Penske Move Ahead

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Penske Logistics has announced the 24 recipients of its 2022 Freight Management Carrier Awards program. Category winners were selected from among Penske’s base of trucking carriers operating within its freight management operations. and Canada to support us on this journey.” National Carrier Award ABF Freight System, Inc.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 25, 2024

By minimizing the shipping zones that need to be traveled, and getting ecommerce orders into the hands of local carriers faster (fewer steps and hands) then costs go down. Every major shipping carrier , and the minor ones too, is going to have its own rates. In shortening the distance an order has to travel, your business saves money.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. It can move quickly from a situation where there is too much capacity in the market and buyers having the whip hand, to a situation where shippers are begging carriers to take their loads at almost any price. The freight market is mercurial.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Talent (what you do best) + Passions (work you love) + Mission (results you care about) = Your Purpose Statement TALENT – WHAT YOU DO BEST Every workplace skill is grouped into 12 categories of Talent. PASSION – WORK YOU LOVE TO DO All work can be grouped into 15 categories of Passion.

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FLS Transport

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Starting in January, ocean carriers could be charged fees for sitting cargo that falls into two different categories. Each category has different dwell timelines, but both have the same fee: $100 per day per container. Our network of 54,000 carriers and 400,000 trucks is a great asset to any shipper.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2024

for years, and is the reason so many ecommerce brands have been able to grow and scale with us. Virtual Carrier Network Every ecommerce brand wants orders delivered on time at the best possible rate. Unfortunately, sometimes supply chain disruptions, differing carrier restrictions, and fluctuating costs can keep that from happening.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 17, 2023

While increased capacity availability and reduced transportation costs are a welcome sight for companies across virtually all sectors, it can be difficult to strike a balance between scoring lower rates and maintaining important service standards across many carrier relationships. Click here to connect with us!

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Category Key. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. A patent was filed in 1962 for using shipping containers as touring exhibition booths. Nascent Asian-US trade drives the return service. Here’s how it happened.

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Locus

JULY 24, 2023

Load matching can be understood as the pairing of freight with the most suitable transportation carriers. Load matching assigns carriers with the appropriate equipment and expertise to handle the specific load. Load matching aligns carrier preferences with suitable loads for efficient transportation.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 14, 2018

As the date approaches, it can be useful to review what shippers, carriers and brokers will need to comply with when handling food. Within the rule, small businesses are defined as those businesses other than motor carriers who are also not shippers or receivers employing less than 500 employees. Carriers with less than $27.5

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The show followed independent truckers that would bid on loads that traditional carriers either could not or would not haul. After discovering that the freight cost would be four times more expensive than the cost of the bricks, Coltharp decided to have the bricks mailed via the US Postal Service to save on the expense. Genius, right?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Starting October 15, and running through January 14, third-party sellers who use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), will have to pay 35 cents per item sold in the US or Canada. For merchants using FBA, Amazon handles the process of picking, packing, and shipping items. Walmart has about $1.5

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

“First, brokers are making too many calls to carriers in order to secure coverage — on the order of 30-40 calls per load,” says Prasad. When you look at the data, 80-90 percent of the carriers that brokers use fall into the category of ‘one-load wonders,’ that is, carriers who cover one load and then fall off the system.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Recently, we’ve had an unfortunate case where failing to disclose that their shipment was hazardous cost one of our clients thousands of dollars and urged us to write this cautionary piece. It also signals that you prioritize safety and compliance, safeguarding both the carrier’s team and assets. Happy shipping!

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We would like to thank all the readers who voted for us! Our marketing department and team of writers strive to develop content that helps our customers, carriers, and shippers learn what is important in the logistics space. 1 – 2020 Logistics Brief MVP Award for Other Category. Click the image below to read the post. #4

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

The company’s 12 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work/Work-Inspired. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers. VF sources many US bound items in Central America; the woeful performance at US ports is still a problem. A Digital Supply Chain Transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

HAI Robotics , with its US headquarters in Fremont, Callfornia, is a finalist for Best Innovation of an Existing Product. The company was founded 7 years ago but more recently opened its US headquarters in Irvine, CA. Lucas Systems is a finalist in the Most Innovative IT Product category.

