Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Consumer buying behavior has tightened capacity in all modes of transportation. In a 2021 study by Inbound Logistics, logistics technology providers said that 58% of their shippers were concerned with capacity constraints, triggering 68% of shippers worried about how they were currently optimizing their transportation resources.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Transportation and the logistics industry serves as the lifeblood of today’s modern economy, binding together businesses, streamlining supply chains, and championing eco-friendly initiatives on the path to achieving net-zero emissions. Nevertheless, this approach threatens the industry’s sustainability unless addressed.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 22, 2021

In this edition of “SONAR Indices & Insights,” readers will learn about FreightWaves SONAR’s Weighted Rejection Index (WRI) to monitor trucking capacity in the freight market and the impact rejections have on shipping rates. For example Atlanta’s OTMS value is 4% and outbound rejections increased from 3% to 5% over the past seven days.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Shippers are feeling the effects of scarce carrier capacity. The driver shortage is affecting available trucking capacity. With luck, the shipper may find and contract with another carrier that has available space despite the driver shortage and scarce capacity. Scarce available trucking capacity leads to higher shipping costs.

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3PL Links

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Unlocking Customer Satisfaction: Is Your Fulfilment Strategy Aligned with Expectations? Labor, inventory accuracy, and split shipping are a few examples. Unlocking Customer Satisfaction: Is Your Fulfilment Strategy Aligned with Expectations? Let’s start with inventory deployment and demand forecasts.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Unbelievably, the capacity crunch is back the shipping headlines. Cassidy of the Journal of commerce (JOC) noted shippers were expecting a forthcoming slight capacity pinch, but that was before hurricane season arrived. Capacity Crunch Factors Include Increased Deadhead. Fewer Drivers Reduce Available Capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For industry, the ability to better connect machines, objects, and devices is what is driving excitement for this technology. Patrick Arnold, a research analyst at ARC Advisory Group, says that suppliers of industrial solutions are responding by investing in new product design and incorporating 5G into their portfolios. “5G”

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FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 14, 2024

Aggressive pricing/cost savings strategies have contributed significantly to creating a sustained volatility in the domestic transportation market. Shippers drive prices higher when they bid against one another for available capacity in tight markets. Carriers drive prices lower, bidding for business when capacity is readily available.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Shippers are feeling the effects of scarce transport capacities in the market. The driver shortage is affecting available transport capacities. If they are in luck, they may find and contract with another carrier that has free freight space despite the driver shortage and scarce transport capacities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Robustness is the ability of a supply chain to resist disruptions and maintain its normal operations.

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CLX Logistics

JULY 26, 2021

Let’s look at the facts – the percentage of supply chain managers using new analytics tools and services to develop better bidding strategies has increased from 17% in 2017 to more than 30% in 2020. Next-generation supply chain management tools like CLX LaneLogix are a perfect example of the type of system. Service Level Benchmarking.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

Develop a comprehensive truckload strategy so you’re prepared to handle just about anything. Building the right truckload strategy for your business. The key to a great truckload strategy is aligning capacity communities with attribute segments of your freight portfolio. Your best bet to avoid unexpected trouble?

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ShipLilly

MARCH 5, 2020

Perhaps many of the carriers will opt to repeat the tight capacity management approaches that were used in 2019 for purposes of maintaining a specified floor on rates. 2020 carrier strategy. Early indicators are that many of the ocean carriers will seek to maintain rates by managing their capacity effectively.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2017

The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate compliance date is around the corner, and shipping capacity is tightening at a phenomenal rate. As the shipping industry prepares to face these challenges, figuring out how to take advantage of available shipping capacity can be challenging. Click Here.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s complex freight industry, comprehending regional market nuances is essential for logistics professionals looking to navigate the intricacies of supply chain management. Curious about how KMA trends can inform an effective supply chain strategy? Reach out to our team to learn more.

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10xLogistics

MAY 15, 2024

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) is a strategy that has revolutionized this space, offering a systematic approach to reducing supply chain inefficiencies. This inconsistency can stem from differing priorities, capacities, or strategic directions.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

While these approaches can certainly deliver a significant return on investment (ROI), other strategies that can positively impact their transportation network are often overlooked – for example, thinking more strategically about capacity. Do you have a resilient and “stress-able” routing guide?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

This ensures the secure, high-capacity, and bi-directional transfer of essential information such as master data on products, customers, production-distribution infrastructure, transactional data on sales, inventory status and position, transportation execution data, external data e.g. competitor pricing, weather, recommendations, action triggers.

