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For Many, the Annual Freight Bid Season is Not “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Logistics Viewpoints

Rather than implementing bid events annually “because that is how we always did it in the past,” savvy shippers are scheduling bid events that meet their cyclical and business needs. This transparency allows shippers to focus on bids most likely to meet their requirements for service and price.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

In yet another impressive comeback, the New England Patriots topped the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC title game to move on to their 10th Super Bowl, and 8th in the Belichick – Brady era. They will meet the Philadelphia Eagles, who crushed the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 in the NFC title game, a week from Sunday in Minneapolis, MN.

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The Logistics of Customer Experience with Scott Perry

The Logistics of Logistics

From humble beginnings in 1919 as a moving company in Jacksonville, Florida, The company has grown into a $600-million global transportation, relocation management and logistics company, serving 180 countries with 2,000 employees around the globe. At Suddath, they have developed a culture that truly values employees.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

We are taking aggressive steps to meet a new set of challenges for the new year,” said Mario Cordero, executive director of the Southern California port, in a news release. “I In its January survey of grocery executives and consumers, Grocery Doppio, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based January imports dropped 32.3 percent to 105,623 TEUs.

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Baseball and Logistics: The Top Four “Rules of the Diamond”

Talking Logistics

By the same token, if your customer expects delivery within a certain time frame and the provider you have chosen cannot meet that schedule, you need to address the issue quickly. Any one of these elements can be data intensive and time-consuming due to the requirements that drivers and equipment must meet at all times.

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Tale as Old as Time: Logistics Innovation Vs. Tried-and-True Strategy

Intelligent Audit

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, major logistics providers struggle to find the extra help they need to meet seasonal demands. Amazon recently announced its plans to hire 150,000 additional workers to meet seasonal demand. . As Amazon continues to grow – their Prime Day sales event in July did a staggering $7.77

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My Summer at BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

In the fall of 2021, I took the chance to attend a networking/Q&A event hosted by my school, Jacksonville State University, and meet new peers in the business program and local business leaders. As it would happen, one of those business leaders was BR’s own, Kenton Sprayberry , Director of Operations and Carrier Sales.