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Understanding How Parcel Cost Control Reduces Total Transportation Costs

GlobalTranz

Understand Accessorial Charges Contribute to 20 Percent of Total Transportation Costs Parcel cost control must underscore the importance of controlling accessorial charges, including fuel surcharges and surcharges not otherwise specified, like Saturday delivery, next-day delivery, and hazardous material handling. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER.

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Truckload Market Trends to Watch in 2022

GlobalTranz

Regulatory efforts, such as lowering the minimum age for commercial drivers, attracting female drivers and tapping military drivers, could alleviate some of the pressure in the coming months. Consider a Managed Transportation Services Strategy. Adapt to Truckload Trends With a 3PL Partner.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Interesting Facts & Financial Breakdown of the Global Logistics Market

GlobalTranz

The financial and economic outlook of each mode of transportation. Logistics is, by definition, a functional system which consists in combining and coordinating the operations of different modes of transport as a fundamental pre-requisite for ensuring efficient service. You will also learn: Interesting global logistics facts.

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[e-Book] The Essential Guide to Third Party Logistics: What is a 3PL, Considerations for Hiring, & How to Select & Implement a 3PL

GlobalTranz

We introduce our latest educational e-book ( we have several more here ): The Essential Guide to Third Party Logistics: What is a 3PL, Considerations for Hiring, & How to Select & Implement a 3PL. The term comes from the military. Fill out the form below to have it emailed to you right away!

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Supply Chain Movement Q3: Control Tower

Supply Chain Movement

8 | 3PL Subway Map. Control towers enable companies to centralise their transport planning and to reduce the number of empty kilometres their delivery trucks travel. 25 | Overview: Transport Control Towers Solutions. 27 | Facts & Figures 3PL. 25 | Overview: Transport Control Towers Solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

On the 3PL front, C.H. In North America, average truckload rate per mile charged to customers increased about two percent while truckload transportation costs increased about four percent, excluding the estimated impacts of the change in fuel. 3PL Retail Retail Trends This Week in News C.H. I wonder if the U.S.

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What Is Cross-Docking and Why Does It Matter?

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

So it’s no surprise that the process was first created for military shipments in the 1950s. On the other hand, if you outsource your warehouse and shipping , you can talk to 3PL providers like BR Williams about implementing cross-docking for your products. Making it work for you. Benefits of Cross-Docking.