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Market volatility insight value for shippers

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According to Forbes , “in the Business Continuity Institute’s 2017 report on global supply chain resilience, 69% of respondents said they do not have full visibility of their supply chains. Download the White Paper. Alignment of pricing to market demands and customized services to meet customer needs.

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Operational trucking costs: how to get more from your fleet

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To meet that challenge, managers should first understand their vulnerabilities and then consider many steps – some of which they should have taken long before the pandemic struck.” Download the White Paper. This will help build and solidify the relationship over time.” Carriers need to offer their drivers sensible rates.

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Data analytics for logistics drives reefer efficiency via a real-time forecast

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Yet, data from the 2017-2018 period shows rates lower than today’s average. Being adaptable and versatile is what keeps shippers front and center and in a prime position to meet consumer needs and demands. Download the White Paper. On February 16, 2021, final reported rates for reefer contracts were at $2.02.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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. Let’s start with a basic but critical fact: for physical product companies, “sustainability is intimately connected with supply chains, the complex economic structures formed by companies that are using the global supply of natural resources to meet worldwide demand,” Sheffi notes. at ZipXpress.net).

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2020 Freight Shipping Outlook: Needed Highway Funding in Jeopardy

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As A-to-Be reports in their white paper, America’s Transportation Infrastructure — A Funding Crisis , seven percent of America’s bridges have been designated structurally deficient. In 2018 American motorists drove a record-setting 3,225 trillion miles, outpacing 2017 by 12.2 State of Our Highways and Bridges.

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