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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the epic supply chain problems, some companies have taken big steps to profitably meet consumer demand leading up to and during the busy holiday season. Carrier capacity tops the list of parcel shippers’ challenges. Carrier capacity tops the list of parcel shippers’ challenges. and distribution points across a network.

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Insights for Developing, Executing, and Monitoring your Parcel Freight to Meet Demand

CH Robinson Logistics

Customers now expect reliability, speed, and convenience in their small parcel delivery experience and a company’s ability to meet those expectations can even be a source of differentiation. One estimate suggests that during the 2020 holiday season, demand for small parcel exceeded available capacity by nearly 7 million packages a day.

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Ocean Freight Contract Season: An Overview and Key Components

MTS Logistics

Shippers may be able to negotiate better prices and priority access to vessel capacity by fulfilling volume agreements. Shippers need to know that there will be enough equipment available to meet their shipping requirements. ” He then added, “Right now, it’s definitely not the preferred option.”

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Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

Capacity once used for store shipments (even fully dedicated retail DCs) is being temporarily converted to deal with the surge in ecommerce volumes. A WMS that can seamlessly integrate a range of robotics options is definitely a plus and is also a reliable way to prepare for any future crises. A supply chain full of heroes.

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How to Ensure Effective Third-Party Deliveries and Excellence in Your E-commerce Logistics Operations

Locus

The key drivers contributing to this rise in the cost of fulfillment are: Demand for quicker fulfillment Rising complexities of e-commerce logistics like returns The dire need to increase capacity to meet growing demand What do customers expect from D2C and omnichannel retailers? Schedule a demo with us!

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Tanker Endorsement Regulations: Are You Driving Illegally?

Trinity Logistics

In order to do this, the FMCSA changed the definition of a “tanker,” which, in turn, has changed the requirements for which drivers are required to hold a “tanker endorsement” on their CDL. The containers are loaded, and not empty. The total combined volume in those containers exceeds 1,000 gallons. Where is it Enforced?

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How COVID-19 Impacted the Top Ocean Freight Ports in the Americas

Now, That's Logistics

and Houston, Texas, claimed the top five spots for total TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo capacity—a measure used for container ships and container ports). we need to make bookings three or four weeks in advance to ensure we get sufficient trucking capacity to meet vessel departures. where Los Angeles, Ca.,

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