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Real-Time Visibility: The Customer Has Spoken

Logistics Viewpoints

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Too often visibility is pigeon-holed into outbound logistics.

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Freight Brokers…Produce Season is coming: Start building relationships with carriers YESTERDAY

FreightWaves SONAR

During times of high produce activity, the USDA surveys produce shippers in the areas they deem agricultural hubs. Now, time to deliver the most discouraging news… Outbound Tender Reject Index (OTRI). Tender rejection indices include van, reefer, flatbed and intermodal modes, along with inbound and outbound results.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: 7 Challenges Driving Increased Interest in Managed Service

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a recent survey fielded by Edelman Intelligence , 94% of supply chain leaders say partnerships with supply chain logistics companies are necessary to get through peak season successfully. A traditional inventory replenishment strategy, such as ordering based on historic patterns, is no longer effective in today’s world.

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The Weekly Freight Report for November 27, 2020

FLS Transport

And while the industry has faced driver shortages before… experts are saying that this time, it’s different. The Reefer Outbound Tender Rejection Index hit an all time high of 48% this week. A recent survey shows consumers and retailers are feeling confident about holiday fulfillment. Check out the survey results here.

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Logistics Industry at the Forefront of Robotic Technology

Airfreight Logistics

The Industrial Revolution opened the door for robotic technology to become a pivotal part of everyday business, as it helped to facilitate business owners and optimized their operations. Today, technologies have traveled to a new frontier and robotics remains the main driving force that steadily pushes several industries into the future.

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[Chart of the Week] Shippers take to the sky as ocean shipping congestion grows: Maneuvering past the bottleneck

FreightWaves SONAR

Supply chains have fractured under the weight of recent maritime import demand, forcing shippers like Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) to find pricier alternatives in order to not miss their window of opportunity. The Ocean TEU Index measures booking requests for capacity, much like the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) does for domestic trucking.

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Reduced trucking capacity – the shortage of drivers and its impact

Transporeon

Despite long-term contracts and fixed rates, shippers are seeing orders refused by carriers that have reliably transported their freight in the past. Often, however, the shipper has to tell its customer that an order cannot be delivered on the agreed-upon date. Both of these scenarios are problematic for the shipper.