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What Inventory, Order Volumes Could Mean for Holiday Freight

Blue Grace Logistics

Glenn Taylor | Sourcing Journal November 02, 2023 In an improving sign for the retail supply chain, the majority of shippers surveyed by third-party logistics (3PL) provider BlueGrace Logistics—64.4 The index correlates growth or shrinkage to overall industry volume of freight shipments and product prices. “We READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Uncertain US Shippers Shifting Freight, Altering Inventory Strategies

Blue Grace Logistics

Cassidy | JOC.com September 25, 2023 US shippers uncertain about sales and order volumes this holiday season are likely to increase less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments despite lower truckload rates, data from an industry survey suggests. Market conditions pushing more freight to LTL carriers would exacerbate LTL price increases.

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Today’s Freight Transportation Market: Answers to 9 Common Questions

CH Robinson Logistics

webinar, C.H. Robinson experts provided in-depth analysis of current supply and demand trends, our updated forecast, and the impact of global import volumes on North American freight transportation. Is the shortfall in drivers going to advance the push to self-driving, long-haul freight operations?

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Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries

Freightos

A recent Freightos Group survey on long-term ocean container contract reliability found that at the start of the pandemic when ocean spot rates first surged, importers saw 34% of their contracted containers rolled by carriers prioritizing more lucrative spot shipments. But a far more acute problem shippers face today is rolled cargo.

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Your Top 11 Questions about Expedited Freight Services Answered ASAP

Blue Grace Logistics

Expedited Freight Questions Answered Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 10, 2023 Whether your organization uses expedited freight shipping every day or occasionally, it pays to understand how to use these services as effectively as possible.

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Back to Logistics Tech School, 2022: the Lost Peak Season, the lingering COVID impact and more

Freightos

The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. Including, of course by leveraging global freight tech for BCOs. The Weekly Freight Update. View weekly update.

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Managing the Realities of the “New Normal” LTL Shipping Environment

Blue Grace Logistics

Learn how shippers are rethinking LTL freight management. Rethinking LTL freight management. With eCommerce order volumes and consumer demands high and continuing to rise, shippers have turned to LTL in lieu of truckload freight to meet these needs. More than 67% of those surveyed experienced LTL cost increases of 5-14%.