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OneRail Recognized in 2021 GartnerĀ® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies

The Logistics of Logistics

OneRail Recognized in 2021 GartnerĀ® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies. Original article: OneRail Recognized in 2021 GartnerĀ® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies. OneRail is among the last mile technology vendors surveyed in the report, which focuses on optimizing fleet operations.

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. Continued lockdowns over the emergence of new COVID variants left the Produce Shipping Season of 2021 in a panic. for the same period in 2021. over the 2021 cost, such as in the New England region.

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Navigating Uncharted Waters: SMB Importers, 2024 and Red Sea Crisis Lessons

Freightos

This is a significant shift from late 2021, when 93% faced serious disruptions. This ensured that todayā€™s partial blockage of the Suez Canal, while disruptive, is still far less impactful than its far more meme-worthy 2021 relative in which the Evergiven blocked the canal.

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With Great Volumes Comes Great Uncertainty: A Guide to Navigating Peak Season 2021

Locus

According to McKinsey Consumer Pulse surveys undertaken by the firm, close to 75% of people that are using digital channels for the first time will continue to do so even after normalcy is restored. share of chain retail sales by 2023, up from 30% in 2021. Forecasts by Ascential Retail Insight show that e-commerce will secure a 34.8%

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Real-Time Transportation Visibility: 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant Results Revealed

CH Robinson Logistics

According to the 2020 Gartner Future of Supply Chain Survey of more than 1,300 supply chain professionals, ā€œ87% of respondents plan investments in supply chain resiliency within the next two years.ā€. Request a demo of Navisphere Vision today. Donā€™t let the lack of real-time visibility hold back your supply chain.

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Paper and packaging companies face rising input and freight costs

FreightWaves SONAR

In contrast to the softer packaging prices experienced in 2020, companies have experienced significant inflation rates to-date in 2021, which has made packaging an area of greater focus for shippers. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER.

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Managing the Realities of the ā€œNew Normalā€ LTL Shipping Environment

Blue Grace Logistics

So, to learn more about these challenges and how companies are addressing rate increases, capacity restraints, and other issues, we sponsored a survey. Although LTL rates have been rising over the last couple of years, 81% of surveyed companies saw their LTL contract rates increase between 2021 and 2022. Hereā€™s what we learned.