GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Editor's Note: This is a blog post about the state of the freight brokering business in 2015. We bring this information to the community so that both shippers and those in the industry understand the state of the industry. As we approach the end of the year, it’s a good time to turn back and see how the industry did in 2015.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Here’s our pick of last month’s news, especially where they plug into broader trends. This is our personal take on logistics news trends. Freight Rates News that rates for freight and logistics trends – October 2015. China to restructure/shut down some “zombie” industries. How serious is this?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Suppliers of steel fabrication and metal working equipment and technology are looking forward to a significant rise in demand from the region’s resurgent construction sector, one of the key demand drivers for the fabrication industry. Look for the steel fabrication industry to want to add capacity to gear up for the unexpected.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The American Trucking Association is the largest trade association representing the trucking industry in the U.S. In 1973, the ATA introduced the Truck Tonnage Index, a monthly estimation of the total weight of freight transported by truck in the United States. Importance of Tonnage. The ATA states that 72.5%

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It’s no secret that the freight industry is one of the biggest contributors to CO2 emissions. Data shows that in 2018, the (road) freight industry alone was contributing around 9% to the global CO2 emissions. . The industry goal is to keep global warming within a 2-degree limit by 2050 – per the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015.

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Women in Trucking

JANUARY 5, 2020

Whether it’s more mentorship involving women or increased experience, confidence and education, this trend of growing women-owned enterprises (WBEs) also is happening in transportation and logistics. What are some of the factors driving this trend? Women can make strong leaders. Women can build strong company cultures.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2019

This quick shift from the historically tight market of 2018 to a more shipper-friendly market at the start of 2019 has been a surprise to many within the industry. According to industry reports, carriers were able to add approximately 2% new drivers last year, in part, due to more driver-friendly practices and an increase in driver pay.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . 6 Key Trends in Supply Chain. 6 Key Trends in Supply Chain. This is the value of having a transportation network. Managing Risk.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. The Internet’s large-scale global penetration has spawned an increasingly large number of technology and web-savvy consumers, creating a huge opportunity for both industrial manufacturers and their end customers.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

This post is from a press release sent to us regarding the recent survey of the 3PL industry. There are some 3PLs who perform niche tasks, like Cerasis does with transportation management for over the road modes like LTL, Truckload, and small package. Survey Points to Continued Success of Shippers and the 3PL Industry.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 25, 2017

Last year, the technology trends in logistics seemed straightforward, and many of our technology predictions came true. Unfortunately, industry-standard TMS systems are simply not cutting it as more companies look for better ways to improve operations and reduce costs. In 2015, drones were new and exciting, but still out of reach.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We founded Parade on the premise that freight would undergo rapid digital transformation and that we have to enable those who are at the center of this massive industry: the freight brokers. Preet, Tony, and I founded Parade in 2015 with the mission to enable and connect the transportation industry.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2016

Yesterday we started our two part series about manufacturing technology trends we will see impact the industry in 2016 by painting a picture of the top 4 trends. 5 Manufacturing Technologies Looking to Impact the Manufacturing Industry in 2016. What makes or breaks the use of a new technology in manufacturing?

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Freightos

MAY 17, 2016

Five Tech Trends That Will Change Freight. And with daily headlines on new Ubers for X, new tech acquisitions, and the continuing crawl of technology into our everyday life, we’re focussing on five emerging tech trends that have the potential to reshape logistics. Funding in 2015 grew by 125%, hitting $1.5 A whopping $13.92

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2016

The rationale for outsourcing certain manufacturing and supply chain processes, such as transportation management, fulfillment, and more to logistics companies is evident and clear. 80 percent of manufacturers or shippers in the US use a a logistics company for domestic and international transportation. We hope you enjoy it!

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2017

This past October, the American Trucking Associations warned that the trucking industry could be short 50,000 drivers by the end of 2017. In the report, ATA projects the shortage to reach 50,000 by the end of 2017 and if current trends hold the shortage could grow to more than 174,000 by 2026. Read the post for one of my ideas.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

2015 was a different year for the logistics industry. The logistics industry had become accustomed to a steady compounded annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of approximately 4.6 Yet, the CAGR of 2015 fell by 2 percent. percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of 2015. trillion in 2015, compared to $2.15

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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. This will be the most important trend to watch in 2017. Capacity Will Grow Tighter.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 16, 2018

(Maciek Nowak, 2015). Logistics can also be applied to business activities other than transportation, such as warehousing and material handling. The transportation and logistics industry is one of the most important industries in the entire world. Maciek Nowak, (2015). Trends in Supply Chain Management.