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Airfreight Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

DHL Express has presented its new Strategy 2025 on the occasion of the opening of its € 123 million state-of-the-art hub at Cologne-Bonn Airport. million liters holding capacity and 18 kilometers of piping ensures the hub stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter. An ice energy storage system with over 1.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The number of accidents in the trucking industry is up, and so are insurance premiums. As an example, from data taken from the ATRI report, in 2020 a small fleet of fewer than 20 trucks would have paid about three times as much as a large fleet with more than 1,000 trucks. Agencies Advocate Tort Reform. Review Your Insurance Policies

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It’s well-known that the growth and development strategies of countries either develop or complicate the commercial activities of the companies operating in that region. One of the examples of this that positively affects world trade is the National Transport and Logistics Strategy announced by Saudi Arabia about two years ago.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since 2014, the shipping industry has suffered numerous setbacks. Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. Capacity Will Grow Tighter. The ELD mandate will further worsen the coming capacity crunch.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Current and future capacity crunches are often analyzed for impact in the U.S., All modes of transit feel the effects of capacity crunches, but those that suffer the biggest effects tend to involve ground-transit, including less-than-truckload (LTL), full truckload (FT) and parcel shipping. but they exist around the globe.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 24, 2019

The government has launched a new maritime strategy which outlines short, medium and long-term proposals to better position the UK as g global centre of emerging technology and world leader in the maritime industry for the next 30 years. For example, the UK will also aim to use virtual and augmented reality in seafarer training.

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Parade

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Here’s why technology should be part of your overall strategy. The technology isn’t going anywhere, and the industry as a whole is seeing exactly how valuable it can be. They look to see which lanes their carriers have capacity. They look to see which lanes their carriers have capacity. It all comes down to data.

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Parade

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Here’s why technology should be part of your overall strategy. The technology isn’t going anywhere, and the industry as a whole is seeing exactly how valuable it can be. They look to see which lanes their carriers have capacity. They look to see which lanes their carriers have capacity. It all comes down to data.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2024

In 2023, the industrial installation specialist HARDER logistics once again executed relocations of machinery and equipment from Germany and other European countries to their new location. For example, conveyor belt systems with motors and sensors have already been pre-assembled in medium-sized quantities of up to 500 units per project.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo credit: Jim Allen Produce is a small portion of the volume of freight in the United States, but it can be one of the most disruptive forces in the industry. This pulls the capacity from not only those direct markets, but surrounding areas as well.

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

Take last-mile deliveries for example. Here are seven key strategies that they have used to make it happen. Some of these include: Prediction of traffic restrictions Vehicle capacity limitations Driver skill sets Distance to be covered Maximum speed Time windows Service hours Breaks Vicinity and so on. – Statista, U.S.

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Transporeon

APRIL 9, 2019

The driver shortage is affecting available trucking capacity. With luck, the shipper may find and contract with another carrier that has available space despite the driver shortage and scarce capacity. What can be done to deliver on time to customers despite the driver shortage and bottlenecks in trucking capacity?

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Parade

APRIL 22, 2019

For example, earlier this year, Redwood Logistics bought Strive Logistics, and combined, they now have over $1 Billion in freight under management. big disruption in the freight brokerage industry is coming. Similarly, aggressive disruption is coming to the freight brokerage industry, and it is coming faster than most can imagine.

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ShipLilly

APRIL 7, 2021

The shipping industry is currently dealing with severely strained container availability. Even the resultant increase in TEU capacity since 2018 has not been able to quite satisfy the current demand. Such a move, if it happens, would restrict shipping capacity even more than it is now. Assessing Risk. Keeping Cargo Safe.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

A vigorous supplier relationship management (SRM) strategy can assist organizations in maximizing partnership value, minimize risk, and manage costs through the entire supplier relationship lifecycle. A comprehensive supplier management strategy helps organizations arrange suppliers based on different tiers of importance and reliability. .

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

The shipping industry saw growth and expansion in 2014 when compared to the state of the industry since 2008. Unfortunately, the capacity crunch is real, and shippers need to know how to face the prospects of a slower 2016 to stay competitive and meet the demands of their customers and partner businesses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

These come from using gasoline for driving a car or coal for heating a building, for example. Energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture and land use are among the main sectors causing greenhouse gases. Energy, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture and land use are among the main sectors causing greenhouse gases.

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CH Robinson Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I’ve been in the industry since 1997 and I have never seen this level of continual disruption across the entire supply chain for this length of time. As we approach another potentially volatile year, I wanted to provide key strategies for global shippers to consider. Seek creative solutions across the entire supply chain.

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ShipLilly

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, the past few months have seen new shipping alliances, increasing price competition, the risk of over-capacity, and drastic changes in trade volumes. For example, THE Alliance and Ocean Alliance may be reconsidering their options. Nobody wants to deal with the over-capacity issue.

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