Wed.May 26, 2021

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Produce Shipping: How to Send Fresh Goods to Your Customers

Freightquote

Learn about produce shipping and how to ship fresh goods to your customers using temperature controlled shipping options from Freightquote.

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The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo

The Logistics of Logistics

The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. Jeff Dangelo and Joe Lynch discuss how the supply chain is broken and how to fix it. Jeff is the managing partner of Lighthouse , a company that offers dedicated trucking, logistics, warehousing and co-packing coupled with the best supply chain software to give everyone an amazing experience.

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Senate EPW Committee introduces Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021

Logistics Management

Entitled the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, the Senate subcommittee said that the bill establishes a new historic baseline funding level of $303.5 billion, which would be allocated for Department of Transportation (DOT) programs for highways, roads, and bridges, and is 34% higher than the current surface transportation authorization, the FAST (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation) Act.

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Everything to Everyone with JD Redmon

The Logistics of Logistics

The post Everything to Everyone with JD Redmon appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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CN and KCS make joint filing with the STB for voting trust approval

Logistics Management

Less than one week after Class I railroads CN and KCS said they reached a deal and entered into a definitive merger agreement, with CN acquiring KCS for $33.6 billion, which they said will “create the premier railway of the 21st century,” the companies announced today that they have made a joint filing with the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

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The Next Wave of Direct-to-Consumer Startups Is Coming

Supply Chain Brain

The disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a greater demand for sophisticated supply chain technology that can accommodate increased demand for direct-to-consumer sales, bypassing physical storefronts.

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Manhattan Momentum Connect 2021: TMS In The Spotlight

Talking Logistics

It’s been almost twenty years since Manhattan Associates (a Talking Logistics sponsor) entered the Transportation Management Systems (TMS) market via its acquisition of Logistics.com in 2002. Although the company has continued to innovate its TMS capabilities in the years since, TMS has remained mostly in the shadows of Manhattan’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Omni-Channel.

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ANRA Technologies Launches Drone Delivery Solution

Supply Chain Brain

ANRA Technologies, a specialist in integrated airspace management, recently announced SmartSkies DELIVERY, an end-to-end mobile and web-based software solution providing drone delivery services for commercial, government and medical applications.

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Note To C-Level Executives: Get Serious, Or Get Seriously Hurt!

Logistics Management

Overall, CEOs and C-level executives are not happy about soaring freight costs, and they have questions about the CODE RED conditions in the transportation marketplace. They also are questioning what their companies should be doing to address how supply chain issues are impacting their operations and bottom line profitability.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Maximize eCommerce ROI by Quickly Adding Last-Mile Delivery to your SCM Strategy

Supply Chain Brain

As we begin to emerge from under the COVID-19 cloud, there is time to take a deep breath and make your last-mile delivery better. The changes in consumer purchasing habits look like they will outlast the pandemic, so i f you haven’t made that pivot, it's not too late to get into the eCommerce fulfillment game.

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SFMTA Adds 30 Hybrid-Electric Low-Floor Buses to Fleet

NGT News

ElDorado National (ENC), a subsidiary of REV Group that specializes in heavy-duty transit buses, says the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), a department of the City and County of San Francisco responsible for the management of all ground transportation in the city, has awarded a contract for 30 30-foot hybrid-electric E-Z Rider II model […].

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Watch: The State of the EU and Global Trade Policy

Supply Chain Brain

David O’Sullivan, Senior Counselor with Steptoe & Johnson LLP, outlines some of the major policy actions and concerns issuing from the European Union today.

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Where are the empty shelves? Keep those rate increases coming, shippers

Overdrive Online

Renewed mainstream dialogue over the specter of a "driver shortage" shows some move toward realism, yet more often continues to ignore basic fundamentals. At the same time, in the push to recruit post-COVID, willingness to hold a grudge counts.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Hexagon Agility Secures Estes Order for 50 Additional Natural Gas-Powered Trucks

NGT News

Hexagon Agility, a provider of natural gas transportation solutions, says Estes Express Lines, the largest privately-owned freight carrier in North America, has ordered an additional 50 natural gas-powered trucks with Hexagon Agility’s 175 diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) ProCab compressed natural gas (CNG)/renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel systems. Estes’ new trucks will be equipped with Cummins-Westport’s […].