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GoShip Blog

JANUARY 23, 2019

There are two main categories of shipments: parcel and freight. Are there any size limits that distinguish these two categories? Within our easy-to-use website, you can access available carriers throughout the U.S. If you already have information about your shipment, use our shipping calculator ! Particularly, yes.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Known for his innovation across the ecommerce and 3PL landscape, Jan Bednar of ShipMonk received recognition in the “Creators” category of the award. On par with that, earlier this year Jan and ShipMonk were recognized in EY’s 2022 regional category with the Entrepreneur of the Year® 2022 Florida Award. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 3, 2019

We always enjoy the end of the year as it allows us to see what our readers really love. That then allows us to create more of that kind of content for our award-winning blog. This year we will feature the top blog posts by page views in the following categories: Manufacturing , Logistics , Freight , and the Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The fourth quarter of 2020 gives us a glimpse into the freight market forecast for 2021. E-commerce sales boomed in categories such as groceries and retail. When a driver gets a positive COVID-19 test, the carrier’s terminal is shut down for safety measures, removing capacity from an already tight market.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2016

Today, we wrap up our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). I encourage you to scroll through the main four categories blogs or the Cerasis blog in general so you can catch some great content. The Carrier Scorecard: Measuring the 11 Things that Matter.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

In Europe specifically, FourKites saw 2x growth in shipments, across 120 countries and territories; 40% growth in European customers; 24% growth in the number of carriers tracking shipments; and nearly 3 billion miles tracked in the region. The post FourKites Named a Gartner Leader appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2022

Freight class is a system used by carriers in the USA to divide commodities into one of 18 classes. However, if you’re trying to get a ballpark estimate for a shipment that you’d like to move in a month or so, you may want to use the classes provided in this article to see where you might stand. What is Freight Class?

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 9, 2022

Make your freight more attractive to carriers with real-time digital connections, potentially offering you earlier access to capacity at a provided rate. Using algorithms that evaluate supply and demand in real time, automated bids can save you a lot of time. Save money. Access capacity. Benchmarking and analysis.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We've already hit 3 of our 5 main categories by featuring the most popular blogs for the logistics blog posts, manufacturing blog posts, and supply chain blog posts. As we round out the 5 categories, we come to the place of our expertise: Freight and Transportation Management. Now when they tell us NO, we don’t take it lying down.

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 17, 2019

By expanding the incentives to carriers and their customers, this move offers the Panama Canal a distinct competitive advantage. The effect of that mandate will be to significantly increase the cost of fueling a carrier. The first category includes those vessels that send between 1.5 This is categorized in three phases.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

carrier tractors to a 26-kilometer zone inside the Mexico border. government has similar restrictions for Mexican carriers. carrier delivers the load to the border, a border-transfer carrier takes it across the border, where the Mexican carrier will take the load to its final destination in Mexico. Likewise, a U.S.

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Airfreight Logistics

MAY 16, 2018

Emirates Fresh was launched in April 2017 and since then has transported nearly 400,000 tonnes of perishables across three categories. The largest perishable category was fruit and vegetables, with over 150,000 tonnes being transported throughout the world by Emirates SkyCargo last year. This is what helps us stay ahead of the game.”.

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RPA Labs

MAY 19, 2022

Findings: We’ll start by breaking down our findings into two categories: top fifty freight forwarders and small to mid-size freight forwarders. All other twenty-two responses connected us with customer service members manually requesting more information over email. One forwarder also attempted to call us for further information.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

Five warehouse trucks nominated The jury sent a total of five manually operated warehouse trucks to the finals, three in the highlifter category and two in the lowlifters. The combi device can also be used as a conventional forklift truck with rubber tyres for indoor and outdoor applications, such as loading and unloading trucks.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Produce continues to be the largest organic food category, with a 5.3 Using a 3PL provides you access to their large carrier base, rather than having to search for one yourself. Often these carriers are thoroughly vetted and experienced in specific niches. Make sure to stop by booth #512 to see us. percent in 2016.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It’s rare for ocean liners like Maersk to live in the same category as tech giants like Amazon or Alibaba. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Category Key. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. A patent was filed in 1962 for using shipping containers as touring exhibition booths. . Nascent Asian-US trade drives the return service. Here’s how it happened. . Malcom McLean.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 6, 2021

The Fast Company provides numerous top-10 rankings for the most innovative companies by categories such as, architecture, beauty, robotics, gaming, energy, logistics and others that you can find in their website. mail carriers. VECNA ROBOTICS. BREAKTHROUGH.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

As early as January, you could see that spot rates were ticking upward, and many shippers were trying to get out ahead of the spike and line up contracts with preferred carriers early in the year. So, if you are a shipper looking for capacity and you haven’t locked in capacity with your favored carriers, what’s the new game plan?

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Within each of these categories, they all have well-known competitors, meaning each one presents unique and complex challenges for those within the sector. However, ensuring the carrier has the proper permits can be a pain-stacking task. The spirits industry, also referred to as hard liquor, is a sector that made $135.78

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