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High-quality freight data is vital for supply chain automation

FreightWaves SONAR

Third-party supply chain and freight market data has become an important tool for retailers, manufacturers and suppliers who want to redesign their networks, improve strategic planning, benchmark their transportation spend and the service they’re getting in return, and measure the efficiency of their facilities.

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Embracing the Chill: How the Consumer Shift from Fresh to Frozen Effects Cold Chain Transportation

Blue Grace Logistics

Limited storage has presented opportunities for transportation providers to further partnerships and deploy additional resources. Advanced refrigeration systems, real-time temperature monitoring, and data analytics are now critical for ensuring that frozen products remain at the optimal temperature throughout transit.

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SONAR expands its reefer data

FreightWaves SONAR

Since its introduction in 2018, FreightWaves SONAR has provided subscribers with the most current freight market data, analysis and insights. SONAR is the only freight forecasting platform that combines contract tender data with spot rate data and creates predictive freight rates.

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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

Market Review: Past, Present and Future. The past, present and future market forces causing today’s extreme truck capacity shortage include: Strong Economy. and southeastern Canada experienced temperatures more than 18 degrees colder than typical for the season. What are the real causes? How long is it expected to last?

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Digital Compressed Air Monitoring Cuts Costs

Logistics Business Magazine

The enhanced digital Monitoring Box Premium service analyses and displays accurate data from SICK’s FTMg multifunctional flow sensors that measure the compressed air usage of machines and processes. Compressed air consumption data is visualised in easy-to-use graphic displays, while alarms can be set up to alert when new leaks occur.

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Reefer Trucking and Containers: Ensuring Safe Transport of Perishable Goods

GoShip Blog

Both reefer trucking and reefer containers are designed to control the temperature carefully. At the heart of each reefer truck or container is a refrigeration unit, much more powerful than household systems, capable of maintaining various temperatures to suit different types of cargo.

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How cargo survey for refrigerated and frozen cargoes works

Shipping and Freight Resource

Cargo that must be loaded, maintained and or carried at a particular temperature for it to arrive its destination without deterioration is classified under refrigerated cargoes. The quality of every perishable cargo is a function of temperature and time (depends on maintaining suitable storage conditions during the voyage).