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Pet Supplies Plus Proves-the-Case for Modern Mobile Solution in the Warehouse

Logistics Viewpoints

Pet Supplies Plus Senior Director of Logistics, Jerry Troupe, discussed how his company’s adoption of a modern mobile solution including Android mobility devices and Manhattan Associates’ WM Mobile application have delivered substantial and measurable efficiency and productivity improvements at the company’s distribution center. This time last year I wrote about Manhattan Associates’ announcement of Pet Supplies Plus as the first Manhattan Active WM customer.

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Xebec Adsorption Agrees to Expand Hydrogen Fueling Network in the Netherlands

NGT News

Xebec Adsorption Inc., a global provider of clean energy solutions, says its wholly owned subsidiary HyGear, has signed an agreement to supply hydrogen to a fueling station in the Netherlands. The agreement includes the on-site generation and delivery of 130,000 kg of hydrogen from HyGear’s nearby decentralized hydrogen production hub in Arnhem, Netherlands, over a […].

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Averitt Express announces the opening of a new Dallas-area DC and fulfillment center

Logistics Management

Cookeville, Tenn.-based freight transportation and logistics services provider Averitt Express said this week that it has opened up a new 400,000 square-feet Dallas area-based distribution and fulfillment center for handling the flow and distribution of domestic and international freight and cargo in close proximity to its Grand Prairie, Texas service center.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Where are the empty shelves? Keep those rate increases coming, shippers

Overdrive Online

Renewed mainstream dialogue over the specter of a "driver shortage" shows some move toward realism, yet more often continues to ignore basic fundamentals. At the same time, in the push to recruit post-COVID, willingness to hold a grudge counts.

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Four Key Questions for Unlocking the Power of Live Field Data

Supply Chain Brain

With state-of-the-art equipment and modern technology like live field data platforms, contractors have access to a myriad of tools to streamline their business processes.

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MTA: 60 Steps Closer to All-Electric Transit Fleet

NGT News

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area, says it will be increasing its procurement for electric buses this year from 45 to 60 – a 33% increase, the latest step in the MTA’s ongoing mission to transform its 5,800 buses into a zero-emissions […].

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No One Was More Shocked by Lumber Mania Than Sawmill Operators

Supply Chain Brain

Over the past year, sawmills have become a key bottleneck in the booming lumber supply chain — a black box standing between timber forests and the retail shelf.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Happening Now: pallet prices up 400% amid shortage

West Coast and California Logistics

As if supply chain professionals don’t have enough on their plate these days, we can now add the procurement of pallets to their list of concerns. A backbone of retail and grocery supply chains, pallets are now both hard to come by and much more expensive than they were prior to the pandemic.

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Agracel Launches Railroad Division with Ohio Short Line Agreement

Supply Chain Brain

Agracel, Inc., a provider of industrial development services to rural communities, has announced the launch of a new affiliate, Agracel Rail Holdings.

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3PL Science May Now Be More Critical Than Ever

LandLink

Ever since the term “Logistics” replaced the “Transportation” business it has become more complicated. Today it is indeed a science. With the cataclysmic rise of e-commerce around the globe, innovative capabilities for last-mile delivery, reverse logistics, warehousing and technology will all be increasingly important. Investing in new capabilities is complicated, which makes finding the right third-party logistics providers for your needs more essential than ever.

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Amazon Warehouse Workers Push for Changes at Annual Meeting

Supply Chain Brain

The spasm of worker activism that has roiled Amazon in recent months arrived at the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Datalogic launches Skorpio X5 XLR mobile computer

Logistics Business Magazine

Datalogic , a global leader in the automatic data capture and factory automation markets, has announced the Skorpio X5 XLR, a new mobile computer that extends the reading span. Datalogic says its top performing scan engine provides the largest range of scanning distances available on the market with the addition of the XLR model. This best-in-class mobile computer is now empowered to face even tougher enterprise challenges with the ability to read close and very far barcodes in the blink of an e

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Know the Difference between Logistics and Transport

20Cube Logistics

Transportation industry is much smaller and is a significant part of the logistics industry. Transportation focuses on the movement of goods from one place to another, while logistics is a broad term and includes freight management, that is, logistics deals with the integration of storage, handling, sorting, packing and transportation of goods. .

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What the Navy Taught Me About Managing Supply Chains and Logistics

Supply Chain Brain

My journey in supply chain began as an aviation storekeeper in the United States Navy in 1999.