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Less than Truckload Freight Rates: St. Louis, Missouri

Freightera

LTL Freight Rates: from Major Cities in the USA & Canada to St. Louis, Missouri. From Saint Louis MO to Downsview ON : $271.49 From Miami FL to Saint Louis MO: $225.45 From Savannah GA to Saint Louis MO: $224.87 From Saint Louis MO to Cary NC : $264.26

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5 Things Your Carrier Wants with Brian Gibala

The Logistics of Logistics

He studied Logistics and Operations Management at The University of Missouri-St. Louis and got his start in the industry at Hub Group in the Highway Brokerage division. Louis, MO offering reliable, consistent, quality capacity. Mutual respect LTI’s fleet is based in St.

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The Southwest Airlines Debacle – What Really Happened

Logistics Viewpoints

And while Southwest says they are point-to-point, Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago Midway (MDW), Denver (DEN), Houston Hobby (HOU), Nashville (BNA), Oakland (OAK), Phoenix (PHX) and St. Louis (STL) are the airline’s major connecting airports.

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Bayer Crop Science Tackles Shipment Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

The global headquarters of Bayer Crop Science is located in St. Louis, MO. At the end of September, I attended FourKites Visibility 2022 in Chicago, IL. As the tagline said, I was there to learn, connect, and be inspired. Those were certainly three things that happened.

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Professor Emeritus Eric Flamholtz Honored - UCLA Anderson.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

UCLA Anderson Professor Emeritus Eric Flamholtz was honored by his alma mater, Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, as one of their 2014 "Distinguished Alumni of the Year. UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. Archives. July 2014. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. Blogroll. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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Freight Forecast: Is the worst yet to come?

DAT Solutions

That is especially true in the factors affecting the transportation industry, whether it’s the daily truckload rate for St. Louis to Chicago or the global supply and demand for oil or the interest rates for U.S. It’s natural to prefer predictability over surprise in many parts of your life, but as the axiom says, “change is inevitable.” dollar-denominated debt. Last year was a year of extraordinary change. The implementation of the ELD requiremen

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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

The center of gravity analysis would suggest a site north and west of Peoria (in a corn field), but the optimum location is just south of St. Louis. ( Or a cautionary tale about cutting corners.). Are you helping your teenagers with their SAT preparation?

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February 22 is Forever Supermarket Employee Day

BlueYonder

Recently, Schnucks grocery store in the St. Louis area, introduced Flexforce. FMI (The Food Industry Association) proclaims Feb. 22, Supermarket Employee Day – a time for the food industry to recognize employees at every level for the work they do feeding families and enriching lives.

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Order Fulfillment Upheaval: Understanding the Rapidly Changing Fulfillment Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Image chart data from St. Louis Fed and US Census Bureau. Merchandise fulfillment variability has been on the rise for a number of years, due in large part to the growth of e-commerce. But all bets were off in 2020 as variability went off the charts.

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Intalere Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Source to Contract Best Practices

ivalua

New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere , a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. Louis, Mo.,

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Patrick Swaney, Evans’ VP of Human Resources Featured in WSJ

3PL Insights

In states that ended the $300 enhanced weekly payment by June 19, continuing claims for regular state programs had fallen 12% by late June from May 15, versus a 7% decline in other states, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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Intalere Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Source to Contract Best Practices

ivalua

New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere, a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. Louis, Mo.,

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AASHTO 2019 Annual Meeting, Oct. 5-9

ivalua

The Ivalua team will be attending the AASHTO 2019 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. Come and visit us at Booth 418! Ivalua at AASHTO. The AASHTO Annual Meeting is one of the industry’s most important gatherings of transportation, government and commercial organizations. The Annual Meeting offers transportation executives the opportunity to network and share the latest in industry policies and innovations.

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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis. Introduction: The Supply Chain Planning – Truck Load Optimization Disconnect. In the last decade there’s been a lot of talk from supply chain gurus about making supply chain management seamless from end to end.

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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis. Introduction: The Supply Chain Planning – Truck Load Optimization Disconnect. In the last decade there’s been a lot of talk from supply chain gurus about making supply chain management seamless from end to end.

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Order Fulfillment Upheaval: Understanding the Rapidly Changing Fulfillment Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Image chart data from St. Louis Fed and US Census Bureau. Merchandise fulfillment variability has been on the rise for a number of years, due in large part to the growth of e-commerce. But all bets were off in 2020 as variability went off the charts.

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A Common Career Thread

BlueYonder

from St. Louis to Salt Lake City, from Phoenix to Milwaukee and back again. My first job out of college was as a hospital cafeteria manager in St. Louis.

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Infographic: March Freight Rate Update | PLS Logistics Services

PLS Logistics

There were some significant shifts in the following three carrier lanes: Los Angeles - Dallas, Houston - Dallas, and St. Louis - Columbus Due to the ongoing demand for trucks after winter storms over the last few weeks, the national average for mid-haul outbound tender rejection rates has increased to 31.76%.

