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Delivery: A New Moment of Truth

Talking Logistics

Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt of what I presented recently in a webinar organized by Descartes Systems Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) focused on “ Delivery – The Moment of Truth.” I’ll give you a quick personal example. Last year we bought a new refrigerator. Poor Delivery Experience Can Negate It All.

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Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life safety installation companies and facility owners. So as the demand for refrigerated products grows, so does the need for better fire safety.

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Trucking Regulation Tweaks for 2020

LandLink

It is important to understand government regulations add significantly to the cost of operations which, of course, is reflected in the rates. For example, a truck driver has 660 minutes (11 hours) of legal driving time during his or her 14-hour “on duty” time.

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Crisis-proof, customer-centric logistics in times of global pandemic

Forto

In China, trucks are at a standstill, goods are stranded in the country’s transhipment centers, and (refrigerated) containers are missing. After all, it is also about the customer’s business, which comes under pressure if its partners don’t present options for action. . Building trust with continuous solutions.

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Full Truckload, Parcel, LTL, Intermodal?Oh My! How to Manage All Over the Road Modes Effectively

GlobalTranz

Specifically, full truckload includes dry van, refrigerated, step back and removable gooseneck trailers, asserts Direct Drive Logistics , as well as flatbed carriers. Considering the 64 potential combinations, when applied to the course of 1000 shipments, it amounts to 64,000 opportunities for error. Freight claims management services.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

The other is in environments that are more difficult for human beings to work in, such as refrigerated warehouses for fresh products and certain pharmaceuticals. This in turn allowed Wal-Mart to replicate sales successes between outlets; creating and managing peaks in demand via its systems for buying, shipping, and of course, warehousing.

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The Changing Logistics of Grocery Delivery: It’s In The Bag

247 Customs Broker

By the 1950s and 1960s, however, home delivery of milk and other dairy products largely died out, a victim of the popularity of supermarkets, better refrigeration, and suburban sprawl, which forced milkmen to drive longer distances, increasing their costs. And, of course, they lack drivers who need to be paid. At Shipt Inc.,