MercuryGate

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Transportation carbon emissions are a major threat to the planet, and left unchecked, they have the potential to cause vast devastation and limit the abilities of humanity to thrive. Carbon emissions have risen in recent years, but as social media has grown and politics have evolved, ESG initiatives have become more commonplace. The post How a Configurable Transportation and Freight Order Platform Boosts Throughput appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Logistics Matter

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Whether a crisis lasts weeks, months or years, it is clear that the global response to the pandemic has fundamentally changed consumer realities & the retailers they do business with. Whether it’s political upheaval causing shortages in microchips for cars or electrical devices, volcanoes grounding international travel or more recently, a global pandemic, consumer behaviour […].

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CH Robinson Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Making the most out of today’s challenging supply chain trends requires a deep understanding of the market and timely information that helps you achieve a competitive advantage. In our first Market Insights Live! event of 2022, my colleagues, Christina Carroll, vice president of LTL, Alan Rowlett, director of global operations and strategy, and I set out to offer exactly that.

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Tennessee-based Shipper's Choice company truck was driven by Lynn Wilson's father, Troy, before he passed away in April 2021. Now, Lynn drives the truck himself to honor his dad's memory.

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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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CLX Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Supply chains constantly change and evolve because of an endless range of factors outside the control of transportation management specialists. As globalization, digitization, and rapidly fluctuating supply and demand continue to impact the industry, there is a growing need for more sophisticated, built-in risk management procedures to help keep supply chains nimble and agile.

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West Coast and California Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Supply chain disruptions are continuing to cause headaches, but they don’t all need to be your headaches. By partnering with a third-party logistics (3PL) company, you can remove key supply chain responsibilities from your plate and entrust them to an expert. In this article, we’ll look at why outsourcing supply chain services makes particular sense in 2022.

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NGT News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

New Flyer of America Inc. has received a new contract from Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) for 17 battery-electric, zero-emission Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot heavy-duty transit buses. The contract marks New Flyer’s first battery-electric bus order from RTD. RTD provides transportation in the Denver metro area, delivering nearly 33 million annual bus rides on 124 […].

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Parade

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Parade’s approach to capacity management is different from the rest in several ways. Parade is considered the top capacity management solution by most of the supply chain industry. We recently published , a blog post about how Parade is different from other capacity management vendors, but then we realized there were even more unique features that Parade offers their customers.

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In 2021, in stark contrast to most recent years, a majority of all audits that concluded with a safety rating ended with the carrier getting a Conditional rating. Ratings and audits continued to decline, with Satisfactory ratings in ever-shorter supply.

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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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RPA Labs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Freight costs are rising faster than experts expected. Transport Topics reported, “While we had been projecting spot rates to increase 4% year-over-year in 2022, our lead economist has adjusted his forecast to 6% growth.” As domestic truck rates increase, international trade freight costs will most likely escalate too. Shippers and freight forwarders are turning to AI for shipping document automation to stay competitive in price and efficiency. .

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Competition, to an extent, makes for a good market. But it’s an ongoing challenge for businesses to try and stay ahead of the competition and remain relevant in the modern-day. The shipping industry gets hit hard with competition happening during disruption. The only way to stay ahead on the logistics end, is with an optimized supply chain competitive advantage.

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Bulk Connection

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

To say we’re in a “carrier’s market” is an understatement. There are many more loads than there is carrier capacity to haul them, so those carriers can be selective in the loads they choose to haul. Because of this, it is vital that shippers seek to become a “shipper of choice” and make their loads as attractive as possible to transportation providers to improve their odds of securing capacity.

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Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Protests against COVID-19 restrictions in Canada will likely cause supply chain disruptions in North America, as truckers create a blockade on the Canadian-United States border.

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Advertiser: GEP

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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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

INFORM , a leading provider of AI-based optimisation software that facilitates improved decision making, processes and resource management, will be exhibiting its yard management system and optimisation solutions for the supply chain at Modex 2022, March 28th-31st at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. INFORM will be located at booth #C7998 and represented by Matthew Wittemeier, Senior Manager, International Marketing and Customer Relations at INFORM’s Terminal & Distrib

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In high school, muscle cars adorned your bedroom walls. And your college dorm walls were no stranger to them, either. Now, you’re interested in getting them into your garage. Smart thinking. Like many vintage car lovers, you love working on and simply staring at your favorite classic wheels. But like many savvy investors, you also realize that vintage cars are more than just eye candy: They can be your next cash cow, too.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Element Logic recently attained global distribution rights for sales and implementation of AutoStore, which it says is an important and logical step towards supporting international customers and keeping its role as the world’s largest AutoStore distributor. “We are excited to expand our operations globally,” Håvard Hallås says, Chief Commercial Officer at Element Logic.

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FLS Transport

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Top 5 Stories in Freight, Transportation, & Logistics. Here’s this week’s Weekly Freight Report from FLS Transportation: How will the weather impact your logistics this week? Which items will be scarce in 2022? This week’s industry intel on hot lanes, spot rates, and more. Closed ports of entry and 7-hour wait times to cross the US-Canada border!

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Time To Read: 3 minutes. Green industry software provider Real Green announces new platform that combines the power of its leading software with a simple, easy-to-use design for small green industry businesses looking to grow. DETROIT — Feb. 10, 2022 — Real Green by WorkWave , a leading provider of field service software and solutions to the green service industries, announces the launch of Real Green Lite, a powerful and simple-to-use software solution designed specifically for small, early-sta

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Konecranes has supplied DP World with six Konecranes reach stackers and four empty container handlers to its multipurpose terminal in Luanda, on the southwest African coast. DP World is a leading provider of smart logistic solutions and one of the largest port operators in the world. DP World is also present in Angola with the concession to run the multipurpose terminal in Port of Luanda, which is also Angola’s primary port.

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Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Optimizing last-mile delivery will reduce the shipment's total cost and provide end-to-end visibility.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

GLS, General Logistics Systems B.V. has chosen MHS to automate its new international sorting centre in Sordio, Italy. The new hub – strategically located near the city of Milan – will serve companies in international trade, with efficient and quality services. GLS will be provided with a state-of-the-art automated solution equipped with three main sorting systems, and performing an overall throughput of 22,500pph.

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Advertiser: GEP

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Owning a small business is tough on its own. From government regulations, taxes and even basic day-to-day struggles, there’s no end to what small business owners have to deal with. Having to ship items to or from your business partners certainly doesn’t help with the levels of stress, since shipping itself can be plenty complicated as well. . That is why at Freightera we do our best to make the freight shipping process as easy as possible for our clients, particularly for small businesses.

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ShipLilly

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Large group of cardboard boxes connected to microchip. 3D illustration. A reality check for contemporary business. Logistics is defined as a series of processes and procedures that facilitate the movement of an item or person from location to location. This is an important aspect of ecommerce as it allows the movement of products from the manufacturer to the customer.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A customer’s ability to summon a single avocado to the door within 15 minutes with a single swipe of a grocery app may appear to be the ultimate in personal service, but is it realistic or sustainable in a post COP26 world? The pressure is on retail and delivery businesses to innovate not only to meet the demands and desires of consumers but do so with respect to the environment and move to net zero carbon emissions. but as ex-CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman, says, engage in a “net positive” approa

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Biden Administration has issued a 4-year extension of tariffs on solar panels. While this move is sure to have its share of supporters and detractors, it does complicate the supply chains of solar panel importers. In this article, we’ll look at the benefits of partnering with a 3PL provider to use a solar panel warehouse within a foreign trade zone (FTZ).

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its six-year relationship with The NX Group, supplying the distribution side of its business, NX Logistics, with 12 new DAF XF 530 tractor units. Supplied on a two-year full-service contract hire basis, the vehicles join a 38-strong truck and trailer fleet – two thirds of which has been provided by Asset Alliance Group.

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