The Logistics of Logistics
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese. Miles Varghese and Joe Lynch review and discuss freight forwarding basics. A freight forwarder is an agent in the supply chain whose objective is to organize a shipment, acting as the intermediary between the exporter or importer and transportation companies.
MTS Logistics
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Let’s start with some definitions of what a freight forwarder is. A freight forwarder is a person or company that coordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper by partnering with carriers who transport cargo by ships, airplanes, trucks, and railroads.
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ShipLilly
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Personal shippers and businesses should be taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the existence of freight forwarders. Hence, it is not surprising that early analysis indicates that 8 out of every 10 participants in the survey had never heard of the term “freight forwarding.”
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
The date of the meeting also marked ‘Use Less Stuff Day’, which seemed like an appropriate time for the first meeting of a policy group established to help BIFA assist all of its members, whatever their size, meet the ever-increasing challenges associated with environmental and sustainability issues within freight and logistics.
MTS Logistics
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
This was a real stress test for all importers/exporters’ supply chains, and its main providers – ocean carriers, freight forwarders, truckers, and warehouses. During this period, the importance of working with a freight forwarder has again re-proven itself. In the U.S., the Inventory to Sales Ratio went up to 1.68
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
In fact, many businesses are presented with multiple barriers when they begin to adopt EV that can sometimes halt the process. Why now is the time to transition your fleet to EV Despite the challenges that transitioning to EV presents, the reality is that businesses who don’t start to make the transition will get left behind.
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
FreightFest 2023 is presented by Truck N’ Hustle. About FreightFest 2023 FreightFest 23 , presented by Truck N’ Hustle, is an eagerly anticipated event in the Trucking, Transportation & Logistics industry. Rahmel Wattley and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightFest 2023.
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