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The Top 100 Logistics Companies with Seth Clevenger

The Logistics of Logistics

Seth is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. About Seth Clevenger Seth Clevenger is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. Clevenger, currently based in Alexandria, Va.,

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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Since joining the company in 2011, he’s focused on developing and growing its Coyote Transportation Management offerings, driving synergy efforts with UPS, and leading the Supply Chain Consulting team. Coyote’s data-driven marketplace empowers business growth in a rapidly changing world.

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Types of Risks Impacting Supply Chains in 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. Natural Catastrophes.

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for Natural Disaster

Trinity Logistics

In this blog, we’ll go over the economic and supply chain impacts that result from these events and how you can best prepare your supply chain. When these natural events happen, numerous businesses find their supply chains shook. Snowstorms are also a culprit of transportation delays and supply chain worries. Monitor for threat.

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The State of LTL Shipping in Light of YRC Freight Bankruptcy

TransAudit

LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. formerly known as YRC Freight, sent shockwaves throughout the transportation industry due to its dominant position. They then underwent a major restructuring in 2011, aiming to raise fresh capital.

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Is Your Supply Chain Ready For Weather Disruptions?

Blue Grace Logistics

Driver delays, transportation failure, strikes, hike in fuel prices, carrier capacity shortage, vendor hold-ups, thefts, and fires at warehouses are all common issues in the supply chain ecosystem. These disruptions are like black swan events which no one can forecast or plan for in advance.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Implementing the solution involved cleaning up master data and mapping their complete global supply chain. The implementation was not trivial.