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The Top Now That’s Logistics Blog Posts for 2021

Now, That's Logistics

The earliest pandemic-driven shutdowns and restrictions on air travel boiled over into major supply chain issues throughout 2020 and then into 2021. The truck driver shortage, massive uptick in ecommerce sales, capacity constraints and port congestion only added fuel to the fire. Top Air Freight Trends to Watch in 2021.

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2021 Logistics Outlook: LTL Industry Trends

GlobalTranz

For 2021, expect the Less Than Truckload (LTL) freight market to remain volatile due to the impact of COVID-19. Many LTL industry trends, such as capacity constraints , rising rates, and changing consumer buying patterns, will continue through 2021. E-commerce sales boomed in categories such as groceries and retail.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

In a blog post Tuesday, Walmart announced its new Walmart Express Delivery service, in which customers can have rapid delivery of orders placed in the evening, with a mind-blowing promise that orders placed by 9:30 PM will somehow be delivered just 30 minutes later, by 10:00. In effect, the bill bans driverless AV trucks.

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How 3PL warehouse companies can support your supply chain in 2021

Kanban Logistics

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the logistics industry are still being felt as we enter 2021. In this article, we’ll look at some of the ways 3PL warehouse companies can help take the warehousing burden off of you and support your company’s growth in 2021 and beyond. Tightening of warehouse space availability.

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Tech Titan: Bobby Harris, Founder & CEO of BlueGrace Logistics

Blue Grace Logistics

The Logistics Blog®. Harris’s company brought in over $714 million in revenue in 2021, and there’s a good reason why. Harris’s background was in the trucking industry. Tech Titan: Bobby Harris, Founder & CEO of BlueGrace Logistics Show Submenu Resources. Whitepaper. Case Study. BlueGrace Logistics.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Fuel costs: Last-mile fuel costs require careful management as they make up 25% of a truck’s operational costs over volatile price fluctuations. A recent analysis by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) indicates that if existing trends persist, we could see a potential driver shortage reaching up to 175,000 by 2024.

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What shippers need to know about how carriers price freight with historic, peer and market data

FreightWaves SONAR

The fact remains that within freight transportation protocol, trucking capacity is finite. This factor plays into net revenue per truck per week as well. REVENUE PER DRIVER PER WEEK (DRVREV) – The profits earned per truck each week remains a crucial piece of data for fleet management.