Talking Logistics

JULY 10, 2014

Currently, he leads LEGACY’S solutions development team which engineers fully integrated supply chain services to include Value-Added Warehousing, International & Domestic Transportation, Customs Brokerage and Installation/Project Management. The post The Problem with “No Problems” appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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JULY 18, 2014

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. In fact, going forward, they want to pull data from demand planning, the ERP, the plant, and transportation to create real-time supply chain visibility that spans beyond the warehouse. IT is the Enemy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 5, 2025

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Truck Parking Club recently announced it has surpassed 2,000 property member locations nationwide, a doubling of its footprint in six months. The LMI transportation metrics were mostly stale, with movement less than 1 point. Transportation prices rose more for downstream (66.7) points, up 0.6

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2021

Ted is co-founder of Access America, which merged with Coyote Logistics in 2014. He is the co-founder and former CEO of a $500 million logistics startup, Access America, that eventually merged with UPS subsidiary, Coyote Logistics. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast. About Ted Alling. About Dynamo Ventures.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 1, 2016

So, I’ll just point you to my past April 1 posts in case you missed them the first time: 2015: Netflix Developing Original Series About Logistics Called “D is for Drones”. In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week, without commentary. But I won’t let the calendar hold me back.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 30, 2016

Collaboration has always been seen as the stepchild at the logistics dinner table. Collaboration is driving an entire new way in the realm of logistics lending towards the rise of 4PLs. Collaboration is driving an entire new way in the realm of logistics lending towards the rise of 4PLs.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. However, the end of the recession and an increase in demand for transportation services did not restore the motor carrier industry to its former state. Holcomb, Dept.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Matt is the VP of Sustainability and Innovation at Covenant Transport Services , a premium service provider of transportation services with focus on temperature controlled products, regional, and long haul delivery. Covenant Logistics provides transportation and logistics services in the United States.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Are you looking for logistics management books? In this article, we will show you 5 books that'll help you learn logistics faster than any other logistics book. In the United States, the median wage for a Logistics Manager is around $70,000 annually. Best Logistics Book for Beginners: 1. Our Rating: 5/5 2.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Gaining end-to-end visibility across your transportation processes delivers: $32.00 in Labor Savings Per Shipment: Automated booking improves productivity and quality of logistics team’s activities. in Freight Cost Savings Per Shipment: Logistics Sourcing activities improve negotiated rates.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Many of the children today will be the leaders of tomorrow and thankfully their access to logistics and transportation (L&T) education is abundant. Lucky for me the University of Tennessee provided me just that – so I had the ability to study at what is still a top L&T program. Collective Solutions! Waste Elimination!

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Oracle SCM

MAY 25, 2016

I was an Air Force brat growing up and when we traveled to our family’s home on holidays to Knoxville Tennessee I was always amazed by all the big rigs on the road. According to their website, Nikola owns the rights to its own natural gas wells along with the Nikola One fleet that transports the natural gas from the wells to the stations.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport. Requiring suppliers to contract only sub-suppliers who follow certain standards could be a good start.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This interview is with Lorrie Watts, Director of Logistics at Red Stag Fulfillment. Here is our interview with one of our great colleagues at Red Stag Fulfillment, Lorrie Watts , Director of Logistics. The post Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Lorrie Watts, Director Logistics at Red Stag!

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Will there be a future for driverless trucks in logistics? Those are two of the most common questions I hear about driverless trucks, or to use the term preferred by the Department of Transportation, autonomous vehicles, which includes both cars and trucks. What impact will driverless trucks have on transportation management systems?

