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Brother, can you spare a parking space?

DC Velocity

It’s tough to find a parking space for an 18-wheeler, and the challenge has only gotten worse in the age of mandatory driving-hours limits. But a Chattanooga, Tennessee, business called Truck Parking Club says it has an easy solution. The company operates an online marketplace that connects property owners around the U.S. with truckers looking for a parking spot.

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Truck Parking Club accepts strategic investment from CAT Scale Company

Freight Waves

Truck Parking Club has accepted a strategic investment from CAT Scale, North America’s largest truck weighing network, to make parking more accessible to truckers nationwide. According to a release emailed from both companies on Friday, CAT Scale is investing in Truck Parking Club to support its mission of addressing truck parking shortages. Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Truck Parking Club’s network of instantly and reservable truck parking spans nearly 2,300 locations across the U.S.

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How to Choose the Right Port for Your Freight: A Practical Guide for Shippers

ECW

Choosing the right port isn’t just a matter of geography. It’s a decision that directly impacts delivery timelines, transportation costs, cargo integrity, and your ability to keep promises to customers. With more ports expanding services, offering faster customs clearance, and competing intermodal access, it’s more important than ever to evaluate port selection as part of your broader logistics strategy.

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Tariffs Are the New Normal: Boardrooms are Finally Demanding a Pivot to Real-Time Supply Chain Orchestration – by Mark Morgan, Kinaxis

Logistics Viewpoints

When the latest wave of U.S. tariffs hit, some companies scrambled. Others had already pressure-tested their supply chain strategies for moments like this. Today, disruptions – whether from trade policy, labor strikes, extreme weather, or geopolitical instability – aren’t the exception. They’re the norm. That’s why real-time supply chain orchestration is no longer a nice-to-have.

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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How to Build a Disruption-Ready Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

How can companies strengthen supply chain resilience and improve their insurability in today’s environment?

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How Staci Americas Fulfillment Enhances Brand Loyalty in the Beauty Industry

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

In the beauty industry, customer loyalty is more than just the quality of your products — it’s shaped by the entire buying experience. Accurate fulfillment, thoughtful packaging, and hassle-free returns can transform one-time buyers into lifelong advocates.

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June rebound as West Coast containers best East, Gulf ports

Freight Waves

In June 2025, U.S. container import volumes experienced a modest rebound, marking a stabilization after May’s sharp decline. Data from Descartes reveals a 1.8% increase in container imports to 2,217,675 twenty foot equivalent units, narrowing the year-over-year decline to 3.5%. This rebound suggests that U.S. importers are beginning to adapt their supply chains amid ongoing tariff and policy shifts, with year-to-date import volumes tracking 3.8% above 2024 levels.

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AI in Logistics: Already Here, Just Not Evenly Distributed

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “The Future of AI in Logistics.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Uber Freight, explores the current state and future direction of AI in logistics. The report includes data and insights from a survey conducted in April 2025 with. Read more The post AI in Logistics: Already Here, Just Not Evenly Distributed appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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FMCSA: Broker transparency rulemaking part of illegal brokering crackdown

Overdrive Online

DOT and FMCSA have recently talked a lot about cracking down on "illegal brokering." Asked point blank what they were going to do, DOT said it would renew focus on the broker transparency rulemaking.

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End High Turnover: Discover Stability with Remote-Insourcing

High turnover isn't just inconvenient—it's costly. U.S. logistics businesses lose thousands in training, productivity, and morale every year, with an average quit rate exceeding 27%. Remote-Insourcing changes this reality. Remote-Insourcing seamlessly integrates dedicated, remote professionals into your team, significantly reducing turnover to under 4%.

