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Layoff wave hits freight sector as nearly 9,000 jobs slashed

Freight Waves

The workforce reductions are tied to companies operating in sectors such as trucking, warehousing, logistics, food suppliers and manufacturing. States that saw the most freight-related layoffs include Arizona, Alabama, California, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. In the U.S., Globe Motors and Geodis Inc.,

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Truck Parking Club doubles network in under 6 months

Freight Waves

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 interplay between warehousing costs and inventory levels was a big theme in May. Warehouse capacity fell 5.4 points to 72.1, a strong expansion.

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Why Data Visualization is Key to Better Decision-Making in Warehouse Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

In the fast-paced, data-driven environment of today’s warehouse and distribution operations, data visualization has become a linchpin of decision-making, productivity, and user satisfaction. That started the wheels turning on some other best practices that can visually turn a flood of data into meaningful information.

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Gartner on what Execs were Saying at Its 2025 Supply Chain Conference

Supply Chain Digest

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. By far the best model I have come across to achieve this is the Vested Outsourcing model developed by researchers from the University of Tennessee. based on revenue.

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Amazon Soon to Realize Important Robotics Milestone

Supply Chain Digest

And did you know Amazon has already deployed more than one million warehouse robots of multiple types? The goal, he said, is to turn future warehouse robots into assistants that can respond to verbal commands, such as to unload a trailer. The robotic warehouse era is surely here. Any reaction to the this article ?

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Understanding the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains 2025

Supply Chain Digest

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. By far the best model I have come across to achieve this is the Vested Outsourcing model developed by researchers from the University of Tennessee. based on revenue.

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New National Motor Freight Traffic Association Cargo Theft Framework Released

Supply Chain Digest

Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. By far the best model I have come across to achieve this is the Vested Outsourcing model developed by researchers from the University of Tennessee. based on revenue.

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