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Level Up: Freight-Tech for SMB Freight Brokers with Andy Tomka

The Logistics of Logistics

Andy is a graduate of Iowa State University’s Supply Chain Management program. Focus on domestic truckload shipping: MVMNT’s core business centers around managing domestic truckload shipments within the United States. He got his start during college dispatching trucks for Hills Brothers Trucking in Omaha, NE.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 25 – October 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Costco is renting 3 container ships and ‘several thousand containers’ Amazon ends free Prime delivery for Whole Foods deliveries. Even with a labor shortage, large retailers are gearing up for the holiday season by bringing in hundreds of thousands of employees ahead of the shopping and shipping surge.

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7 Ways to Reduce Carrier Detention Fees and How Digital Yard Management Can Help

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Robinson and Iowa State University, favored shippers are receiving better pricing and service. Using shipment data and econometric modeling, Iowa State University’s researchers quantitatively measured the effects of these characteristics on transportation costs. Pre-stage freight on shipping dock. 7 Steps to Take Now.

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Top Findings: What Makes a Favored Shipper?

Talking Logistics

Researchers at Iowa State University analyzed data provided by C.H. A two hour average dwell time at the origin increases the freight rate for every load shipped from that origin by an average of $9.83 (in addition to any detention charges). Robinson and TMC, a division of C.H. This rate continues to increase with dwell time.

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Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle

The Logistics of Logistics

Marty earned a Bachelor degree in Transportation and Logistics from the College of Business at Iowa State University. Prior to joining Ruan, Marty gained valuable experience working at other carriers and at large shippers. About Ruan Transportation.

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Quarter-End Freight Surges Impact Transportation Rates

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Our research with Iowa State University and MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics have identified the impact of the last 4-days of a quarter to route guide performance, paving the way for applying strategies to mitigate the risk of cost over runs. Using data provided by C.H. Robinson contact or visit [link]. Before earning his Ph.D.,

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