247 Customs Broker

MARCH 6, 2018

billion in the 2017 financial year. In 2017 we took another major step on the road to achieving our strategic and financial goals for 2020. The increase in revenue and earnings in 2017 is also reflected in improved net profit for the year. Deutsche Post DHL Group invested heavily in all four divisions once again in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2018

Below is a comparison of 2017 vs. 2018 parameters for oversize shipments: Source: enVista. Overall, not only are fees increasing to $80 list for both carriers, but the definitions are tightening, and the minimum billable weight is changing (FDX). What Has Changed? Ship to residences (where LTL isn’t generally an option).

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United World Transporation

JANUARY 7, 2021

Unsecured cargo is so widespread that in 2017, the CVSA performed a week-long securement check and found that 15.7% The FMCSA’s definition of a tiedown is—a combination of securing devices that form an assembly that: Attaches cargo to or restrains cargo on a vehicle Is attached to anchor point(s). of trucks violated regulations.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2017

That is the word being used to describe the state of the logistics industry in 2017, reports William B. Yet, nearly two in three shippers have not yet implemented an LTL Transportation Management System, reports Bridget McCrea of Logistics Management , so being able to select the right one with the right bells and whistles is essential.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

By definition, logistics is the management of the transportation of materials or equipment from where they are to where they need to be. According to the Electrical Contractor , in 2017, 61 percent of construction projects were shown to be behind schedule. BEHIND SCHEDULE. Obviously, this is a big problem in the industry.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 25, 2020

If you play a big role in the transportation and logistics industry, you know that a lot of behind the scenes work has to take place to arrange a shipment. For those who arrange transportation, you’ll want to find a trusted source for shipping hazmat – which is something we’ve been arranging for more than 25 years.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has worked closely with the USDA to clarify rules and definitions regarding livestock and agricultural commodities in its hours-of-service (HoS) regulations. Most notably, it has issued a 150 air-mile exemption. According to the?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

But, the same data can have a drastic impact on transportations planners and agencies around the globe. While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years.

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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. The next year will most definitely be a down for most transportation providers, but it is also setting the stage for another violent upswing.

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Morai Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The process of transporting product from A to B has transformed over the years. The definition of ‘supply chain’ has also shifted over time. Statistics reveal that in 2017, ‘full supply chain visibility’ became the 3rd ‘most important strategic priority’. This correlates to the advancement of technology. Visibility.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 21, 2018

Wabtec Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company. The combination will make Wabtec a Fortune 500, global transportation leader in rail equipment, software, and services, with operations in more than 50 countries.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This places some pretty heavy responsibility onto the pharma supply chain, where products must be transported safely and kept at a specific temperature all while meeting regulatory, providers’ and patients’ demands. The main objective of any pharma transportation plan should be the patients’ wellbeing,” says Benjamin Zervas, a Schenker, Inc.,

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In 2008, the Stuhr site near Bremen was STILL’s first refurbishment centre, followed in 2014 by another in Rokietnica, Poland, and in 2017 in Lainate near Milan. And high-quality refurbished trucks are definitely part of that.” To this end, the company has built up and successively expanded its own network in Europe.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 25, 2020

If you play a big role in the transportation and logistics industry, you know that a lot of behind the scenes work has to take place to arrange a shipment. For those who arrange transportation, you’ll want to find a trusted source for shipping hazmat – which is something we’ve been arranging for more than 25 years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. And Walmart recently rolled out extra levies for suppliers using its transportation services.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Crick-based transport and logistics firm The NX Group has been providing warehousing, ecommerce and retail distribution services for KINN Living, a producer of organic and eco-friendly beauty, laundry and cleaning products, for just over a year. We were also delighted at the firm’s willingness to cater for our packaging requirements.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

In this article I unpack the difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain and how it is all connected, starting with some simple definitions of these terms. Cargo is moved using road, rail, air and sea and each of these modes of transport have their own peculiarities and characteristics.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 10, 2018

As such, FTR Transportation Intelligence expects 154.5 million truckloads of food and kindred products this year, up 5% from 2017. One part of the act on food transportation spells out requirements on issues, including adequate temperature controls for trucks, food contamination prevention, and vehicle cleanliness. .

