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Load Matching: Optimizing Logistics Efficiency in the Last Mile

Locus

If done right, load matching means better resource optimization, cost reduction, streamlined operations, and ultimately, happy customers and businesses. Thirty-five percent of trucks travel empty in the U.S., And according to the National Private Truck Council, 28% of a private fleet’s miles qualify as deadhead.

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

Locus

Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations. Fuel costs: Last-mile fuel costs require careful management as they make up 25% of a truck’s operational costs over volatile price fluctuations. Step into the world of last-mile delivery, the unsung hero of the e-commerce world.

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Why shippers care about reduced emissions in their network

FreightWaves SONAR

It seems like buzzwords like “going green, optimization and sustainability” keep getting thrown around. The impact transportation pollution cause on global supply chain networks A few main categories of pollution and waste can be tied back to local and global supply chain activities and poor integration practices. Request a SONAR Demo.

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IFOY FINALIST FOCUS: SYNAOS IMS Vehicle Localization

Logistics Business Magazine

IFOY Category: Special of the Year. As soon as the position of every manually guided vehicle is known at all times, numerous new potentials arise: Important KPIs such as fleet utilization can be recorded, heat maps can be created and layouts can be optimized. Description. IFOY TEST REPORT.

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Playbook – How to handle rising transportation costs?

Log-hub

As per the ATRI data, the overall marginal expenses for trucking marked a significant of 21% increase in the year 2023. To jump straight to the point, some basic strategies for handling rising transportation costs, which we’ll cover in this Playbook, are related to optimal network design and route optimization.

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Lift Trucks join the connected enterprise

247 Customs Broker

As the new currency of improvement, data is essential to identifying and building those connections. The modern lift truck, whether equipped with standard data ports or more sophisticated telematics systems, is joining the connected enterprise. Sassatelli says the laggards fall into two categories.

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The Dispatch Report | Q1 2020, Issue No. 13

Shipchain

We partnered with KeepTruckin, a leading fleet management platform for the trucking industry, in an effort to increase visibility across the board. Drivers currently using a KeepTruckin ELD will be able to automatically import route and shipment data into their ShipChain account and share the shipment data across the supply chain. .