Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Headquartered in Chicago, they have a diverse and global workforce with offices in various locations worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, project44 has a diverse and fast-growing global workforce, with offices in multiple locations worldwide. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. Episode Sponsor: Greenscreens.ai

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Next week, I’ll be speaking at the Ryder Innovate Forum in Chicago and the Elemica reveal 2014 conference in Frankfurt. DHL launches freight capacity management program in the light of rapidly increasing trade volumes. August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). August 2014 freight shipments were up 3.8

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 12, 2024

Mike discusses the complexities of refrigerated LTL shipping, his experiences growing up in the trucking industry, and the potential impact of new regulations on costs and efficiency. With over 30 years of experience under his belt, Mike’s expertise in climate-controlled and dry freight transportation is widely recognized.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 17, 2021

For global freight shippers, managing disruption comes with the job. Supply chain disruptions that consist of port and terminal congestion, shipping delays due to high cargo volumes, lack of labor due to Covid-19 and limited space have caused a myriad of challenges for shippers. Ocean Shipping. Air Shipping.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 6, 2017

Together, the ratio and rates offer strong evidence yet that the freight recession is over. Chicago to Buffalo also rose 18¢ to $2.33/mile. Cleveland to Chicago also paid 15¢ better at $1.75/mile. Reefer freight is in transition. Meanwhile, the bulk of California freight has yet to hit the spot market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

According to the company, Chicago-based Coyote Logistics manages around 10,000 loads per day with a network of over 10,000 carriers. “As UPS announced Sunday it plans to sell its truckload brokerage business Coyote Logistics to the technology-enabled brokerage RXO for $1.025 billion.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

About 28% of shipping costs are spent on last-mile shipping alone , a shocking figure when taking into account that.5% 5% of the 7,800 mile shipment from Shenzhen to Chicago could cost almost a third of the full shipping price. Ship to Person. Next to a Ship to Address, we will see Ship to Person.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. The agreement will help businesses that sell on Adobe’s platform offer free two-day shipping and other services, such as easy returns.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Accenture ).

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Hanjin Shipping recently filed for bankruptcy , and a number of its ships pulled into port last week, after a lot of delays and uncertainty. Hanjin is the world’s seventh-largest commercial shipping company, and it’s struggling to find the money to unload its ships. area, especially on eastbound lanes.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Most of the major van markets actually had fewer outbound loads available, though, and most regular freight heading to Houston was canceled. Dallas rates also soared, as some freight was diverted to that busy freight hub. Chicago to Denver rates rose 22¢ to $2.72 FALLING LANES. per mile.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

The ocean freight industry uses many acronyms to describe a shipment’s routing. Here are some of the most common ocean freight routing terms that are important to know. . With AWS, your cargo will be shipped from the port of origin to its destination using only water routes. This acronym stands for Mini Land Bridge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you’re Home Depot, you reserve an entire ship for your own exclusive use. Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. He lives in Chicago. Supply chain management is now synonymous with “volatility management”.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2021

Ryan Schreiber is the Director of Engagement at CarrierDirect in Chicago. Prior to joining CarrierDirect, Ryan worked at a variety of logistics companies and even started and exited a few tech-enabled freight brokerage start-ups. Ryan was born and raised in Tampa Florida.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As you read this, I will be flying home from project44’s Transform conference where I moderated a panel discussion on real-time freight visibility and I recorded several video interviews with project44 customers and partners. While in Chicago, I had dinner with Mark Wahlberg. FedEx Ground Expands U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Nicholas Reasoner is the founder and CEO of Transloop , a digital freight network revolutionizing logistics for shippers and carriers. Nick has significant experience and expertise in transportation and logistics especially truckload shipping. Transloop is a digital freight network revolutionizing logistics for shippers and carriers.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

February 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). How long before Amazon announces that it is buying its own 18,000 TEU container ship? Speaking of container ships, there continues to be a lot of confusion and uncertainty surrounding the new SOLAS requirements, which go into effect on July 1, 2016.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

This article has also been published on Business Wire The partnership combines o9’s industry-leading integrated business planning platform with FourKites’ Visibility Cloud to provide end-to-end visibility to freight tracking. This enables them to do more work with less labor.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

Deliv Acquires WeDeliver in Chicago. April 2015 North American Freight Numbers. April 2015 North American Freight : “U.S.-NAFTA NAFTA freight totaled $93.3 NAFTA freight than in April 2014…Year-over-year, the value of U.S.-NAFTA NAFTA freight flows by all modes decreased by 6.8

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Talking Logistics

JULY 28, 2017

Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Moving on, here’s the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Freight-Booking Startup Convoy Raises $62 Million (WSJ – sub. Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. Shipping — how hard can it be?

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

It was a good year for shippers as freight rates plummeted for the majority of 2019, substantially backing off the historic highs the industry witnessed in 2018. An overall economic sluggishness hit freight particularly hard in 2019 leading to what many have labeled as a “ freight recession.”.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2018

Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017 (TechCrunch). By the end of last week, just one truck was available for every 12 loads needing to be shipped, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC,” reported the Wall Street Journal this week. per mile, including a fuel surcharge, in the week ended Dec.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

My schedule had me on a plane to Chicago at the time of the presentation. Q: What will be the role of the freight companies in the supply chain agility? Freight companies and alternate modes are key elements of agile networks. Much to my chagrin, I rubbed my eyes and checked my calendar. The APICS event was not there.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Understanding the state of holiday shipping and learnings for the next peak season means realizing that rates are always going to jump-start near Halloween. Air freight Is Rising. Air freight rates have been a major story throughout 2021. kg, according to the Freightos Air Freight Index. Ocean Freight Shortages Abound.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

often suffer from all kinds of severe weather during the first quarter, impacting freight movements. Then temperatures suddenly plunged into the single digits and below in much of the Midwest, including sub-zero temps in Chicago and Minneapolis. Any and all of these factors have the potential to shift winter shipping patterns.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

A big increase in port volumes back in July led to more truckload demand last month, too, since much of that freight didn’t start moving on trucks until August and September. Columbus is a key distribution point for the Midwest and the Northeast, and it shipped more to the Southeast after the storms. FALLING LANES.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . In the quarter, shipping costs jumped 37% to $4.17 As a percentage of sales, shipping costs rose to 12.5% Robinson Opens Second Air Freight Screening Facility. November 2015 North American Freight Numbers. from 10.9%

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Cosco, China Shipping Group in Advanced Merger Talks (WSJ – sub. UberRUSH – Now Open for Business in Chicago, NYC, and SF. August 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe.

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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. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . Logistics? ? .

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). Uber Freight: Transportation Facility Brand Managers. I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks (WSJ – sub. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S. Kinsey added that human error is a factor in most shipping accidents.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 11, 2023

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. This cities are being targeted for their high population density combined with ports, warehousing, or rails leaving freight vulnerable.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 10, 2018

Due to the restrictions placed upon carriers by ELDs, the farthest freight from the ramp is being scrutinized in the drayage community, and these carriers are exercising choice when it comes to longer haul lengths. Additionally, carrier preference has swung toward local freight (i.e. Be flexible to mitigate costs where you can.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Walmart wants to send people into your house to stock the fridge — even when you’re not home (Chicago Tribune). Freight startup Flexport soars from ‘unsexy’ to $800M valuation (TechCrunch). CX North America Adds Replay Technology to Its Freight Visibility Solutions. Descartes Certified for Single Window Initiative by CBSA.

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Freight Center

MAY 30, 2019

It begs the question: what happens to your freight during a natural disaster? This could be from debris or flooding, especially since freight trucking is the most common mode of transport. Despite delayed delivery times, rest assured that your freight is out of harm’s way and trust your carrier’s disaster preparedness.

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