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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

From April 2004 to December 2005, Waggoner served as Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004 he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

American Eagle, Walmart invest in direct shipping to avoid congestion. US ports see shipping logjams extending through mid-2022. Now, however, Amazon is shipping cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete with FedEx and UPS. American Eagle acquired AirTerra, a Seattle-based shipping and logistics startup.

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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

Fuel surcharges simply reflect rising fuel costs, but accessorials can quickly raise LTL shipping costs as carriers levy fees for additional services like liftgate use and delivery/pickup appointments. Ensure freight is classified right the first time to avoid re-weigh or re-class fees and recover shipping costs in sales more accurately.

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Want to Succeed at a Large Firm? Become an Entrepreneur

Logistics Viewpoints

Tymon started at Jabil in 2002, after earning a degree in Industrial Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey. Following production, Jabil shipped the final products directly to their customer’s retail customers. Manufacturing occurs at over 115 sites around the world. In short, this was a supply chain with high complexity.

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Canadian Ports: A Fast Lane for Asia-U.S. Imports?

Talking Logistics

As the WSJ article reports, “In one example of that surge in demand, a container terminal operator at Port Metro Vancouver in August told its customers it didn’t have enough railcars to ship Asian goods to the U.S. Midwest and suspended service for a week.”. The bottom line: History keeps repeating itself at the U.S. West Coast ports.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

While New Coke would linger for quite some time, it was discontinued in 2002, with a limited re-release in 2019. Supply chain disruptions such as the US – China trade war, increased demand during the pandemic, and most recently, the Suez Canal lockage, has caused an international shortage of shipping containers.

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Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

Talking Logistics

It said that if it takes two months for the ports to become fully operational, the window for shipping this season’s crop will have closed. Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days.