Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Shippers are feeling the effects of scarce carrier capacity. The driver shortage is affecting available trucking capacity. With luck, the shipper may find and contract with another carrier that has available space despite the driver shortage and scarce capacity. Scarce available trucking capacity leads to higher shipping costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2025

The facility aims to reach full production capacity by the end of 2028. Novonix is also collaborating with local educational institutions to create STEM-focused training programs and offer employment opportunities to disadvantaged groups.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 9, 2023

CEOs agree that there is enough manufacturing capacity in America to address the world’s supply chain concerns. Nearly two-thirds of U.S.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 9, 2021

Port Congestion and capacity crunch are impacting businesses. This situation of port congestion and shortages was further exacerbated when Ever Given , a 24,000 TEU capacity ship with a length of 399.94m operated by Evergreen Marine Corp got stuck diagonally across the 225m Suez Canal.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

OneRail is among the last mile technology vendors surveyed in the report, which focuses on optimizing fleet operations. The report surveys 20 current last mile technology vendors, and provides a column-by-column comparison of features. Looking to take a platform approach to vehicle routing and scheduling, but unsure where to start?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Understanding what consumers want With billions of dollars of orders poised to test the capacity of retailers’ shipping operations this peak season, minimizing fulfillment uncertainty and transforming customer confidence through optimized last mile delivery becomes priority one.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

A new European survey has revealed that road transport demand is picking up, according to TMS supplier Transporeon. more road transport capacity was available in October on the European spot market. Compared to October 2019, less capacity was available (-20.3%). • The decrease in available capacity (-3.6%

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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Trinity Logistics wanted to get answers to these questions for you, so we asked a random sample of our shipper and carrier relationships to gauge the effect 2023 had on their business and what their expectations for 2024 in our first Freight Market Survey. As for truck capacity, they think it will be the same as 2023 or slightly tighter.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

Escher , a global leader transforming postal operators and couriers, has published the results of its fifth annual Future of Posts survey. This survey came as businesses were emerging from pandemic operations and makes it clear that Posts continue to focus on the opportunity presented by e-commerce and customer-focused priorities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, ARC Advisory Group, in partnership with DC Velocity magazine, anticipated factors such as a subsequent surge when we crafted our survey of warehouse practitioners. More than 25 percent of survey respondents stated that they experienced a decrease of order throughput volumes in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

Flexible warehouse systems support modular scaling, allowing warehouse operators to add capacity incrementally without significant downtime. Past board positions include Yodle, Virtual Computer, Bidding for Good, Skill Survey, Influitive, Ntirety, Blue Raven, and Centive.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey. Students graduate with foundational knowledge across all areas of SCM, positioning them to work in multiple capacities for the top global companies. Key Takeaways – Supply Chain Basics.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published last week, “Powered by the Network A Platform Approach to Matching Freight Demand with Capacity More Efficiently.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

It introduced the survey we had just launched to determine the perceptions, priorities, and strategic initiatives of today’s supply chain and logistics executives. This post was subsequently followed by two articles that discussed some of the findings from the survey. One executive simply stated that it’s “an easy variable to address.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 24, 2024

Today’s article is the fifth part in a series featuring surveys from APQC on supply chain topics including ESG in supply chain , environmental sustainability , last mile , digital transformation. Survey respondents are second most likely to have implemented Robotic Process Automation in sourcing and procurement (20 percent).

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey. Students graduate with foundational knowledge across all areas of SCM, positioning them to work in multiple capacities for the top global companies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2024

If you’re on the front lines of transportation management, you know that navigating the ebbs and flows of capacity and rates is a constant challenge, as is dealing with new regulations and changing customer requirements. How can you find the right balance between cost, service, and risk, while also ensuring compliance? That question is more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

This is due to the limited capacity on trucks and boats as capacity has shrunk and demand has surged. It is a lot harder for many companies to find capacity on boats. At the end of 2021, I participated in a survey to examine the transportation visibility market. Real-Time Visibility Data.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The ocean freight sector is facing a particularly high amount of uncertainty right now thanks to ongoing container shortages, port congestion and lack of capacity. In surveying the global ocean market right now, Bennett says there’s not much additional tonnage available. Covering the Demand. Planning is obviously key,” says Chrapko.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2021

We decided to survey over 5,000 consumers across Europe to gauge their sentiments around home delivery. If you think that being better than most when it comes to delivery performance is an “OK” strategy, the survey results are clear: consumers don’t agree. These two charts paint a picture of how consumers are thinking and acting.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

Despite these efforts, to date the attacks continue, pushing most major carriers representing over 60% of global container capacity, to alter their routes. In other words, while demand was dropping, supply of capacity was increasing. In other words, this is a far cry from 2021 and its dramatic capacity shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These are questions ARC Advisory Group will seek to answer in our online survey research of supply chain executives over the next few months. Is supply chain resilience still a priority for C-level executives? Or have these concerns been replaced with cost-price inflation and compressed profit margins?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

Today’s article is the third part in a series featuring surveys from APQC on supply chain topics including last mile and digital transformation. Companies are also looking at ways to make last mile deliveries more sustainable, and vehicle capacity plays a key role. Per our survey, 64.2

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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

You can take this short survey (10 multiple choice questions) by clicking here or the link below. Take the survey. The industry today witnesses persistent freight demand volatility and capacity strain across the globe. prompted capacity issues, all while container vessels queued up at U.S.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Tight capacity and high rates. Download the Report: 2021 Peak Shipping Season Survey.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 12, 2025

Data for the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index is aggregated through a survey of shippers and reflects all freight transportation modes, while correlating growth or shrinkage to the overall industry volume of shipments and the price of products, according to BlueGrace. BlueGrace SVP of Managed Services Jason Lockard said that the 5.9%

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

With demand stable in those months though, carriers still had just enough capacity and equipment to keep the market balanced and rates elevated but level. But things started to change dramatically in May.

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Ocean peak season’s early arrival together with Red Sea diversions straining capacity and schedules continued to result in worsening congestion, equipment shortages and elevated prices this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. Agility to act on transparency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Disruption has been the name of the game for more than a year as supply chain leaders have been dealing with changing buyer behaviors, inventory management challenges, labor shortages, weather and pandemic-related uncertainty, cyber security threats and capacity constraints that continue to create significant supply chain volatility.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? Below, Jason shares his insights and offers recommendations for what shippers can do to obtain capacity and plan for the coming months. A few caveats about these data are in order.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 12, 2021

The report and figures indicate that maritime supply chain woes are worsening, with little indication that carriers are addressing the industry’s serious capacity issues. With shippers entering their second year of pandemic-induced volatility, these numbers are a sobering reminder that volatility and under capacity are the new normal.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 31, 2023

And since the transportation market is cyclical, with swings in demand and capacity, every year presents new challenges. Transportation executives have always been tasked with developing annual strategies and execution plans. 2023 is no exception.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Drivers are in short supply already, so finding a backup for sick drivers or losing drivers puts private fleets at the risk of losing capacity. Many companies want a private fleet to have easy access to the capacity to haul their freight. You’ll know that you always have capacity available, even when the market is challenging.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As a result, demand for truck capacity and rates remain elevated. What’s one thing straining capacity and raising rates? Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed reported waiting for longer than two hours on each load. Half of those surveyed reported receiving detention pay only if negotiated in advance.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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 or Mexico in 2023, according to a recent survey from software technology vendor Capterra. This is a slight jump from 61.7

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. Ships that WERE sailing were stuck in backlogs before unloading due to COVID outbreaks at the ports and not enough capacity to handle record container volumes at the ports. A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes.

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