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Trucking Through Trouble with TIA & Anne Reinke

The Logistics of Logistics

from Rice University in Houston, and a J.D. Key Takeaways: Trucking Through Trouble The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit association that advocates for the third-party logistics (3PL) industry. Reinke is a Washington, DC native, and graduated from the National Cathedral School.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22-26, 2019)

Talking Logistics

req’d) Amazon adds in-garage delivery to in-home, in-car options (Good Morning America) Kroger’s autonomous delivery cars latest salvo in Houston grocery wars (Houston Chronicle) Walmart to Develop Its Own Supply Chain for Angus Beef (WSJ – sub. req’d) UPS’s $20 Billion Tech Bet Was Scorned by Wall Street.

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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

USEC is the United States East Coast and refers to all the ocean freight ports there, which include New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Virginia, and others. USGC covers all the freight ports found in the Gulf region, with the largest container port being Houston. United States Gulf Coast. The ILA also represents the dockworkers here. .

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area.

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The Southwest Airlines Debacle – What Really Happened

Logistics Viewpoints

A plane starting in Richmond Virginia might fly to Chicago, where most passengers get off. And while Southwest says they are point-to-point, Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago Midway (MDW), Denver (DEN), Houston Hobby (HOU), Nashville (BNA), Oakland (OAK), Phoenix (PHX) and St. Then the plane flies to San Diego.

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Booming Oil Industry Boosts Flatbed Demand

DAT Solutions

Houston is the number 1 market for flatbed loads, and volumes have improved there, even though rates haven’t followed suit yet. North Carolina and Virginia were especially affected by the winter weather this month, and prices fell out of Roanoke. Farther north, outbound flatbed rates in Dallas are up 5% for the month.