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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

GlobalTranz

states and parts of northern Mexico. The Louisiana Department of Transportation reported that all state-maintained roadways, except for I-20 and I-49 (sections that remain open), in the seven-parish Northwest region were deemed impassable because of winter weather conditions. Winter weather continues to impact multiple U.S.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. The largest impacts start in the South and move their way up the US latitudinally – think Florida to Georgia to North Carolina, and Texas to California to Washington to Oregon. What is produce season?

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. of east coast and Gulf of Mexico imports in September, according to an article from the Business Information Industry Association. These ports accounted for 18.3% container import shipments and 49.8%

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

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. Mexico trade. 20 Years of Highway Data Shows Roads and Bridges Aren’t Crumbling ( Reason.org ).

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How E-Commerce Is Reinventing the Humble Warehouse

MIT Supply Chain

In one configuration, modeled in Mexico City, trucks are loaded at mini-warehouses strategically located near population centers throughout the city. The trucks transport products to proximate areas, where lighter, more nimble vehicles such as cargo bikes complete the final deliveries.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

New Mexico. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Carolina. Massachusetts. Mississippi. New Hampsire. New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Dakota. Washington. West Virginia.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Transportation could be impacted in Illinois. Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. New Mexico. The governor of New Mexico extended the stay-at-home order through May 15. Vendors need to ensure whether their partners in New Mexico are operational. North Carolina.