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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

The goods are then shipped to the Port of Long Beach, unloaded, and then trucked to a factory in Fresno. Those components get trucked by the Vietnamese Railways, loaded, and then transported to the Haiphong port, where a freight forwarder ensures the container is loaded on an Ocean carrier.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Projections for Central California produce are still strong for June, so we’re keeping an eye on the Fresno market, but those shipping gaps meant that rates didn’t continue their upward trend on many of the top reefer lanes. Beef and other meats shipping out of Dallas pushed rates up 20¢ on the lane to Columbus.

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CargoBarn triples Atlanta footprint as supply chain woes spur growth

CargoBarn

Pioneering technology drives added expansions in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno. We create shipping solutions you don’t have to think about, giving every shipper a positive experience.”. CargoBarn was founded in Fresno, Calif., CargoBarn’s offices in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno also are expanding.

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

Talking Logistics

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. The vehicles have a range of up to 75 miles and primarily will deliver packages to customers in Sacramento, San Bernardino, Ceres, Fresno and Bakersfield. Descartes Extends Cloud-Based Air Messaging Services for Forwarders & Brokers. operations for UPS.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. FALLING LANES.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

BlueYonder

Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

BlueYonder

Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers.