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How to Cut Costs and Move Your Freight More Efficiently Across Europe

CH Robinson Logistics

In a fast-moving world which has been shaken by a global pandemic, ongoing geopolitical challenges, and an untold capacity shortage, shippers are trying hard to stay on top of the game keeping their supply chains moving without sacrificing on their delivery promises. Even more so when they’re trying to ship smaller quantities at a higher frequency to meet the ever-increasing consumer demands.

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Parcel shipping companies prepare rate hikes for peak season and beyond

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

eCommerce sales grew by an astounding 44% in 2020 and have remained strong throughout 2021. This sustained volume surge has challenged nearly every part of the supply chain to keep up with the demand. This includes parcel shipping companies. And, as all shippers know by now, one of the ways that parcel carriers keep up with demand is to raise parcel rates.

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3 Ways to Prevent Sea Freight Delivery Delays

Shipsta

Sea freight is becoming increasingly unreliable. Container shortages, port bottle necks and increasing demand on high-traffic lanes has caused late deliveries to sky rocket. Currently there are delays of up to 30 days on some of the busiest China to EU routes, and nearly 22 days on the worst-hit China to U.S. The impact of these delays on your supply can be massive and can result in dissatisfied customers.

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Are truckers protected from retaliation for refusing to drive in bad weather?

Overdrive Online

From a safety perspective, refusing to drive in dangerous conditions is a no-brainer, yet for employee drivers facing retaliation from their company, protections under the law are only as good as a hauler's documentation of the case.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Port and Maritime Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Finally Get More Attention

Logistics Viewpoints

Port and maritime operations are critical to the stability of the global supply chain and the global economy. When terminals cannot move cargo, the costs can escalate quickly. When shipping giant Maersk fell victim to NotPetya malware in 2017, the costs were estimated at between $200 and $300 million. Should we call the Maersk attack an OT-level attack or an IT-level attack?

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Long Beach in tie-up with inland port and rail operator to move boxes faster

Supply Chain and Logistics

The Port of Long Beach has made a deal with a Utah site to transfer containers there, to relieve the congestion at the Long Beach terminal yards.

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UPS and Prologis executive leaders highlight logistics challenges amid the pandemic

Logistics Management

A keynote session at the “Groundbreakers 2021: Breaking New Ground” conference hosted by San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis this week touched upon both the pain points and the opportunities that the Covid-19 pandemic has created for the supply chain. The session featured Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam and Carol Tomé, CEO of Atlanta-based global transportation and logistics bellwether UPS, two leading industry executives.

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Amazon Says Labor, Fulfillment Costs May Wipe Out Holiday Profit

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon warned Wall Street that it will have to spend billions of dollars hiring workers, paying them more and even speeding partly empty trucks to their destinations to ensure that supply chain snarls don’t derail the holiday shopping season.

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How can we overcome the current supply chain disruptions?

West Coast and California Logistics

As we approach the holiday season, the supply chain disruptions that have plagued most of the world for the better part of two years have gone from industry news to front-page news. And everybody has the same question: how are we going to get the supply chain back on track? From what we know and see as a third-party logistics provider, the solutions won’t happen overnight, but they may be far-reaching enough to prevent a crisis like this from happening again in the future.

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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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Illumio Introduces Illumio CloudSecure for Cloud-Native Application Visibility and Control, Accelerating Path to Zero Trust

Supply Chain Brain

Illumio Inc., a cloud-computing security company, announced Illumio CloudSecure, a new solution that gives organizations agentless visibility and enables teams to build and orchestrate dynamic cloud workload policies at scale using native controls in their public, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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How to Become a Preferred Shipper

Blue Grace Logistics

To be a preferred shipper, shippers will have to ensure the shipment and shipper characteristics are aligned to a driver’s interests, while hoping the shipment receiver also maintains the status quo. What’s in this article: How to become a shipper of choice. Ideal shipment characteristics. The importance of staying on schedule. Pandemic-driven increase in demand has pushed supply chains in to overdrive.

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Why trucking should pay attention to CN’s activist shareholder battle

Truck News

TCI Fund Management, the activist investor looking to shake up CN Rail, has issued a strategic plan that takes aim at trucking – despite operating the second largest fleet in the nation. According to this year’s Today’s Trucking Top 100, CN reported operating 947 tractors and 15,942 trailers for a total of 16,889 trucking equipment […].

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FourKites rolls out enhancements to Dynamic Yard offering

Logistics Management

FourKites said its Dynamic Yard software offering enables shippers to proactively manage their facilities through real-time in-transit and in-yard freight data and analytics. And they added that through the connection of traditional, siloed yard management software with FourKites real-time supply chain data and predictive ETAs, shippers can cut down on demurrage and detention expenses, as well as optimize operations on a company-wide basis through their facilities.

