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JULY 31, 2015

On July 27, 2015, the American Trucking Association s released the U.S. With this information in-tow, shippers need to start planning for how to deal with the projected increase. trillion as of 9:00 PM CST on July 30, 2015. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2026. This represents a rise to all-time high revenue of $1.52

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APRIL 1, 2016

As of January 2015, 48 percent of manufacturers said they were ready for these revolutionary changes, according to McKinsey & Company. Big data enables manufacturers to forecast demand for their products and better determine how to allocate their resources.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Editor's Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. The first post covered how you can get the DC or warehouse ready for the holidays or peak seasons. . Thursday, January 1, 2015 – Closed.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

The Ultimate Guide for Effective LTL Freight Management : we put on a 60 minute webinar entitled, “Best Practices for Effective LTL Freight Management and Shipping.” We had a great turnout with over 250 logistics managers, supply chain officers, and those in the transportation world registering and attending the webinar.

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APRIL 28, 2016

While the State of Logistics 2014 report is slowly giving way to what will be the State of Logistics 2015 report, we couldn’t help start thinking about what will happen. However, we know postulating ideas for the future is impractical if we cannot learn from our past experiences. percent of all transport costs. Freight Audit. They should!

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Larry Alton "How to Know When to Invest in New Small Business Technology" March 06, 2015; [link]. Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing.

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JANUARY 12, 2016

2015 saw the improvement of many different technologies, and manufacturers are looking to 2016 with confidence. Between 2013 and 2015, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in manufacturing grew from $0.9 5 Manufacturing Technologies Looking to Impact the Manufacturing Industry in 2016.

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JUNE 7, 2018

The most recent report on adoption rates of TMS is from 2015, with only 35 percent of shippers actively using a TMS, asserts Bridget McCrea of Logistics Management. Statistics on the industry-wide use of a transportation management system (TMS), like the Cerasis Rater, are lacking.

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JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. The Internet radically changed how the world communicates.

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MARCH 9, 2016

51 percent take advantage of third party logistics companies’ freight forwarding capabilities, and the use of third-party logistics companies increased 72 percent in 2015. The key to making a successful selection rests in understanding what the 3PL brings to the table and how it will benefit the entity. Conduct an Internal Assessment.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Look out for great stuff in 2015! It’s a lot of work to effectively manage freight and that is evident as readers gobbled up posts around freight claims, freight shipment processing by understanding the documentation and how to class your freight so you can get a freight rate. Happy New Year and we hope you enjoy!

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. Logistics and Transportation Managers at manufacturers will have reports at their fingertips on how to continue to reduce transportation costs, a heavy portion of the expense budget, by leaning on data to continually improve. Forecasting Demand.

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MAY 9, 2016

While the parodies are quite “terrifying,” the problem remains, but one piece of legislation, passed in December 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act ), offers a solution, and actionable steps are being laid out to define a way to dramatically reshape the infrastructure-landscape in several key ways.

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MARCH 4, 2016

As explained by Monica Mehta , 2015 was the year of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), valued at $4 trillion. Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

Shippers using LTL freight options will want to prepare their 2015 budgets with DIM pricing in mind. Yesterday we explained how to calculate dimensional weight covering the parcel examples and the impact on shipping costs , in general. How Will DIM Pricing Affect Shippers who use the Less-Than-Truckload or LTL Mode? 29 and Jan.

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JUNE 13, 2016

Unfortunately, the capacity crunch is real, and shippers need to know how to face the prospects of a slower 2016 to stay competitive and meet the demands of their customers and partner businesses. Yet, contractual parties, such as third party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) are expecting increases in freight of between 2 and 3 percent from 2015.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

How Will the Unified Registration System Impact Existing Transportation and Logistics Providers? All new applicants after December 12, 2015 are required to use the URS online registration application, explains the FMCSA. For pre-existing logistics entities, the URL won't be much of a change.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

TheMfgInstitute (@TheMfgInstitute) December 11, 2015. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the manufacturing industry employed roughly 12,317,000 Americans in the month of October 2015. million Americans in October 2015. is added to the economy - the largest multiplier of any sector. Ypo8ivqyet.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

However, logistics providers and shippers are starting to understand how to best combat each of these problems through the application of transportation management technologies. In late 2015, President Obama signed the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). Focus on Implementation of the FAST Act.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

This gives them the chance to focus on how to make their business more efficient while still on the train or having breakfast. After all, according to the Annual Manufacturing Report 2015 75% of respondents have implemented some form of automation in the past five years.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

This is the last post in our “Most popular” series (I promise), but in 2015, we are doing even more to bring value to our now over 70,000 monthly readers with our content. What manufacturing content would you like to see in 2015? Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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