GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

To help shippers prepare, we will examine contributing factors that will play a significant role in the 2021 truckload freight market. Consumer Spending Shifts Will Continue To Impact The Truckload Freight Market. Tips for Controlling Truckload Freight Costs in 2021. Contract consistent freight volume.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 12, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, our partnerships with research firms and universities help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. If you see Class 8 truck manufacturing data, in trade press or elsewhere, remember, it isn’t all highway tractors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2024

Over the years, individual locations—the company has several manufacturing locations in Europe and North America—have behaved increasingly autonomously. Ultimately, they decided to work with Uber Freight. The new simplified SAP set-up and Uber Freight’s managed trans services have driven significant benefits for KRONOS.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2019

Consider these industries and areas of the economy where logistics capabilities will expand throughout 2019. Changing Last Mile Delivery Options Will Lead to Consideration of the Use of Drones Consumer delivery options will play a defining role in the future of logistics capabilities throughout 2019.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 8, 2019

”[2] Below are some of the trends subject matter experts suggest will impact supply chain operations in 2019. A recent Financial Times article stresses that now is the time for manufacturers to diversify their product portfolios to reduce risk.”[3] 1] Staff, “ Prepare to Master Supply Chain Challenges in 2019!

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? In a recent Gartner survey titled “Weathering the Supply Chain Storm”, Raman said, “Already in 2018 and 2019, the U.S.-China

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve been trying to learn the basics of the game, and as luck would have it, at the Descartes Evolution 2019 conference this week (more about the conference in a future post), I sat with a Descartes executive who is an experienced rugby player — he even coached the women’s team at his university. Will you buy and trade trucking futures?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Here’s an excerpt from the post I wrote: “The reason real-time freight visibility is a hot topic now is that with today’s technology it’s no longer accepted as a black hole,” said Adelson. “The Simply put, OTIF spells OPPORTUNITY for transportation technology providers.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Take Conner, the manufacturer of FORT, a magnetic pillow fort. But then global freight kicked in. . It really got tricky when we hadover thousands of unitsin production and were starting to book freight and suddenly realized that the cost of freight was almost 4 or 5X what we had budgeted. It’s suddenly about the economy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

As we begin 2019, what are the key lessons learned from last year, and what trends and factors should shippers keep an eye on to make sure they’re able to respond effectively to whatever happens in the transportation market in the weeks and months ahead? Economic factors impacting 2019 transportation. What to watch for in 2019.

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Stord

APRIL 14, 2019

Apple is cleaning up its supply chain , announcing that 21 of its manufacturers have promised to switch completely to clean energy. Rail freight lines in the Midwest are recovering from historic floods , but the potential for future damage still remains. Trucking lost over 1,000 jobs in March, its first decrease since last April.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Recent developments in freight digitization are simplifying the shipping process and giving visibility to freight pricing enabling small players to handle the logistics side of their business more easily, transparently and efficiently. million freight containers each year. That digital reach extended to importing as well.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

With the threat of more trade tensions on the horizon in 2019, shippers should optimize their supply chains now to minimize disruption. Read on for a brief overview of how trade tensions affected supply chains last year and a list of ways that you can use to prepare for potential disruption in 2019.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Which brings us to international freight. trillion dollars in 2021 , up 13% from 2019. The cost of importing a 40’ container from China to the United States West Coast grew 1,000% from $1,800 in 2019 to over $20,000 in September 2021 according to our Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). Hedging for freight price volatility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Through the U.S.

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AFFLINK

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For a business to become a market leader in 2019, supply chain visibility is going to be crucial. Tech Target defines supply chain visibility, or SCV, as "the ability of parts, components or products in transit to be tracked from the manufacturer to their final destination. Why 2019 Will Change the Supply Chain Game.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Freight Game of Thrones. Maersk 2019 Annual Report. There’s cash behind that check.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 19, 2024

In recent times, the integration of road freight technologies has emerged as a potential catalyst for disrupting maritime shipping operations. In this article, we’ll outline some pivotal advancements transforming maritime shipping and delve into how tried-and-tested road freight technologies are already featuring in this transformation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

This represented a 13% increase over 2019, as a result of home deliveries. A concept really hit home for me: the mandate that companies have “extended producer responsibility” for the products they manufacture and the packaging they use. Is your freight invoice accurate? MORE FROM THIS EDITION. Packing for the Future.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? And then freight volumes took off, which has left everyone struggling to keep up.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2021

These firms facilitate the movement of parts and materials from suppliers to manufacturers and finished products from manufacturers to distributors and retailers. Among the services which they provide are transportation, warehousing, cross-docking, inventory management, packaging, and freight forwarding.”. from 2019 to 2026.”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 27, 2020

After an extremely volatile first half of the year, the challenges in the air freight market look set to continue into 2021, requiring both foresight and forward planning from businesses. A turbulent six months for air freight. This caused an overheated market, with the price of air freight increasing by as much as 400%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The improvement is expected to be temporary, given that an aging workforce and freight demand are both projected to grow. The company’s new battery manufacturing facility will be in the same industrial park as its future “MegaMicro” factory, Canoo said.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 8, 2021

Why the Truck Market’s Sharp Turn Caught the Freight Industry by Surprise The MIT FreightLab’s latest industry roundtable explored the drivers behind today’s extremely tight market for truck capacity and the broader implications for supply chains. However, in U.S. We are not getting a break anywhere,” commented one shipper.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Freight Rates 2019-2021. As a result, companies plug along planning based on historic lead times and freight rates which as you can imagine is doomed for failure. Freight does not move without the right chassis and the logistics requires forecasting and planning and interoperability between providers. Variability abounds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2021

GlobalTranz, a logistics service provider, put out a press release on February 23rd where they mentioned that they had achieved 40% growth in revenue, fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. GlobalTranz’s main service lines are freight brokerage – less-than-truckload and truckload – and managed transportation services.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2019

Logistics consolidation will have a resounding effect on the industry in 2019. Improper consideration of backhauls, deadhead, dwell time and spot freight will result in excess freight and unused space. Consequently, the volume of shipment to the store will increase, resulting in more freight consolidation.

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2020

Despite a pandemic that has disrupted many parts of the global supply chain, the freight market has been on a recent tear. Current outbound tender volume is up 34 percent over 2019 and 38 percent over 2018 in year-over-year comparisons. What’s Causing Upward Freight Market Trends? What Is Next for the Freight Market? .

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Some of those issues prevailed this year, others lessened in importance, and still, others reared their heads as 2019 progressed. The concern hasn’t waned at all in 2019.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. CMA CGM, the third largest ocean carrier, is increasingly oriented towards shippers, with the vertical acquisition of CEVA in 2019. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

This will allow shippers to reduce freight spend, gain control over logistics, and offer better customer service. The post Shipping Tech Integration Trends for 2019 appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past. 2023 Outlook for Vehicle Exports and Global Ocean Freight With COVID-19 regulations relaxing worldwide, both car production and the consumer demand for new vehicles is surging.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. Volume increases started mid-last week and have steadily climbed since then, exceeding 2019 levels. Regional Freight Volume Update ? .

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 2, 2023

Compared to the same period in 2019, e-commerce, as part of the non-store segment, is up 73.2%, while retail sales (minus non-store, food & beverage, auto, and gas sales) are up 23.4%. So, when you looked at our digital penetration of the business in 2019, it was 25%. for the same period in 2019. "I

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2018

According to data from Statista Research, by the year 2045 there will be over eight trillion ton-miles of freight moved within the United States alone. If you want help understanding how the industry is changing, following are seven top supply chain trends to monitor in 2019: 1. Connected Supply Chains. Shared Warehouses.

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