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What Freight Brokers Should Expect in 2015

GlobalTranz

As a freight broker , you know the importance of staying ahead of trends in your business. 2014 was a dynamic year for shipping and freight, and 2015 might present us with some surprising changes as well. One month in, here are our predictions for freight brokers in 2015: Manufacturing Comes Home.

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Understanding the ATA Trucking Tonnage Index

3PL Insights

The seasonally adjusted data is a more accurate depiction of the trends because it factors out seasonal dips and peaks unrelated to economic activity. The current base year is 2015, meaning from 2015 to the present day, truck tonnage has increased by 9.8%. The State of Trucking Tonnage. Overall tonnage is down 0.2%

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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. Manufacturing Business Technology recently wrote the 5 e-commerce trends for 2016 for manufacturers to look at that include: Manufacturers will seek to increase their share of aftermarket parts sales. E-Commerce for Manufacturing.

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

The use of wearables will continue to be one of the top trends throughout the remainder of 2016 and upcoming years as well. This needed degree of visibility is also present in the supply chain. Back-to-school sales were expected to be slightly more than in 2015, and the 2016 holiday shopping season broke all-time records.

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What is Just Beyond the Horizon for Shipping in the Rest of 2021 & 2022?

MTS Logistics

The very high freight rate level presently is sustained by severe bottleneck effects, and the problematic issue is that the ripple effects from the Suez incident will further postpone the ability to re-balance container flows as well as handle port congestion.

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STILL Celebrates 100th Birthday with More Innovation

Logistics Business Magazine

Only a few years after being founded as a repair workshop for electric motors, STILL presented their own products, such as the “Matador light station”, at the Leipzig Fair in 1924. The OptiSpeed truck control concept profitably combines both trends. Beginnings to breakthrough. Innovations that shape the industry.

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Here’s Why Image of Manufacturing as Boring, Dirty, and Tedious is Drastically Changing

GlobalTranz

Each setting is an accurate image of manufacturing from different time periods in history, the past and the present. Ironically, manufacturing represents one of the most stable, growing sectors of the economy and boasts a low unemployment rate of 4 percent in December 2015, explains the US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics.