Talking Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

The great transportation spot market inversion has occurred. His response was, “Starting in late 2017 data showed that the prices brokers were paying to carriers on the spot market and the prices shippers were paying to carriers directly were getting very close together. What does that mean for shippers? How should they respond?

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Overdrive Online

JULY 2, 2019

Detail on a 2017-completed Ontario Ministry of Transport analysis of some crash metrics pre- and post- its 2009 speed limiter mandate. Bottom line: some food for thought as you consider whether to take concerns to your reps with the recent U.S. Senate bill that would mandate a 65-mph speed setting. .

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

In its most recent monthly analysis of the global air freight market , the International Air Transport Association (IATA) observed that while demand for air freight was softening, cargo volumes are still trending higher. How the international air freight markets fared in 2018 and what’s ahead for the new year.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 29, 2018

percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the “advance” estimate from the Department of Commerce. United States gross domestic product (GDP) – the broadest measure of a nation’s overall economic health – grew at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017, but still up from the 1.2

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When I ask shippers what they look for in a logistics or transportation management partner, technology capabilities — and the data and insights those technologies provide — is always near the top of the list. What impact are these technologies having on transportation managed services?

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IoT World Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

An important application for artificial intelligence (AI) is autonomous transport. All areas of transport are being investigated for autonomous control, with AI playing a large part in driving/piloting control and providing intelligent decision-making in real time based on data from an array of sensors. 25, 2017 in Dubai, UAE.

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Transporeon

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

billion, shippers are going to market much earlier this year as evidenced by quantitative data from the Ticontract transportation sourcing platform. billion, shippers are going to market much earlier this year as evidenced by quantitative data from the Ticontract transportation sourcing platform.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . Top 10 Most Read Transportation Management and Transportation Articles of 2015. We list them in order of the tenth most read to the most read.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2017

Modern supply chains are evolving beyond anyone’s expectations due to increased use of cloud-computing technologies, wearables and advanced data analysis. A common theme of the 2016 predictions was growth and scalability, so let’s look at how companies are using these technologies as we prepare for the innovations of 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Public transportation is thus integral to urban life in the region of Randstad — which includes Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht — and is one of the most densely populated in Europe. Accordingly, the number of IoT transport units is expected to increase , according to Statista data, from 2.6 million in 2017 to 3.7

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RPA Labs

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you work in transportation and logistics, technology may sometimes seem like the bane of your existence. While RPA isn’t exactly new, it is just starting to have an impact on transportation and logistics. Transportation Management with RPA. Automation means fewer portals, and more interconnections.”. RPA and Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use. I also moderated a panel discussion on transportation optimization with representatives from Ryder, Publix Super Markets, and Peak 5 Supply Chain. What would this “next generation solution” be?

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

Global sales for such products, which are used in factories, warehouses and logistics applications, reached $6.131 billion in sales in 2016 and are on track to hit the $6.358 billion mark in 2017, according to VDC Research Group. For the handheld scanner sector, Gupta says early-2017 results indicated that overall revenues are 9.6%

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 27, 2017

Predictions for transportation management in 2016 highlighted growing stress and concern. The electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate, which some thought might be repealed or delayed further, was only reiterated with a set compliance date of December 18, 2017, reports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ( FMCSA ).

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The process involves an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s Warehouse Automation & Control Market Research Study. Dematic has over 11,000 employees and 8,000 customer installations worldwide.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Uber, for instance, saw a trend in the logistics industry in 2017 and introduced Uber Freight, a platform that links truck drivers with businesses that require cargo transportation. Product personalization: Product personalization is made easier by the ability to comprehend customer preferences through big data analysis.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

The report provides an analysis of the VMT tax, including the tax base, the rate structure, the revenue that would be generated, and the implementation methods. Using data on 2017 truck traffic, the CBO estimated that a tax of 1 cent per mile on all roads would have raised approximately $2.6 billion if imposed on all commercial trucks.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 18, 2020

Valerie Alexander, CEO of Goalkeeper, author and keynote at Women In Trucking’s 2017 Accelerate! When a client or one of your superiors comes to you with a question, do a quick risk analysis and give them what you believe to be the best answer. “If Make quick decisions. If you’re a woman and 80 percent sure you’re right, you’re right!”

