Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update. Dubai and HERE Technologies to develop data infrastructure for driverless transportation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , the tech provider has been awarded contracts to a number of U.S. location, facilitating delivery of lithium inputs and shipment of battery-grade lithium products over multiple transportation routes.

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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. In the industry that’s always moving, here are the 11 headlines you need to know. 19 and Dec.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Canadian and U.S. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Other battery manufacturers that have elected to invest in U.S. location. is critical to help meet demand.”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Descartes Integrates Transportation Messaging and Customs Filing with SAP®. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. JDA and SATO Partner to Deliver the Future of Warehouse Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a reported effort to cut additional costs and increase needed cash flows, the provider announced intentions to cut upwards of 800 jobs within its North America support teams and eliminate its company operated warehouses. based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

This funding is reportedly contingent on preconditions which include a delayed filing of its 2023 annual report with regulators and continued negotiations with an established auto maker on a joint manufacturing agreement related to North America based production. Paid subscription ).

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

Engineering & Manufacturing (E&M) companies are advancing their business models to focus more on providing services and capability to their customers, a practice known as “servitization.” Service type activities already make up from one-third to more than one-half of manufacturing employment in some industries. Description.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

The “reshoring” of manufacturing operations from China and elsewhere to the United States continues to make headlines. And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania. Do you agree?

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Freightera

MARCH 1, 2022

Freightera CEO wins award for elegant marketplace solution for businesses, reducing shipping cost and CO2 emissions from freight transportation. The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company, leading the national discussion and causing policy change through brave and independent journalism since 1844.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

CX North America Releases Freight Vision Mobile App. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal : Transfix has raised a total of $78.5 I haven’t been briefed by Transfix, but based on the comment above, it seems like the company is quickly evolving into a managed transportation services provider.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 3, 2020

This includes food and beverage suppliers, packers, and manufacturers. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, this $213 billion segment has experienced significant declines in production and assembly line output, as thousands of workers have been sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. EU Energy Chief Sees Hurdles to Carbon Overhaul ( Wall Street Journal ).

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. An added challenge has been the ramp-up of new manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin Germany. Volkswagen. Rivian Automotive.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 26, 2022

Thus far, over $13 billion has been raised from an initial public offering, with corporate strategy aiming to focus on acquiring adequate manufacturing capacity and demonstrating capability and actual delivery of designed vehicles to the market in order to garner a mover advantage among EV market competitors.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Here’s an example: Every year, a huge volume of finished goods are shipped from Asia to North America. Here are a few of the big-picture facts of the crisis: According to the Wall Street Journal , around 60% of global container shipments in March were delayed. And, in many cases, how fragile.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 4, 2023

In its reporting of Tesla ’s operating performance, The Wall Street Journal provided the context that this auto maker indicated in October that it would likely come up short of its delivery target for the year, but the actual delivery performance fell short of a revised FactSet forecast of 1.34 million vehicles in 2022. million vehicles.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2013

Ryder Relaunches Dedicated Transportation Solution. Roadnet Technologies Unveils Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.60 Berkshire’s BNSF Railway to Test Switch to Natural Gas ( Wall Street Journal ). America’s truckmakers run into soft patch ( Financial Times ). New Vehicle Routing Software Version.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Consultancy UK).

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Freightera

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Freightera has also been recognized as the 3rd fastest-growing company in British Columbia , and among the top 5 automated freight brokerage solutions in North America. Starting in North America, Freightera is automating freight transportation and increasing operating margins for carriers and businesses shipping freight.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Like the chicken shortage and other issues surrounding the supply chain crisis , infant formula shortages originated with COVID-19 disrupting the supply chain , triggering the lack of labor , transportation, and raw materials. This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company, leading the national discussion and causing policy change through brave and independent journalism since 1844. Starting in North America, Freightera is automating freight transportation, making shipping easy, accessible, and green. About Freightera.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

A couple of articles in the Wall Street Journal this week highlight the challenges shippers are facing as trucking capacity continues to tighten and customer expectations continue to get more demanding. “A a cloud-based provider of back-office transportation management solutions for freight brokers and transportation providers, for $32.4

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Penske Logistics Reaches Agreement to Acquire Transfreight North America. This week it was Penske Logistics announcing that it is acquiring Transfreight North America from Mitsui & Co., All seek to extend their manufacturing line back to their suppliers.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2015

Freight transportation is a leading economic indicator, and the latest reports support the trends we see in our industry: factory production is down, new oil and gas drilling is stalled, coal and steel are declining. Services don't generate as much freight as manufacturing, but they contribute to employment, which seems to be recovering.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal , “ Mr. Graves said bringing together Alkem and Livent would create a company with greater scale, a larger product range and wider geographic footprint to meet the growth in lithium demand.”

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

As reported by the Wall Street Journal : On-demand rentable trailers could cut the time carriers spend at a shipping site by 25%, said Ties Soeters, Anheuser-Busch’s vice president of logistics procurement in North America. Anheuser-Busch is one of Uber’s first customers.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

And with that, let’s move on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: ELD mandate upheld in court, compliance date remains December 2017 (Commercial Carrier Journal). What are Amazon Lockers and why are Irving Mall, 7-Eleven and QuikTrip willing to add them? Dallas Morning News).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate. This week, we published our new Shaman’s Journal. Horizontal Processes.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

According to a study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, the best way to get it out of your head is to…[answer at the end of the post]. That last point gets to the heart of this solution’s value proposition: getting more timely and accurate visibility to transportation activities. Well, I was right.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Former Hyperloop One Executives Launch New Rival In Race To Design Hyperloop High-Speed Transportation Systems. CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers. December 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Introducing mySourcemap Lite: Enterprise-Grade Supply Chain Mapping for SME’s.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

… The Industrial Revolution, with the invention of the steam engine, started manufacturing production, machines, and factories which, combined, ushered the society into the modern era. Those became the main means of transportation.” economy off of fossil fuels ,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5 March 2018. [6]

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

CX North America Information Services Inc. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. This week the company generated buzz when the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon “has begun handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S. companies that move manufacturing operations overseas?

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