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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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Morse Code and 'Double Extortion': The State of Malware Today

Supply Chain Brain

Ransomware is no stranger to corporate networks, as it poses huge risks and even larger recovery efforts that are quite costly.

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Are truckers protected from retaliation for refusing to drive in bad weather?

Overdrive Online

From a safety perspective, refusing to drive in dangerous conditions is a no-brainer, yet for employee drivers facing retaliation from their company, protections under the law are only as good as a hauler's documentation of the case.

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Watch: Alleviating the Semiconductor Supply Shortage

Supply Chain Brain

Art Figueroa, vice president of operations and quality for North America and EMEA with Smith, addresses the severity and impact of the semiconductor shortage, and offers insight into how long it will last.

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WorkWave Continues to Drive Powerful Growth Through Third Quarter 2021

WorkWave

Time To Read: 3 minutes. WorkWave experiences another quarter of strong revenue and customer growth, driven by both organic growth and strategic acquisitions; appoints Tim Robinson as COO. Holmdel, NJ – October 28, 2021 – WorkWave ® , the leading provider of SaaS software solutions that support every stage of a service business’s life cycle, experienced significant revenue growth of 92% year-over-year, fueled by organic growth of 45% and a 78% increase in its customer base.

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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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Groupe Autocar Jeannois Places Order for Lion Electric EV buses for Quebec

NGT News

The Lion Electric Co., a manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has received a purchase order from Groupe Autocar Jeannois for 35 zero-emission LionC school buses, to be delivered over the next five years. The purchase order also includes an option for Jeannois to purchase an additional five LionC buses. These LionC buses […].

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Highlights from the 26th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study

Kane is Able

The Annual Third-Party Logistics Study has been published every year since 1996. It provides a yearly pulse on the state of logistics outsourcing, and the relationship between 3PLs and their customers. This article provides a high-level summary of the 2022 Third-Party Logistics Study results, based on our read. Access the full report here. NOTE: Although the research was conducted in 2021, the authors refer to it as the 2022 study.

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DHL to Deploy Autonomous Fleet 2024

Food Logistics

DHL works with Embark to release autonomous software for its fleet beginning in 2024. This is a significant step forward for driverless trucking, as the idea comes closer to fruition.

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Jula Logistics Orders Heavy, Extra-long Electrified Truck from Scania

NGT News

The Swedish company Jula Logistics uses a 32-meter Scania truck as high-capacity transport to be able to bring more cargo for each transport and consequently lower emissions. Now it’s time for the next step: the huge truck will be powered by electricity. European trucks are allowed to carry 40 tons and bring a 12-meter container. […]. The post Jula Logistics Orders Heavy, Extra-long Electrified Truck from Scania appeared first on NGT News.

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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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Honoring Our 2021 Carrier of the Year Award Winners

CH Robinson Logistics

Every year, we recognize a handful of our 73,000 contract carriers with our Carrier of the Year Awards. And every year, we have the opportunity to highlight all they do. Because this is an exclusive award, we select our winners based on a list of criteria including their ability to consistently deliver on time and in full for customers, their adoption of carrier technology to drive efficiencies for themselves and shippers, and their effort to go above and beyond to successfully support shippers’

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Find the Best Freight Rates With Our Quote Tool

Freightquote

Find out how our free quote tool gets you the best freight rates every time. Explore our large carrier network and compare quotes to save time and money on your shipments.

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AAR reports mixed U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending October 23

Logistics Management

Rail carloads—at 239,195—increased 5.1% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 271,567—were down 8%.

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How to Help Pneumatic Truck Carriers When Loading and Unloading

Bulk Connection

As the famous shampoo commercial says, “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” Now more than ever, dry bulk shippers need to make a good first impression with the pneumatic truck carriers that haul their loads. In this article, we’ll explain why this is important and how you, as a shipper, can go about making that good first impression.

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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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DHL Sees Added Air Cargo Capacity Easing Supply Chain Snarls

Supply Chain Brain

German delivery firm DHL expects global supply chain bottlenecks to ease next year as the return of air travel adds cargo capacity and higher vaccination rates keep a lid on COVID-19 infections.

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6 Common Cold Chain Logistics Challenges + How to Avoid Them

RasTrac

Refrigerated vehicles often carry significant amounts of valuable and time-sensitive assets. If they don’t arrive at the right location quickly and efficiently, these assets could expire before they’re able to be used, resulting in wasted labor, fuel, and material costs.

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How Traceability Can Boost Supply Chain Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

As supply chains become increasingly connected, traceability emerges as a powerful driver for agility, resilience and value.