GlobalTranz

JULY 10, 2015

The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 As a result, the link between the cost of crude oil, gas prices, and consumer spending comes back to the forefront of the transportation industry. Unfortunately, others have seen container traffic come to a dead halt, as was the case in Portland, Oregon.

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TMC

AUGUST 17, 2017

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), this rare occurrence has the potential to impact millions of truck drivers, especially those moving freight across or within the 14 states that are in the path of totality. The Oregon Department of Transportation states the eclipse will cause “the biggest traffic event in Oregon history.”

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2019

New audit reveals reliance on legacy systems costs Oregon office up to $1.6 The audit of the Oregon State Department of Administrative Services’ Office of the State Chief Information Officer was performed by the Oregon Secretary of State Audit Division and looked at $8 billion in departmental spending. Transport Topics.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Editor's Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight. Central Freight Holiday Shipping Rates.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Freight startup Flexport soars from ‘unsexy’ to $800M valuation (TechCrunch). CX North America Adds Replay Technology to Its Freight Visibility Solutions. With this initiative Daimler Trucks North America is reacting to an increasing customer interest in solutions for automated and connected driving in commercial transport.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 17, 2017

October 1, searching for a load in Prineville, Oregon - I off-loaded in the afternoon. October 2 , picking up in Hermiston, Oregon - I had to call on loads as far as 200 miles away, just to find something that would get me going. The worst load of my career started off as just another day in early October, 2013.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Southeast Logistics.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 17, 2018

When Jim Syfan, CEO of Syfan Logistics , first started working in the freight brokerage business in the 1970s, there were no load boards, no desktop computers, no internet. One of Syfan's customers frequently shipped to Portland, Oregon. "I The desktop transportation terminal. A new kind of load board.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

So we asked Carl Johnson, President of Pac West Transport Services , a freight brokerage located in Portland, Oregon. Pac West specializes in temperature-sensitive freight, and started brokering Christmas trees shortly after the company was founded 32 years ago. Carl Johnson, Pac West Transport. We wondered.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Photo courtesy of GLS UK-based postal operator, Royal Mail further expands its international operations through its subsidiary, General Logistics Systems (GLS) with the acquisition of Canadian freight operator, Rosenau Transport, announced on Oct 8. How does this all benefit postal operator Royal Mail? International cross-border.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In a year where capacity has been historically tight, building out carrier networks has been particularly difficult for freight brokers. Burroughs said CARB is now defining a California-based broker as a business that arranges transportation within California no matter where their business is domiciled. Sanitary Transportation of Food.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 6, 2017

DAT has launched a new benchmarking service for freight brokers that provides a level of detail found nowhere else in the industry. The webinar also includes an educational presentation on a current topic relevant to freight brokers. He too has been part of the pilot project.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 17, 2018

Shippers are asking, “How much longer will this challenging freight environment last?” Also, the volumes of spot freight movements have been flat in the top 100 van lanes, year over year. Mark will share his insights on "Capacity, Rates and the New Normal" at the DAT User Conference, September 24-26 in Portland, Oregon.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In Oregon Inlet the only way for commercial fishermen to get out – and so the state will dredge it to allow them. Contracts and investments will be needed to drive standard pricing, and to ensure access to freight and other equipment. They also help organize political will to keep commercial fishing possible.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 13, 2018

So I'm gonna give this a whirl, and explain how it's used as a guide to see if freight rates are trending up or down. The load-to-truck ratio describes the balance between freight availability and truckload capacity on the spot market, and it's updated constantly. Below are some of the questions we get asked the most about the ratios.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 9, 2017

Rob LaForte, owner of Columbia Fresh Transportation Services. In late December he had planned to close his freight brokerage for a few days so he and his employees could celebrate the holidays. The conference was held in Portland, Oregon, a short distance from his brokerage, Columbia Fresh Transportation Services. "At

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 13, 2018

He liquidated the business in 1991, and in 1997 he and two other partners started another trucking company, Hiawatha Transport, which they later sold. Rather than retire, in 2010 Schultz accepted a job in the transportation division of Ashley Furniture, the world's largest furniture maker, based in Arcadia, Minnesota.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight. Con-Way Freight is the second largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.3B Con-Way Freight has 9.4% Con-Way Freight is the largest of three 3 operating units owned by Con-Way Inc. The company was founded by Leland James in Portland, Oregon. Con-Way Inc.

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

How many due to transport issues? Unleashed lets you add these additional costs (such as freight and duty) for each purchase order during the receipting process. Read our Q&A with specialist craft beer advisor Maria Pearman , a Certified Public Accountant based in Portland, Oregon – the home of craft beer. Customer service.

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GTG Technology Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In the trucking industry, it will represent a new freight carrying opportunity. Recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia. H ow Marijuana Legalization Impacts the Trucking Industry. However, it also represents another drug testing challenge.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Central Oregon Truck Company , based in Redmond, Oregon, was chosen to transport an 80-foot noble fir from Oregon's Willamette National Forest to the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree and to represent the great state of Oregon during the tree's journey to Washington, D.C.," Capitol Building.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. Yellow Transportation was founded in 1924 by A.J. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight Equipment & People.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Trump signals he’s open to mileage tax with praise of Oregon program (Reuters). It seems like every week a new transportation and logistics company joins the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Increased Demand for Real-Time Freight Visibility.

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