not know if and how policy may change and impact freight for a few days or weeks, we can scenario plan for a reasonable number of outcomes.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 6, 2022

A corporate spokesperson indicated to the Washington Post that the restructuring will include added investments in E-commerce , technology, supply chain, and advertising sales. . In September, the company initiated an effort to hire an additional 20,000 workers across more than 250 distribution, fulfillment, and transportation facilities.

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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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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Beyond ships, the transportation industry contains many other forms of transportation that contribute to carbon emissions. Note that these numbers include more than shipping and logistics; it encompasses the entire transportation sector. Broken down, most of the 2020 transportation sector emissions in the U.S.

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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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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

In 2018 shippers are paying more for freight that takes longer to move. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. The Washington Post. At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. The Washington Post.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2023

Shawn is Co-Founder & CTO at Denim , a payments automation and financing platform for freight and logistics. About Shawn Vo Shawn Vo is chief technology officer and co-founder of Denim , a payments automation and financing platform for freight and logistics. Denim is the all-in-one financial platform for freight brokers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

waters in recent years Ocean freight rates expected to jump after Iran seizes containership Walmart Canada is launching a national pilot program for customers to recycle their reusable shopping bags. Some of the robots zip around the hulking facility transporting pallets of merchandise fresh off delivery trucks.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2023

Shawn is Co-Founder & CTO at Denim , a payments automation and financing platform for freight and logistics. About Shawn Vo Shawn Vo is chief technology officer and co-founder of Denim , a payments automation and financing platform for freight and logistics. Denim is the all-in-one financial platform for freight brokers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions. The company was eventually forced to transport its bikes and equipment by more expensive air freight to avoid congested U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

This collaboration helps carriers plan capacity needs, temporary seasonal labor requirements, third-party transportation purchases, and more down to the zip code level. The offering allows the merged company to reach 74% of the US population across 30 states and Washington DC, according to a blog post announcing the launch.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The company was founded in Australia in 2014 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia; Seattle, Washington; and Toronto, Canada. solution combines aggregated market data and customer data with advanced machine learning techniques to deliver short-term predictive freight market pricing specific to a company’s individual buy and sell behavior.

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TMC

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

In January, I attended the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Three themes seem to be emerging around AV in freight transportation: Tension between state and federal regulators. with Jason Craig, C.H. Robinson’s director of government affairs. Now, it is real and current.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Given that the study was funded by an Atlanta-based group, the results are hardly authoritative (for instance, a number of major cities, such as Boston, Charlotte, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, are not included in the study), but they do offer an interesting view on the supply chain capabilities of seven major regions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Ryan Collier is a Principal Designer at Convoy focused on understanding the problem space and designing solutions to meet the needs of transportation professionals. Ryan earned a Master of Science in Human-Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington. Convoy is the nation’s most efficient digital freight network.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. Yellow Transportation was founded in 1924 by A.J. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight Equipment & People.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

The need for the price increases were attributed to exploding supply chain component and transportation costs. Last week Supply Chain Matters alerted readers to a potentially major cyberattack incident involving a top tier third-party logistics services and global freight forwarding services provider.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2021

Adequate coverage isn’t found until getting to sweet potatoes in Louisiana, apples and pears in Yakima Valley and Wenatchee District Washington. The availability of seasonal workers and a labor shortage in general due to the pandemic, as well as its effects of personal transportation and ability to get to the field, remains.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Podcast Summary: Today’s guest is Peter Stefanovich, co-founder of Left Lane Associates , a business brokerage specializing in the transportation and logistics business. Peter started in the transportation/logistics world in 2008 while working in Chicago for an international retail construction company. Download the audio file.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

If we could eavesdrop on the freight industry’s water cooler conversations, chances are that we’d hear a lot about traffic congestion. A hypothetical shipper has an annual freight spend of $10 million (see below). To some extent, this is a function of the way freight management has evolved over recent years. Still unconvinced?

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 14, 2022

The driving force of the Great Resignation within the supply chain network is the demand from drivers and other workers for better pay, shortened freight payment processes , and improved work conditions. The Great Resignation and Shifting Focus on Supply Chain Personnel and Staff Burnout in Logistics. Corrected Communication.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Southeast Logistics.

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