Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

MercuryGate Launches Industry First – A Logistics Integrator Program to Address Specific Shipper Requirements around Design, Delivery, Operation and Transfer of TMS Capabilities. Cass Truckload Linehaul Index (February 2017). January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. billion in current dollars in January 2017, a 6.7

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2015

An example would be hearing out reasons behind the needs each side wants to address. 4 Drivers of the Looming Transportation Capacity Crisis of 2017. In some instances, a broken law will carry hefty financial penalties on shippers, motor carriers, as well as logistics operator.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

I learned that fact (and many more important things) at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference in New Orleans this week. Self-operating shuttle bus crashes after Las Vegas launch (SFGate). Does this mean that somewhere between 38 and 60 percent of owner-operators and small carriers will not be compliant by December 18th?

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The ability to operate in emerging domains such as ‘space’ and ‘cyber’, act in the ‘grey zone’, or investments in new technologies from hypersonic weaponry to automation and AI are seen as offsets to potential adversaries. The successful delivery of the ULAC has been greatly beneficial for both the Army and BAE Systems Australia.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017. In the past month, for example, we’ve seen the following headlines: “ Air France KLM is Evaluating MRO Potential for Blockchain ” and “ TMW Systems Becomes Charter Member of Blockchain in Trucking Alliance.” Is this a technology in search of a problem?

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Transporeon

APRIL 20, 2017

April 20, 2017 — Transporeon Group, the leading global cloud platform for intelligent transport logistics, has been selected as a 2017 Top 100 Logistics IT Provider by Inbound Logistics magazine for the third consecutive year. FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2017

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… FedEx says operations at TNT Express disrupted after virus attack (Reuters). That’s what I wrote last December in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017, and last September in The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. For example, I learned that there’s a difference between cement and concrete, even though many people use the terms interchangeably.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Going International, Onfleet Platform Manages Last Mile Logistics Delivery Operations for Companies in 50 Countries. UPS Boosts Saturday Operations To Increase E-Commerce Delivery Speed. And when it comes to last-mile and home delivery operations, mobile technology has become indispensable.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

LL4T1DCure Team Jersey 2017. In response to Hurricane Harvey, for example, JDRF and other organizations shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to Houston (including 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads) to help people with diabetes affected by the hurricane. How far is 100 miles?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). FMCSA confirms permanent ‘restart rollback’ based on study results (CCJ). CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology.

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

For example, airfreight forwarding growth in China is thought to have been robust this past year, while sea freight growth was much weaker. Nonetheless, it’s clear that the scope of these solutions, in terms of geographic coverage for example, needs to broaden in order for them to deliver value. DB Schenker and uShip, for example.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2017

I’m guessing the researchers didn’t came across many examples of supply chain disruptions caused by cyberattacks in 2005, but based on the recent WannaCry and Petya cyberattacks, their findings seem to hold true today. As reported by the Wall Street Journal : Mondelez International Inc.’s last week, the company said Thursday.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

That’s the question I asked two years ago, after a labor dispute at the West Coast ports brought operations to a crawl, resulting in significant delays and costs for companies across many industries. As I wrote at the time: The [labor unions and port operators] have always taken a “What’s in it for Me?” Yeah, good luck with that.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Just like there are some people that still use flip phones, there are some people that will continue to use Excel tables and printouts to review what’s happening in their transportation operations. And the conference agenda reflected that diversity as well, with sessions focused on many different solutions by customer segment.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 15, 2020

Meet some of the women behind WFP’s technology department in South Sudan Story by Musa Mahadi and Tomson Phiri More and more females are powering WFP’s complex operations in South Sudan. In 2017 only one female worked in its IT department, now there are 10 and is likely to increase. I was motivated by WFP’s large operations.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 6, 2018

The Group’s operating profit climbed by 7.2% billion in the 2017 financial year. billion to operating profit. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

One of the companies she holds up as a positive example of a big company addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is Walmart. A few years ago, for example, my oldest child explained to me that Walmart was a malignant force. By 2017, Walmart had met its goal of doubling the transportation’s fleets efficiency.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Established in 2017, the company has consistently pushed boundaries and set new standards for quality, efficiency, and reliability in the sector. Their state-of-the-art technology has empowered businesses across industries to optimize their operations, reduce costs, and increase productivity and sustainability.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

-based XPO Logistics, a global provider of freight transportation and logistics services, announced very strong fourth quarter and full-year 2017 results late yesterday. billion for 2017, and free cash flow for the year came in at $374 million, which topped the target of $350 million. Quarterly operating income, at $132.8

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

Every marine terminal operator at San Francisco Bay cargo gateway is already using Advent’s eModal port community system , making it easier to roll out a common platform, says Napralla. million twenty-foot equivalent units [TEU], making 2017 our busiest year ever,” says Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Now operating in its fifth station, Flytrex’s three-minute delivery service will be available to approximately 140,000 customers across the United States. In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 11, 2024

The domestic freight market has been on a rollercoaster since 2017, and the pandemic injected jet fuel into the equation. Using the past five years of tender rejection rates as examples of the various market types, there have been no scenarios where we’ve seen a relative balance between carrier capacity and shipping demand.

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Freightera

JANUARY 10, 2017

Lower cost, highly efficient transport companies will continue to outperform in 2017. In 2017 highly efficient firms will continue to source as locally as possible. This trend will accelerate in 2017. See for example the existing California network here. Long distance shipping is generally energy intensive and wasteful.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 11, 2018

Viewing importing of good as a indicator of whether or not manufacturers are bringing back operations to the US, A.T. imports from traditional offshoring countries in 2017. This is a sharp reversal of the glimmers of hope seen in 2016 in regard to manufacturers moving operations back stateside, the group says. Kearney study.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For example, FedEx’s upcoming levy is based on an EIA-established price that is at least $4.09 In 2017, Target invested $550 million in the home delivery service Shipt-a modest outlay compared to the billions Amazon and Walmart have spent in the same-day-delivery space. a gallon but less than $4.18

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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. Today, Supply Chain Design is becoming more operational and real-time, as companies have to respond more quickly and intelligently to fast-changing forces impacting their business (e.g.,

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IoT World Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Reportedly there are two box trucks in operation. Arkansas’s state highway commission licensed Gatik’s all-automated box trucks late last year following an 18-month operation with human backup drivers. Gatik was founded in 2017 and has since raised $115 million in funding. Money on the Middle Mile.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 3, 2018

In fact, this current cycle might as well be called the roaring freight market of 2017-2018. operating ratio for last year. Top 25 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers: 2017 Revenues. 2017 Revenue ($ million). Note: Revenue for LTL operations only, unless otherwise indicated and includes Canadian operations.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

Every marine terminal operator at San Francisco Bay cargo gateway is already using Advent’s eModal port community system , making it easier to roll out a common platform, says Napralla. million twenty-foot equivalent units [TEU], making 2017 our busiest year ever,” says Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For example, in June 2021, Washington Prime Group, a shopping mall real estate company that owns 102 locations around the US filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, leaving space for e-commerce firms to potentially move their inventory and fulfillment operations in. said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

ARC recently attended the August 2021 New England Public Power Association (NEPPA) conference, where Gordon Van Welie, President & CEO of grid operator ISO New England (ISO-NE) described the challenges to maintain reliable, low-cost power, while meeting the urgent goals to decarbonize electric power.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

The results, based on a representative survey among more than 200 companies, shed unparalleled insight into key challenges in the industry, as well as best practices to improve supply chain performance and operation. It turns out they’re rethinking every part of their operations, from a single package to their distribution process.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

In WannaCry’s case, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Windows XP — an operating system still in wide use today, even though it was originally released in 2001 and Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014. How many companies still manage their transportation operations like yesterday’s Giant Eagle? User Experience improvements.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) sensor-generated data is another key piece of improving railway efficiency and operations. million in 2017 to 3.7 Optimizing Railway Operations with Data. For industry participants, data analysis presents an opportunity to optimize railway operations without adding costly infrastructure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2021

The company operates over 200 stores in the US and e-commerce websites consisting primarily of bootbarn.com, sheplers.com and countryoutfitter.com. The company also operates store support and distribution centers in California and Kansas. An intelligent warehouse control system would be required to effectively operate this system.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend? More on The Future of Delivery (Takeaways from MercuryGate Velocity 2017 User Conference). Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference).

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