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

2017 Tropical Storm Harvey. Hurricanes have massive impacts on transportation capacity and spend. To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event. Hurricane Impacts on Transportation.

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The LoadStar

MARCH 7, 2018

IATA’s air freight market analysis shows a month-on-month increase from the last part of 2017, and suggests “rising bottlenecks” within the supply chain would likely ‘benefit air freight over other modes of transport” It says: “Longer supplier delivery times have been consistent with rising demand for air.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

From boosting the level of artificial intelligence to promoting better means of mitigating and preventing risks, technology will change how manufacturers grow throughout 2017. The First 5 Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2017. Manufacturers will face many challenges in 2017. Artificial Intelligence Will Grow More Important.

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CLX Logistics

JULY 26, 2021

Let’s look at the facts – the percentage of supply chain managers using new analytics tools and services to develop better bidding strategies has increased from 17% in 2017 to more than 30% in 2020. Ongoing Spend Analysis. An accurate understanding of your KPIs is paramount to securing the best rates across your transportation network.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“Paralysis by analysis” is a common term used to describe such a situation, and you can avoid it by monitoring a smaller number of carefully chosen KPIs. Use weekly, monthly, and year-on-year data for your analysis. Similarly, it makes little sense to implement the TSCMC%S in the transport department of your company.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 17, 2020

Smarter Analytics – Top notch analytics are being implemented across logistics operations, from warehouses to transportation, to give logistics providers a leg up. TMS – Comprehensive transportation management systems are critical to getting loads out the door and ensuring on-time delivery.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The project officially began in January 2016 with the following analysis: Market research, Product Portfolio, Supply Chain Structure, Demand Planning, Forecasting and Finance. The plan was to start in the UK in 2016, Germany and France in 2017 and Italy and Spain in 2018. Our Client chose 14 products from its portfolio plus 3 new ones.

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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.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2018

Below is a comparison of 2017 vs. 2018 parameters for oversize shipments: Source: enVista. Determining the impact of this clause will require looking at your 2017 package dimensions and assessing what packages fit into the new definition of oversize. What Has Changed? Ship to residences (where LTL isn’t generally an option).

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 20, 2018

If someone asked you point blank: “what is the biggest issue in freight transportation today?” A good example of that was apparent in an October 2017 survey of 1,500 motor carriers conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). Why wouldn’t it be either? of freight tonnage moves on U.S. Contact Jeff Berman.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2018

Data analysis and predictive modeling are just the beginning of the industry’s new bag of tricks. While 2017 was certainly better than 2016, it’s still going to be a slog to get back to the post-recession era. As for technology, the freight industry has undergone a veritable renaissance. What to Watch for .

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

To know the most difficult challenges as perceived by supply chain professionals, we turn to the SCM World’s 2017 Future of Supply Chain survey. Besides, these risks are much more serious (for example, there were about 134,000 reported cyber-attacks on businesses in 2017 , or almost 50 percent increase from 2016).

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Morai Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2018

The impact of emerging technologies on transportation supply chains is a point of interest to a variety of industry leaders. Joined by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, this suite of tools help many industries such as retail, healthcare and transportation. What’s does prescriptive analytics bring to the table?

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Loginext

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The Phase 2 (Mandatory Implementation) of ELDs began on the 18th of Dec 2017. US Department of Transport is mandating that drivers be on duty for a fixed set of hours (60 hours in 7 days, or 70 hours in 8 days; based on the breaks taken in between). There are multiple constraints was total hours of driving.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

Transportation capacity problems have been a volatile issue over the past twenty years or so. A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , (CSCMP) in its “ State of Logistics ” report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. Set favorable payment terms and timeframes.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 17, 2018

Too many companies are experiencing transportation and freight expenses as one of their top three costs. See How Does Freight and Transportation Fit into your Budget ? . What’s behind the dramatic rise in transportation costs in nearly every sector? Transportation spending covers many dimensions. percent, from 15.6

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The supply chain and logistics industry continues to monitor the impact digitization has on current and future production, operations and the overall management of transport. Their benefits range from supporting SME start-ups to optimizing transport management systems, and even improving transparency with customers.

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