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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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 30, 2019

However, today the container business seems to be more logistical than purely shipping. But, providing cheap container carriage from A-to-B is no longer sufficient; one needs to be an integrated logistic provider to survive profitably. What’s new in alliances? So alliances are more important than ever. Beyond Ocean Transport.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. percent for Q4. million U.S.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Lanes from Dallas to Los Angeles, Memphis to Atlanta, and Philly to Boston all gained ground. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". or simply search your favorite podcast player for Consulting Logistics! Trucking rates stabilize after 8-week dive. The national van rate closed at $1.88/mile, Spotify. ,

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. With a modest annual increase, United States-bound containerized freight imports snapped a 13-month stretch of annual declines in September, going back to July 2022, according to data recently issued by S&P Global Market Intelligence. September imports, at 2.54 million TEU tally.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 23, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: FedEx Freight. FedEx Freight is the largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $5.3B FedEx Freight has a market share of 14.9%. FedEx Freight’s revenue includes FedEx Custom Critical. FedEx Corporation is based in Memphis TN and has $42.7B Fedex Freight Service Area.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 4, 2011

NASDAQ: HUBG), one of the nation’s leading freight transportation management companies, announced today that it purchased Exel Transportation Services (ETS) for $83 million before post closing adjustments. Hub Group, Inc. ETS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hub Group, operating independently under the name Mode Transportation.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

So, while I plot my next move, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week. FourKites : The company announced a new DynamicETA (SM) algorithm that predicts freight times with greater accuracy in narrow time windows. Until last night. It burned out again. I should have known.

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