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LTL in a Post-Yellow World with Curtis Garrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Their flagship course, Understand LTL: Building an LTL Brain , was released in November 2022 and is designed to make LTL less frustrating and intimidating. The course is unique in that it uses humor, visual appreciation, deep thinking, and lightbulb moments to help students learn about LTL. The Greenscreens.ai

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Transportation Cost and Capacity Trends

Now, That's Logistics

As shippers either figuratively or literally flipped the calendar page over to 2022, the hope was that at least some of the capacity crunches, driver shortages, labor issues and freight rate increases that took hold in 2021 would begin to heal themselves and create a more balanced transportation marketplace. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen.

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Winning in a Down Freight Market with Nick Dangles

The Logistics of Logistics

Nick is Co-founder of Sync Logistics Training is a joint venture between Metafora + Kinetic, a Learning Management Software that gives brokerages the power to transfer years of industry knowledge to new hire employees in an engaging and effective platform. With Sync Logistics Training companies can: Reduce the burden on management.

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Load Planning: Solutions to the Capacity Squeeze

Blue Grace Logistics

Proper transportation management and data leverage overcome the capacity constraints brought on by the pandemic, says Jason Lockard, senior vice president of BlueGrace Logistics. Given the capacity constraints caused by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, creative thinking and smarter decisions are mandatory, Lockard says.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110. At American Airlines there was a 34.1

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State of Logistics in 2019: What’s next?

Logistics Management

Tight capacity, high rates, rapid e-commerce growth and a booming economy fueled an 11.45% rise in U.S. logistics costs over the course of 2018. However, new freight management innovations abound, and now nimbleness and efficiency are keys to good service as we roll through 2019.

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Container Lines Are Set to Smash Year-Old Profit Record by 73%

Supply Chain Brain

The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are squeezing capacity amid sustained U.S. demand for imports.

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