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Intalere partners with Ivalua & Consus Global to digitize and transform their sourcing, supplier management and contract lifecycle management processes

ivalua

We are excited to announce that Intalere, a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. Louis, Mo. New York, NY January 07, 2021. has successfully deployed the Ivalua solution suite.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

In late 2021, American Patriot Container Transport LLC asked seven shipyards for bids on four river-going vessels each designed to haul about 1,800 containers between Plaquemines Port near New Orleans to terminals in Memphis and St. Louis. Businessweek.

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The Future of Commercial Real Estate 2020

3PL Insights

These markets are Charlotte, Cincinnati, Denver, Louisville, Orlando, Portland, St. Louis and Tampa. At the beginning of 2020, the commercial real estate market was looking great.

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At the Point of Inflection: Are You Ready for the eCommerce Hockey Stick?

Supply Chain Network

All of Canada is hockey crazy and as those in the know are aware the NHL is now in the midst of The Stanley Cup Final series between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins. As most of you likely know I’m from Canada eh, and so of course I love hockey! Alas, no teams from Canada made it past the first round of the NHL Playoffs this year, but I take solace in the fact that more than half of the players on the two teams in the Final series are actually Canadians!

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How Do We Know National Network for Manufacturing Innovation is Working? Because China is Copying It.

GlobalTranz

Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A. Editor's note: This is a guest blog from our friend Adam Nager from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation or ITIF. In this post, Adam discusses the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation or NNMI and how it relates to the Made in China 2025 initiative. .

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The Ways Getting Creative With Your Supply Chain Will Save You Time and Money

Quantified Freight

Are you a display manufacturer and need to ship out a big roll-out from St. Louis, MO up into several Northeast states? “ Everyone is a genius, but if you ask a fish to climb a tree, it will feel stupid its entire life. ”. ~ Not Einstein. If you wouldn’t request this of a fish, then why on earth would you of your supply chain network providers?

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

A good indicator for where trucking is headed is the Industrial Production Index published by the St. Louis Federal Reserve ( [link] ). Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

A good indicator for where trucking is headed is the Industrial Production Index published by the St. Louis Federal Reserve ( [link] ). Demystifying Transportation Sourcing. 9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural.

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Flatbed Demand Soars, Boosting Rates 11¢

DAT Solutions

Memphis to St Louis rates rose 21¢, to $3.05/mile. The number of flatbed load posts increased 11% last week while truck posts dipped 1%, boosting the load-to-truck ratio to a whopping 88.5 loads per truck. That's crazy high even for flatbeds, which typically have higher ratios than vans or reefers.

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Manufacturing Labor Productivity: A Vital Metric to Spur for American Manufacturing to Compete

GlobalTranz

Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A. Two weeks ago the Bureau of Labor Statistics handed down some pretty dismal news for American manufacturing—news that was largely overshadowed by the façade of job growth numbers. Yes, American manufacturing is adding jobs. But our labor productivity numbers have fallen.

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Flatbed freight regains footing in December

DAT Solutions

Memphis to St. Louis fell to $3.48/mile – that is still a solid rate, but it represents a 75¢ drop. Flatbed carriers didn't hear a lot of good news in the second half of 2018. After the spikes we saw early in the year, prices started a slow and steady decline that lasted for months. That changed in December, as prices reversed course at a time when business is usually slow for flatbed carriers.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

BlueYonder

It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Louis. Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

BlueYonder

It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Louis. Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date.

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What Creates Jobs? Welcoming STEM Workers

GlobalTranz

Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A. Politicians talk frequently about job creation. But what actually creates jobs is a subject of intense debate. Do we need more public spending? Fewer regulations? Smarter regulations? The answer usually depends on the audience and ignores the deeper questions. What kind of jobs are we creating? Do other jobs get destroyed?

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Southern States are Red-Hot for Vans

DAT Solutions

This week, the hot markets are St. Louis and Laredo , with thousands of load posts per day and a shortage of available trucks, for all trailer types. Freight volume continues to be strong for vans, especially in the South, where some rough weather disrupted freight movements last week, and produce harvests occupied the reefers that might have hauled dry van freight in the off-season. Van rates are holding steady at a national average of $1.79

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Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else

GlobalTranz

Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A. Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog which tackles the hard numbers behind reshoring. Although, long term, reshoring makes sense for some, at the end of the day, what reshoring does is remind executives at manufacturing companies to look at the long term, then decide what is best for the company.

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Flatbed Markets Adjust to Holidays, Regulations, and Weather

DAT Solutions

Memphis to St. Louis tumbled 74¢ to $3.20/mile. Flatbed rates saw a spike in the week before Christmas, but otherwise they’ve stayed pretty close to where they were before Thanksgiving. Not that flatbed rates have been low – they just haven’t continued to climb like van and reefer rates have over the past month. And like the reefer and dry van segments, flatbed capacity has tightened after the ELD mandate went into effect.

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Investing in Manufacturing Innovation & Competitiveness: Will the next Silicon Valley be located in the United States?

GlobalTranz

Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A. Editor's Note : In this guest blog post from Adams Nager, of ITIF (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) , he stresses the importance of fostering innovation and spurring competitiveness of American Manufacturing by focusing on more R&D from both the public and private sectors.