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Robotic arm eases the pain of unloading trucks

DC Velocity

You may not know Randa Apparel & Accessories (RAA) by name, but you’re sure to recognize many of the New York-based company’s brands. Its portfolio of licensed and proprietary labels includes such well-known names as Haggar, Levi’s, Calvin Klein, Dockers, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Guess, Columbia Sportswear, Cole Haan, and Countess Mara. All told, Randa manufactures, markets, and distributes over 100 million items of apparel and accessories each year—in categories ranging from men’s dres

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Mathematical Optimization: Supply Chain Management by the Numbers

Supply Chain Brain

Advertise Contact Us Supplier Directory SCB YouTube About Us Login Subscribe Logout My Profile LOGISTICS Air Cargo All Logistics Facility Location Planning Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage Global Gateways Global Logistics Last Mile Delivery Logistics Outsourcing LTL/Truckload Services Ocean Transportation Parcel & Express Rail & Intermodal Reverse Logistics Service Parts Management Transportation & Distribution TECHNOLOGY All Technology Artificial Intelligence Cloud & On-Dema

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FedEx to terminate nearly 500 jobs, close two facilities

Freight Waves

FedEx plans to get rid of more than 480 workers and close two facilities by the fall as it moves forward with a huge network consolidation program. The integrated logistics provider disclosed the plans in public notices to workforce development agencies in four states. FedEx ( NYSE: FDX ) said it will close package distribution stations in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Omaha, Nebraska, resulting in the elimination of 164 and 102 jobs, respectively.

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Infios and S&S Activewear Named a 2025 “Top Supply Chain Project Winner”

Logistics Viewpoints

Revolutionizing Supply Chains: S&S Activewear’s Award-Winning Fulfillment Strategy In today’s fast-paced world, where same-day delivery and labor shortages are common challenges, speed, accuracy, and resilience are essential for supply chain success. S&S Activewear recognized the need to evolve its distribution network to stay ahead of the competition.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Freightquote celebrates 10 years of innovation for small business shipping

Freightquote

Get Quotes TRACK LOGIN SIGN UP ☰ Freight Services Freight Shipping Services Less than Truckload Truckload Parcel Canada Custom Solutions Ship Amazon FBA Ship Auto Parts Shipping Construction Material Technology Transportation Management System (TMS) for Small Business Custom Integrations for Small Business Developers E-commerce Shipping Solutions Learn How to ship freight Bill of Lading Calculate Freight Class Estimate Freight Rates Freight Glossary Standard Freight Pallet Sizes Freight Shipping

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U.S. logistics real estate demand stayed resilient in second quarter

DC Velocity

The U.S. industrial real estate market showed continued resilience in the second quarter, despite broader economic uncertainty and regional volatility, according to a report from Cushman & Wakefield. Overall, national net absorption totaled 29.6 million square feet (msf), on par with the first quarter’s 30.3 msf and exceeding expectations, with demand concentrated in newly built logistics properties, the firm said in its “Q2 U.S. industrial market report.

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Watch: What Should Your Supply Chain Risk Strategy Look Like Now?

Supply Chain Brain

William Porter, head of international programs with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, advises on how supply chains can mitigate risk and manage cross-border finance in the face of constant disruption.

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US parcel market to grow 36% by 2030, Pitney Bowes says

Freight Waves

Revenue growth for U.S. parcel shipping lagged volumes last year as an influx of new last-mile delivery companies put downward pressure on prices in a market that is expected to grow 36% by 2030, according to an annual industry report from Pitney Bowes. Smaller carriers are increasingly taking market share from legacy carriers FedEx, UPS and the U.S.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Plug-and-Play Logistics: Making TMS Integrations Effortless in 2025

Turvo

Open APIs Drive Faster Wins Modern TMS platforms expose secure REST endpoints for orders, shipments, documents, and events. That openness lets developers pull real-time status into a customer portal or push rate requests directly from a quote screen, with no CSV uploads, and no manual rekeying. Turvo’s APIs return JSON in milliseconds, support OAuth 2.0 for authentication, and come with interactive docs so your team can prototype in a browser before writing a single line of code.