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Spencer Tenney and Joe Lynch discuss transportation M&A. Spencer is President & CEO of Tenney Group, trusted M&A advisors to transportation industry. Spencer and his wife, Lauren, reside outside of Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee and have been married for 13 years. He also owned a music publishing company.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2018

But what if instead of a Request for Proposal , the RFP became a Request for Partnership , as my friend Kate Vitasek from the University of Tennessee suggested several years ago ? Those are some of the questions I addressed with Josh Hunt, Development Manager at BluJay Solutions , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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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. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Logistics expert Adrian Gonzalez reports, “The disconnect Kevin highlights between the large investments companies have made in supply chain technology and the seemingly lack of improvement in outcomes is due, in part, to the disconnect between the Physical Supply Chain and the Digital Supply Chain.”[4] Talking Logistics, 22 August 2022. [3]

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. to make two emerging technologies part of its transportation operations: battery-electric and autonomous vehicles. In Tennessee, some of the EVs are also humanless Pods that use Einride’s artificial intelligence technology to haul goods. The Einride Pods are monitored remotely.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Reshoring helps minimize exposure to such risks by reducing dependence on overseas suppliers and long-distance transportation. For instance, General Motors reshored production of small gasoline engines and the Cadillac SRX model from Mexico to Tennessee. The Challenges of Reshoring: A Supply Chain Perspective 1.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 5, 2020

According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk. Choose an insurance intermediary with experience or specific training in international logistics and transportation insurance.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I attend and speak at many supply chain and logistics conferences throughout the year, but among my favorites are those that bring a relatively small group of executives together to discuss timely and important industry topics. The other session leaders were: Brian Devine, SVP at ProLogistix , on trends in logistics labor market.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2022

In 2010, he transitioned to a career in sales, cutting his teeth in door-to-door office supply sales for 15 months before accepting an opportunity with a leading technology and data provider in the transportation industry. Ryan Rogers is the Founder and CEO of logistics tech startup TextLocate. About Ryan Rogers.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 2, 2025

The owned properties include a 68-door terminal in Knoxville, Tennessee, valued at $2.6 The last sale motion to the court included some transportation and logistics companies, including Saia ( NASDAQ: SAIA ), but also other non-LTL entities. s estate is seeking to sell four terminals valued at $6.8

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Freight Waves

JUNE 26, 2025

In April, the integrated parcel and logistics giant completed the optimization of its parcel operation in Canada. In June, Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx blended the operation of 30 stations across 11 local markets and will optimize another 33 stations across nine markets by the end of the month, Subramaniam said. FedEx Corp.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

Welcome back to the Friday news roundup, where we are excited to bring you all the logistics news you’ve been craving. Ground transportation’s consolidation process also generates fewer carbon emissions and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than shipping individual items back to retailers. I’ll cheers to that.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis is the Senior VP of LTL at FreightPlus , a managed transportation provider. About Curtis Garrett Curtis Garrett is the Senior VP of LTL at FreightPlus, a managed transportation provider. began its family business as a negotiation consultancy in response to the deregulation of the transportation industry.

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ShipBob

JUNE 2, 2021

What makes it all possible is on-demand logistics — getting products delivered to customers when they need them. Since more shoppers now expect same-day shipping and delivery, online retailers are willing to invest in the logistics operations needed to fulfill these expectations. What is on-demand logistics?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 29 – August 4) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Elementum

MAY 15, 2018

A recent study by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, revealed that 90 percent of CEOs believe they should be doing more to attract supply chain talent. But in the last 5-10 years, we’ve seen a sea change in the way people view procurement, transportation, and supply chain management.

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BlueYonder

JULY 5, 2023

WISE is a student organization with the primary purpose of promoting the field of supply chain management/logistics. I attended the University of Tennessee and at that time it had a well-known logistics and transportation program, so that’s what I decided to pursue for my master’s. That was act one of my career.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

” The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was particularly impactful for the transportation industry. Hurricane Helene destroyed key infrastructure in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, cutting off interstate access along I-40 for months. The post NOAA releases 2025 hurricane forecast appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

“The markets with the largest gains this week in OTVI.USA were Laredo, Texas (12.07%) Memphis, Tennessee (5.37%) and Cleveland (5.08%). If we stopped bringing in cargo right now, we’d have a month’s worth of work ahead of us,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka told Transport Topics.

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