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How to Operate Your Distribution Truck Fleet at Less Cost

Logistics Bureau

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. There are ways and means to reduce excess expenditure in fleet operation , and you can separate them roughly into three categories.

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LSP Awarded a CDP B Rating for Effective Climate Action

Logistics Business Magazine

GEFCO has enthusiastically responded to the CDP questionnaire, which provides a framework for companies to provide information on their climate action performance, including governance and policy, risks and opportunity management, environmental targets and strategy, and scenario analysis.

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Rejuvenation of Lodz Logistics Hubs

Logistics Business Magazine

Excellent communications, together with the availability of attractive investment areas, make Lodz a key strategic location for logistics operators, production companies, retail chains and e-commerce companies interested in regional, national and international distribution. 12 (which connects wholesale centers in Tuszyn and Głuchów).

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

The company’s 12 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work/Work-Inspired. Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.

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New Shared E-Fulfillment Center is Made-to-Order for Canada’s Growing E-commerce Sector

Now, That's Logistics

This shift isn’t expected to wane anytime soon, and it’s forcing shippers to rethink their business strategies as they tackle current challenges and plan for the future. The International Trade Association says fashion is currently the leading product category, followed by electronics and media. A Fresh Take on E-fulfillment.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Biden climate blueprint promotes modal shift away from trucks. A formal strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector prioritizes maritime and rail over trucking to more quickly get to net-zero emissions by 2050. Amazon expands its service that adds Prime badge to other sites.

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3PL Repositioning by Internationalisation

Logistics Business Magazine

He outlines two custom-built vehicles as highlights: A loading crane truck with an operational length of 28 m for the autonomous transportation of containers and machines and an electric industrial ‘pick-and carry’ crane with a lifting capacity of up to 40 tonnes. The CEO is continuing to pursue his sustainability strategy.

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