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How a 3PL Empowers Shippers With LTL Transportation Stability

GlobalTranz

No carrier or mode has been excluded from the increased demand of e-commerce and a customer base that’s anxious for a return to normalcy, including the LTL transportation sector. Limited available real estate has further led to challenges as construction came to a halt in the past year. State of the LTL Market. GlobalTranz?today.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation. Focusing on the?

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June 2023 US Logistics Managers Index Drops to a Revised Low

Supply Chain Matters

Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation. Transportation utilization reportedly dipped a hefty 9.5 Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9 percentage points to an all-time low value of 27.9,

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Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond

BlueYonder

Coming out of Y2K, more logistics operations focused on improving labor management, transportation management and green initiatives such as advancements in lighting technology, safety features with automated dock ramps with trailer locks and more. Investments in Transportation solutions is imperative.

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What Supply Chain Management Should Anticipate in 2024

Supply Chain Matters

There remains questions related to China ’s economy in both consumer spending and a rather challenged and fragile real-estate sector. The global wide transportation and logistics industry output contraction of 2023 taking an added economic toll on services providers and on certain service levels.

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Manufacturing Plant Site Selection: Where to Locate Your Manufacturing Plant

GlobalTranz

Mountainous regions can be problematic with rocky soil and difficult transportation conditions. The same issue must be considered regarding raw material procurement and delivery, proximity to your markets, labor availability, supply chain infrastructure, and logistics. How far will your vendors need to transport materials?

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Report That Mexico is Becoming a Preferred Nearshoring Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

Industrial real estate prices in areas within reasonable driving distances to U.S. The theme of the report was that shifting production capacity away from China equates to nearshoring within Northern Mexico , with transport lanes into the U.S. The report cites data indicating that total Mexican exports in May rose by 5.8