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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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The company is boasting its quickest delivery time yet, saying that packages are being prepared for dispatch within 11 minutes of an order placement at same-day facilities. This allows faster delivery, as delivery stations go from handling 60,000 packages a day to over 110,000 during the holiday season. billion packages in the U.S.,

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Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise

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Recently, I was at my local grocery store for my weekly shopping trip and found myself in the packaged salads section. While this is easy for packaged/processed items with Best by Dates, it is not as easy for bulk, loose, or field packaged products. Am I alone in this habit or thinking? or squeezing an Avocado.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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Coke announces industry-leading target for reusable packaging. Design: make all primary consumer packaging recyclable by 2025 and use 50 percent recycled material in our packaging by 2030. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates. Bridge linking US and Canada reopens after police remove last protesters.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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Once a customer places an order, the item is fulfilled from the store, packaged, loaded into the drone and delivered right to their yard using a cable that gently lowers the package. The US Department of Transportation reported that transborder freight between the U.S. billion, up 23.8% compared to March 2021. Trucks moved $85.5

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Alibaba Expands U.S. Online Shipment Program

Supply Chain Matters

package delivery services capability. Reportedly, this five day delivery logistics support has also expanded to countries such as France, Germany, Mexico, Portugal , and Saudi Arabia under the capabilities of Cainiao , Alibaba’s logistics fulfillment arm. online shipment delivery services. Customers who place orders within the U.S.

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Stord Honored by Veritiv as 2022 Truckload Carrier of the Year

Stord

The award evaluates transportation providers across several categories including on-time pickup and delivery, compliance, and accuracy. About Veritiv Veritiv Corporation (NYSE: VRTV), headquartered in Atlanta and a Fortune 500® company, is a full-service provider of packaging, JanSan and hygiene products, services and solutions.

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Today’s Freight Transportation Market: Answers to 9 Common Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Robinson experts provided in-depth analysis of current supply and demand trends, our updated forecast, and the impact of global import volumes on North American freight transportation. Updating and professionalizing benefits packages. How are carriers and border drayage transfer companies in Mexico prioritizing their crossings?

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