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Transporter Automates Air Cargo Handling

Logistics Business Magazine

Jan Tromp Transport Group has installed a Modular Rollerbed System with Powered Cargo Rollers (MRS-PCR) from Joloda Hydraroll to ensure the safe and controlled transportation of air cargo containing high-value, sensitive semiconductor equipment. The Challenge Jan Tromp Transport Group has been a provider of air cargo transport and storage solutions since 2014, specialising in time-critical and high-tech machinery transport throughout Europe.

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Geodis names Radial executive to lead Americas division

DC Velocity

The French logistics service provider (LSP) Geodis has named a new head of its U.S. operations , hiring Laura Ritchey away from fellow contract logistics company Radial to become president & CEO of its Americas region. Ritchey was most recently CEO at Radial, a specialist in e-commerce fulfillment solutions, where she delivered revenue growth and profitability through operational excellence.

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AI: Real or Hype?

Supply Chain Brain

Advertise Contact Us Supplier Directory SCB YouTube About Us Login Subscribe Logout My Profile LOGISTICS Air Cargo All Logistics Facility Location Planning Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage Global Gateways Global Logistics Last Mile Delivery Logistics Outsourcing LTL/Truckload Services Ocean Transportation Parcel & Express Rail & Intermodal Reverse Logistics Service Parts Management Transportation & Distribution TECHNOLOGY All Technology Artificial Intelligence Cloud & On-Dema

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Maritime’s early peak masks rising trade and economic uncertainty

Freight Waves

Chart of the Week: Import Ocean TEUs Volume Index – USA SONAR : IOTI.USA Booking volumes for container imports, as measured by the Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index (IOTI), appear to have peaked in early July—about a month ahead of the typical peak shipping season. While “typical” has become a relative term in recent years due to shifting and increasingly normalized shipping behaviors, this early peak offers valuable insight into what transportation markets might expect for the remainder of 202

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How to Choose the Best TMS Software for Your Delivery Business

Loginext

Looking for the best TMS software? This guide shows how to choose a transportation management system that improves delivery speed, visibility, and ROI. The post How to Choose the Best TMS Software for Your Delivery Business appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Logistics Unplugged: Episode 21

Blue Grace Logistics

Logistics Unplugged | A BlueGrace Podcast Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Podcast Search Search Ashley Benitez - July 8, 2025 Episode 21: Summer Freight Forecast: Grilling Season and Produce Shifts Brian Blalock Host and BlueGrace Director of Client Development Jonathan Swart Senior Director of Specialized Sales Key Insights on Managing Seasonal Freight Pressures Welcome to the final episode in our Summer Shipping Series !

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Safety campaign aims to reduce train/vehicle collisions

DC Velocity

Rail tracks cross roadways at thousands of locations around the country, and every one of those junctions poses a risk of train/vehicle collisions. While a lot of these accidents are caused by human error, a significant number are due to mechanical failures and track defects that result in a vehicle’s getting stalled or stuck on the tracks. In a bid to cut down on these accidents, a national rail safety education nonprofit called Operation Lifesaver Inc.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Amazon Office Workers Asked to Volunteer at Warehouse During Prime Day

Supply Chain Brain

Volunteers were asked to donate their time to work at Amazon's warehouse in Brooklyn, where they would pick groceries, prepare carts and bags for delivery, and pack boxes on receiving carts.

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Carrier Logistics automates LTL shipment data entry

Freight Waves

Carrier Logistics, Inc. (CLI) announced Thursday that data entry fields on its transportation management system can now be automatically populated from a bill of lading. The Elmsford, New York-based SaaS provider said a new AI-powered tool will allow less-than-truckload carriers using its FACTS freight management system to upload shipment data from a BOL.

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Communicating the ROI of Network Design Projects

AIMMS

Learn how to communicate the ROI of supply chain network design projects by linking optimization outcomes to strategic business value and executive goals.