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The RocketFuel Story with Josh Beatty

The Logistics of Logistics

Launch Fulfillment (Josh’s other company) offers premium 3PL solutions for B2C and B2B ecommerce brands, with locations in Utah, Kentucky, and soon United Kingdom. Data-Driven Insights: Provides valuable insights into shipping costs and performance metrics to optimize operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

The deliveries, which are slated to begin in July, are part of a multiyear commercial partnership with Georgia Pacific and KBX, the transportation arm for Koch Industries. Under the partnership, Gatik will deliver goods 24 hours a day, seven days week across a network of 34 Sam’s Club locations.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

and Salt Lake City, Utah, have opted out of traditional pyrotechnics this year. In 2023, roughly 9,700 people were injured by fireworks in the US. But now, some cities and states are starting to re-examine just how safe fireworks displays are. Cities like Napa, Calif., And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Going The Extra Mile: How DP World’s DUBUY.com is Boosting Coffee Exports from Rwanda

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The local farmers needed to find a way to transport their coffee beans in packaging that ensured their quality – keeping the beans fresh, air-tight, and at the optimal temperature to ensure the coffee would arrive in the best condition for consumption.

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Green Is the New Black: Why Green Manufacturing & Sustainability Matter

GlobalTranz

You need to have the right supplies, the right factories and the right transportation networks in place for consumers to get the products they want within the Holy Trinity of Manufacturing. Reducing waste in transporting goods. As explained by the Utah Chronicle , the U.S. Smart factories eliminate waste and redundancies.

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Driverless Trucks: Heading Somewhere or Nowhere Quickly?

Talking Logistics

Those are two of the most common questions I hear about driverless trucks, or to use the term preferred by the Department of Transportation, autonomous vehicles, which includes both cars and trucks. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued federal policy for the safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles.