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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. Breakbulk Americas , is the region’s largest trade event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. Some provide what I consider to be the best content.

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The Produce Tipping Point: How the Produce Season May Tip the Load-to-Truck Scales

CH Robinson Logistics

This year’s produce season is felt after a series of events impacting transportation. What’s more, is that these are likely not the last of the events to disrupt transportation. How consumers continue to impact the temperature controlled supply chain. In March and April of 2020, the digital share was at 30% according to IRI.

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Airport Pharma Handling Centre Grows

Logistics Business Magazine

With the handling of more than 3,600 tons of pharmaceuticals, biotech products and other temperature-sensitive goods, an increase of over 1,400 tons was recorded. In particular since the Corona crisis, the VPHC is covering a strong increase in demand for the handling of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.

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IoT in Logistics: Hackathon Team Aims to Slash Food Waste

IoT World Today

Kicking off on August 19, the event lasted five days. As of August 26, the event’s jury had not decided which team will win the contest. . The team decided to leverage multiple sensor-enabled pallets, carriage carts that store the produce in transit and measure moisture and temperature trends in real-time.

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2016 Supply Chain Trends: 7 of 12 Trends that Will Drive Supply Chain Management in 2016

GlobalTranz

As we head into a new year it is a good time to take a look at the coming year and see what it may hold in the way of trends. We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. Do you have the right people in place?

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The Power of Telematics Combined With Route Optimization

WorkWave

The data collected over time allows for trend analysis, enabling continuous route optimization for improved efficiency. Telematics devices continuously monitor vital metrics such as fuel consumption, mechanical codes and fluid temperatures.