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The Logistics Academy

MARCH 18, 2018

The 2015 Global Retail E-Commerce Index ranks several of the World Bank’s client countries among the 30 most important markets for e-commerce (China ranks 2nd, Mexico 17th, Chile 19th, Brazil 21st, and Argentina 29th). What’s in it for urban transport? In Brazil, despite economic downturns, e-commerce has grown 98.3% Source : [link].

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2016

Is The Freight Industry Ready For SOLAS? The WSJ’s Loretta Chao, summed up the multiple impacts on shippers back in December 2015. And those shippers that don’t already will need to purchase weighing products or services, adding cost and time to an industry already under pressure to speedily deliver goods.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

In the last year, a new dynamic has begun to reshape the freight industry. Unlike some industries that are virtually attacked by external actors, like Uber disrupting the taxi industry, the catalysts of this transformation are coming from within. Then, in November 2015, Phil joined Freightos. Put the two trends together.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 2, 2020

While there were a few months during the year where orders for heavy-duty trucks peaked – although not as high as the previous two years, it was all in all a slow year for the industry. . An article in Wolf Street shared numbers released by the FTR Transportation Intelligence for 2019. How bad is the situation?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2016

The transportation management system is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of the modern logistics industry. Shippers around the globe are realizing why the time has arrived to take advantage of transportation management system benefits. Let's take a look at why it’s expanding and how it will benefit the shipping industry.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 10, 2023

transportation sector was experiencing an increasing amount of disruption in the form of natural disasters, macro-economic shifts, and increasing geopolitical challenges impacting supply chains. That pattern changed in 2016 as the industrial economy hit a stumbling block after the oil markets collapsed but the economy.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 10, 2015

On June 23, 2015, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) released the “State of Logistics Report,” which happens to be in its 26 th year. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 In contrast with supply chain management leaders’ predictions, air freight transport fell by 1.2

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3PL Insights

JULY 31, 2017

Logistics-related positions are trending in the job market because every company needs to move their products somewhere, somehow—logistics is an ever-growing industry. In 2015 the logistics and transportation industry cost $1.48 There is always an array of clients, and diverse industries to learn about and support.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

.” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. in 2015, 3.9% in 2016 and 3.1%

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The fourth quarter of 2017 and the calendar year over all were very solid for United States industrial real estate activity, according to research recently issued by Chicago-based industrial real estate firm JLL. Two of the biggest takeaways of the research, entitled “First Look at Industrial,” focused on the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Recently, our company has generated some reports of internal data and surveyed a collection of companies to better get an idea of trends in the manufacturing industry. What We Learned One of the more interesting pieces of data discovered was that “ manufacturers are less likely to use cloud software than other industries.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

The industry image of manufacturing is drastically changing, and the next generation needs to know why and how this is taking place and what's being done to ensure its continued vitality. Path , a 2011 report, initiated by the National Association of Manufacturers, found a qualified worker shortage of 67 percent across the industry.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 4, 2021

in the transportation and warehousing industry. The McKinsey & Company study “Women in the Workplace 2020” reports that before the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States, the representation of women in corporate America was slowly trending up in the right direction. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 46.8%

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Gravesham, Dartford, Medway, Maidstone and Swale are performing above the national average in terms of sector size, contributing to an industry that has seen a 48.1% million sq m) of additional space for the logistics and transportation sector, with Mid and North Kent the areas to benefit. increase in GVA countywide since 2000.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2016

In today's post, we take some time to reflect on the history of American manufacturing innovations and the trends that will define the future of our industry. . Before we get into the history portion, let's take a quick look at the current state and what trends we see on the horizon. And then 2015 showed up. 3D Printing.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Visibility – A cloud-based solution that is integrated with multiple partners can store all transportation-related data in one central location, creating better visibility and impeccable customer service. In 2015, the United States shipped 11.8 Cloud Solutions and the Parcel Market. All On Premise, All Cloud, or a Mix?

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Transporeon

APRIL 2, 2019

Checking the background info In 2015, the ocean freight rate trend was distinctly downwards – the SCFI declined from around 1,000 to just 500 during the year. But through 2016 (notwithstanding a post-Christmas tumble at the start of the year), the overall trend was volatile and heading upwards.

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