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Why data source matters to accurately and objectively assess the over the road trucking market

FreightWaves SONAR

The digital age has presented a wealth of opportunities for the over the road trucking market. Shippers and carriers should make more definitive decisions in selecting their data sources. Market volatility presents a logistical challenge for the trucking industry. Asset availability versus utilization. Empty miles.

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The Definitive Guide to Transportation and Logistics Terminology

GlobalTranz

Bill of Lading (BOL) : A document between a shipper and carrier acknowledging the receipt of goods for transport and now available in electronic format (eBOL). Records of the previous 7 days must be retained by the driver and presented to law enforcement officials on demand. It must be kept current to the last change of duty status.

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3 Requirements for Meaningful & Useful Data in Transportation & Business

GlobalTranz

As data in transportation becomes more abundant and readily available, the question of “ What data is available ?” In order to be truly accurate long term, the source data should be available for you or your provider to directly scrutinize. has changed to “ Is the data meaningful ?”

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What Are Order Pickers? [Definition, Types, Pros/Cons, Uses]

Conger

Here’s a simple order picker definition: Order pickers are material handling equipment used to pick and transport items from shelving or pallet racking to help fill orders in warehouses and distribution centers. Yale presently offers 4 order selector models with the following technical characteristics: Up to 3,000 lbs.

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Documents for Freight Shipping: A Definitive Guide

Freightera

At Freightera, we generally issue an invoice after a shipment has been delivered, and a preliminary invoice is available to all our clients before that but is subject to revision. The declaration can be lodged by the owner of the goods or by a party acting on their behalf with the customs office where the goods are to be presented.

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A simple but clear perspective on the notion of Shipping Cartels

Shipping and Freight Resource

Based on this, there seems to be a natural and immediate view that these lines fit the definition of cartel “ A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. It’s definitely not the whole story. Which leads me back to my initial tweet.

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The Global Warehouse Automation Market is “En Fuego”

Logistics Viewpoints

Similarly, a Honeywell investor presentation stated that its Intelligrated business grew by approximately 50 percent in 2021. I just wonder what I am missing, or what the big publicly available mutual funds are missing. So I expect Daifuku’s warehouse automation business, by ARC’s definition, grew within a reasonable range of 20%.