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Airfreight Logistics

MAY 1, 2018

Since March this year Luxembourg has authorized the use of consignment notes for road transport after introducing the UNECE e-CMR protocol addition, the European country is also an active user of the Benelux e-CMR project. Consigner, driver and consignees use their smartphones for secure digital signatures.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 10, 2019

Hunt Transport Services Inc. Hunt Transport Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Secaucus, New Jersey-based Cory’s First Choice Home Delivery. This acquisition follows the company’s 2017 acquisition of Special Logistics Dedicated, which expanded J.B. By LM Staff ·. January 9, 2019. Lowell, Ark.-based

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

“Despite our numerous requests – and eventually those of journalists – the FRA and the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) repeatedly refused to provide this public information.” The Department of Transportation was slow to hold Hall accountable. The question now is will DOJ do any better?”. The U.S.

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Penske Move Ahead

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Penske Logistics was recently named “2017 Carrier of the Year” by MI Windows and Doors, LLC, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of vinyl and aluminum windows and doors. Since 2013, Penske Logistics has provided dedicated transportation for MI Windows and Doors and it manages outbound shipments from Arizona.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Australian Army unit load ammunition containers in a warehouse ready for delivery to artillery soldiers for the safe transport and storage of projectiles in the field. ULAC are used by artillery soldiers in the field for the safe transport and storage of propellant and projectiles in training and operational environments. 3] Marles, R.,

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United World Transporation

MAY 16, 2019

Arguably, it can be noted that the trucking industry is definitely embarking the technical revolution. In December 2017, it became mandatory for all trucks, (besides the exempt industries), to have an ELD on board. All industries, especially transportation seem to be constantly monitored. Enhanced Monitoring Systems.

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Morai Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The future of retail is growing increasingly reliant on digital technologies, which will place significant demand on transportation supply chains. Census Bureau, in 2017 retail sales hit a record breaking $5.7 Statistics on consumer spending this year, signifies that there is ‘a definite move toward online shopping’.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

In 2017, Poland produced 689,700 finished vehicles, 1.2% In 2017, finished vehicle sales in the EU increased by only 3% over the previous year, compared with growth of 7% in 2016 and more than 9% in 2015, Opala points out. up on the previous year, according to the Polish Automotive Industry Association. to 514,700 units. .

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 12, 2018

As the demand for goods has increased, the capacity to transport them has expanded: ever-larger ships, more containers/TEUs, etc. In 2017, 11 million new items per second were added, and by 2020, some 50 billion pieces of equipment are expected to be connected to the internet. The current logistics model is more than 100 years old.

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Forto

JULY 25, 2018

The right strategy can propel the smallest of competitors through better, data-based decision making in international transport to the front of industrial battle lines. Experts disagree on the definition of Big Data. Instead of trying to pin down Big Data organization into a specific definition, taking a broad view is more effective.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 15, 2018

gain compared to April 2017, getting annual shipment growth back on a positive track, following March’s 0.2% annual drop-off in February 2017. And we definitely have seen a step back in shipments from China. April shipments, at 955,956, saw a 0.3% annual decline. March’s annual decline was the first one going back to a 7.7%

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Each of these definitions applies to a manufacturer’s ability to produce a surplus of a product. Imagine if the typical definitions of productive were applied to manufacturing. However, the official rollout of the 5G technology is not expected to take place until sometime in 2017. Causing or resulting in something.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 6, 2021

SSL was eventually succeeded by TLS (Transport Layer Security) as a way to determine whether a website can be trusted — that’s where the little lock icon in your address bar comes from! What we can definitely say is that the future looks bright for eCommerce! In 1995, they began charging a fee for registering domain names.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

billion and with this almost on the level of the prior year (2017: EUR 14.9 The company invested a total of EUR 327 million across all four divisions between January and March (2017: EUR 334 million). billion (2017: EUR 2.3 Basic earnings per share thus amounted to EUR 0.49 (2017: EUR 0.52). Revenue rose by 4.9%

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

This phase ended in 2017 with the development of a complete “plug and play” solution that can be easily moved from one warehouse to another without requiring that any prior changes be made to the warehouse. This set, equipped with indoor geolocation technology, operates autonomously during the hours the site is closed.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 12, 2018

As always, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello clearly presented the situation, in terms of the challenges it creates and what it could mean for freight transportation and logistics. For certain, carriers are definitely loving those apples. Well, at least it should. To be sure, it is far from new and has intact for a long time.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

October also marks the first month new orders have dropped below 60 since April 2017’s 57.1 Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee , explained in the report that supply chain labor constraints related to lead-time expansions and transportation issues are still limiting full production potential. .

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Maggie Seaman, Manager of Operations for Penske Fleet Management, whose mother passed away in 2017 from breast cancer, created Penske Pink Out to promote breast cancer education and to provide support to those battling the disease. It was definitely scary," Hockenberry said.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. The idea is to make rail-freight transport viable over sub-1,000-kilometre distances and to ease highway congestion.

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