The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 5, 2021

Scott is an astute leader with more than 30 years’ logistics experience, including international freight forwarding, domestic transportation and freight management, warehousing, distribution and fulfilment, as well as more complex domestic and global supply chain management. About Suddath.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It operates through four segments: Expedited, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Warehousing. The Expedited segment primarily provides truckload services to customers with high service freight and delivery standards. Covenant Logistics was founded in 1986 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I worked for a small trucking company in East Tennessee while in college, and I fell in love with the fast pace and constant challenges that would arise. Export freight went from desirable to almost unmovable and back to almost desirable. Tell our readers a little about your background and experience. in Business Management.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The new CEO embarked on several cost reduction initiatives in conjunction with a number of changes (some may argue too fast and too soon) on how the company operates its freight-trains. An extreme example of this is a ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tennessee taking 18 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Lucky for me the University of Tennessee provided me just that – so I had the ability to study at what is still a top L&T program. Many of the children today will be the leaders of tomorrow and thankfully their access to logistics and transportation (L&T) education is abundant.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. With these caveats in mind, plotted below are the CES data for employment at general freight, long-distance truckload and LTL firms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. In Tennessee, some of the EVs are also humanless Pods that use Einride’s artificial intelligence technology to haul goods.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2022

based companies, and Ryan , the Founder and CEO of freight tech firm, TextLocate which provides a freight location tracking and communication solution for brokers and partner carriers. About Trey Griggs . Trey Griggs is a Brand Ambassador at Lean Solutions Group and the Founder and CEO of BETA Consulting Group (BCG).

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

Northeast see less snow and rain than usual as La Niña causes storms to dump more precipitation over the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee River valleys? Will drought persist in California, as La Niña shifts storm tracks northward? Will the U.S. How much will La Niña increase precipitation in Asia?

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis has spent 16 years in the LTL industry – 8 of those with Old Dominion Freight Line, and the last 8 with Reconex, FreightPlus, and Understand LTL – which he recently launched as an LTL focused education firm. Curtis documents and shares challenges, progress, and goals in a collaborative and community driven way.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2022

Ryan is the Founder and CEO of TextLocate which provides a freight location tracking and communication solution for brokers and partner carriers. Ryan Rogers is the Founder and CEO of freight tech firm, TextLocate which provides a freight location tracking and communication solution for brokers and partner carriers.

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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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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 10, 2018

That means a lot of freight delivery schedules are going to slip. Over the weekend, Winter Storm Diego blanketed Charlotte, Raleigh and many miles of highway in North Carolina, extending east to Tennessee and north to Virginia. Storms freeze freight flows. It’s snowing at the wrong time and in all the wrong places.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. Lastly, air freight has been increasing rapidly over the past decade - a trend I suspect will continue.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Andrew Cox and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightTech 25, which is a list of 25 freight technology companies that have been recognized by FreightWaves as the most innovative. Andrew is also responsible for managing the FreightTech 25 nomination and selection process and is a co-host of the freight finance podcast, Great Quarter, Guys.

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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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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Today, there are 8 states in the country, including Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Arizona that are allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles on certain roadways.”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 5, 2020

According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk. Yet, without a crisis situation to motivate action, most companies place risk management at the bottom of the priority scale.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Premium freight capacity improves. Ford returned another 1,800 jobs to Tennessee to make Cadillac SRXs and build engines. Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2016

Typically companies operated in silos, but according to a recent Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee survey, while some lines between business functions have blurred, silos still exist, especially between purchasing and logistics. Freight charge reductions from 5% to 3.5% Improved SLAs to consistent 98% levels.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

On January 9, 2015, the president announced the launch of the latest regional manufacturing innovation hubs that will be led by the University of Tennessee. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [INFOGRAPHIC] Manufacturing Innovation Hubs Revitalize American Manufacturing appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Freight Cost Management eliminates post-audits and disputes. in Freight Cost Savings Per Shipment: Logistics Sourcing activities improve negotiated rates. Real-time visibility and proof of delivery eliminates tracking activities and dispute resolution. Access to data in single system eliminates data gathering and streamlines analysis.

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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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 1, 2020

According to a paper published by the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, only 25% of a typical company’s end-to-end supply chain is being assessed in any way for risk.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Kansas’ produce season transportation spikes influence freight capacity and rates in early summer continuing through August. If dealing with North Dakota freight, expect some capacity fluctuations around this time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Most shockingly, the article also recounted an incident in a Tennessee warehouse where a worker died. I won’t deny that it gets hot in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the summer – it does. A New York Times article detailed how pregnant workers struggled with warehouse work. Climate-controlled warehouses.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 18, 2017

Key Market Areas are helpful when pricing freight to and from a specific location. For example, the Memphis KMA includes portions of Western Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, and Northeastern Arkansas. Key Market Areas map. How to get yours.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 10, 2017

You see, the most common length of haul is between 250 and 550 miles for intercity freight. I realize that many truckers object to the whole idea of "headhaul" and "backhaul" rates, but this is just the reality of spot market freight. Houston and Atlanta are pumping out freight like crazy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

But as opposed to the parcel carriers that transport the small packages purchased through typical e-commerce orders, those large items are hauled over the last mile by 3PLs with fleets of independent contractors and freight brokerage operations. Through November, about $33 billion in new auto-factory investment has been pledged in the U.S.,

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

The last 32 monthly reports from USMTO, show that the Midwest (NCE and NCW) buys, on average, 44% of the nation’s manufacturing technology equipment with 26% from NCE’s five states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Thanks to the AMT and USMTO for the use of their data.

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TMC

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Still, some freight managers understandably find it difficult to accept that paying for an automated version of such a routine operation saves money and improves customer service. Now let’s consider the two remaining Tennessee orders. So complicated, in fact, that doing the calculations manually often results in costly errors.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx Corporation FedEx , previously known as Federal Express, is an American multinational freight company founded in 1971 as a system for urgent deliveries. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Kuehne + Nagel Inc.

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Freight Center

AUGUST 20, 2019

John Butterfield was already an experienced stage line operator on the east coast when he was awarded a contract by the Postmaster General to provide semi-weekly mail service from Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco, California. At the time, 1857, there had never been a cross-country stage line.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 12, 2024

Thus far in 2024, a majority of auto workers within Volkswagen’s Tennessee production facility have voted to be represented by the UAW in labor negotiations. Leading up to contract negotiations, businesses and their logistics and transportation management teams began re-routing freight to alternative ports including U.S.

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