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The Perks of Hauling for a 3PL

Trinity Logistics

Your job as a motor carrier is already tough. So why do all your work alone? Working alongside a third-party logistics company (3PL) can offer many benefits to you as a motor carrier. Quickpay Options. You don’t want to wait for your money for your work, nor do you want to pay an arm and a leg for it. We offer you Quickpay options at reasonable rates, so you can have your pay in your account quick and at little cost to you.

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It’s Only Natural: What You Need to Know about Fulfillment of Natural Products

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

As more Americans adopt healthier lifestyles, it’s a great time to be selling organic or natural products. According to the Organic Trade Association, annual U.S. sales of the former have now broken $50 billion , while the growth rate of these sales is outpacing general product sales by a ratio of nearly 3 to 1.

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How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning

AIMMS

As the Coronavirus outbreak develops into a pandemic, people and businesses alike are feel ing its ripple effects. Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. L ogistics providers like Maersk are forced to announce blank sailings due to curtailed demand. Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong.

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3D Printing and the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has been around in one shape or form for a while. The process essentially entails building a three-dimensional object from computer-aided design (CAD) to add material layer by layer until a final product is complete. The use cases for 3D printing cover most anything you can imagine. In fact, recently, while on a weekend ski trip with friends, my buddy John was riding the chairlift with two women from France […].

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Crucial Factors for Transporting Pharmaceutical Products

SIPMM Professional Publications

Throughout shipping, pharmaceuticals are the most vulnerable. Managing security risks in the supply chain during transportation is critical in minimizing potential revenue loss and credibility for producers, distributors, and logistics providers. Training is needed to identify and deter potential pharmaceutical product adulteration or diversion. Shipping pharmaceutical products requires a high level of knowledge to ensure […].

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Fleet Management Initiatives in 2020

Food Logistics

In 2020, more fleet managers will begin to migrate from day-to-day maintenance scheduling into a hybrid combination of both scheduled and predictive maintenance practices.

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Editor’s Choice: Retailers Vaccinate Supply Chains Against Coronavirus

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Coronavirus, and the supply chain impact are being felt worldwide. As my colleague Steve Banker and I wrote about last week, coronavirus is leaving its mark on the global high tech supply chain as well as the automotive and pharmaceutical supply chains.

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Key Performance Expectations for 3PL Service Providers

SIPMM Professional Publications

A third-party logistics provider offer various outsourcing services such as warehousing, transportation, procurement, value-added services and to certain execution scope. Technology integration is also a ‘must have’ to enhance the entire service level. Outsourcing business model meeting customer’s expectation through cost –efficiency, increase productivity, flexibility, scalability, and economies of scale, meeting delivery dateline and technologies. […].

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Walmart’s court-ordered $55 million payout to drivers a sobering reminder for fleets: Check your employee manuals

Commercial Carrier Journal

In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld a $54.6 million judgment against Walmart and its private truck fleet for violations of California state minimum wage laws. In its formal opinion, the court emphasized that the language of Walmart’s policies as written in its driver pay manuals was a deciding factor in the ruling.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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In defense of truckers? FMCSA interim boss Jim Mullen says he’s committed to hours of service reforms

Overdrive Online

As Mullen put it in his talk at last week's Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association event: "We understand drivers need the flexibility to be as safe as they can. It’s clear the rigid rules do not work. We’re going to go forward with a final regulation." Hear his full talk, annotated, in this edition of Overdrive Radio. As Mullen put it in his talk at last week's Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association event: "We understand drivers need the flexibility to be as safe as they can.

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Closing the Gap Between Planning and Execution

Logistics Viewpoints

Closing the gap between planning and execution is a long-term concern of supply chain executives. It is not easy to do. New thinking is emerging to help in this area. Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) is emerging as a new discipline in this area. The post Closing the Gap Between Planning and Execution appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Key Logistics Consideration for International Freight

SIPMM Professional Publications

International shipping is the term used to describe a parcel delivery or group of parcel deliveries in which the parcel is taken from one country and delivered to an address in another. Many online sellers will offer international shipping to attract an audience that goes beyond the limits of the country in which they are […]. The post Key Logistics Consideration for International Freight appeared first on SIPMM INSTITUTE.

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Ocean cargo shippers still not satisfied with carrier opacity, says AlixPartners study

Logistics Management

Shippers are likely to exert pressure on a sector whose average risk of bankruptcy has increased and debt-to-profitability ratio has deteriorated in the past year; hard-won gains could “totally evaporate” if the industry doesn’t control costs, including those related to the new low-sulfur fuel rule

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Yes, the human element still exists in liability insurance pricing … sometimes

Overdrive Online

Owner-operators Rick and Lisa Weddle were on the shoulder assisting a family who lost control of their minivan in icy conditions on I-40 in New Mexico when they were struck from behind by another truck. Fortunately, their insurance company's underwriters injected some humanity in the aftermath.

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Ebook: Omnichannel Supply Chain Strategy: Its 3 Defining Features

Morai Logistics

Omnichannel supply chains have become integral to addressing customer needs, but what characterizes an omnichannel approach exactly? Now more than ever, with the astounding growth in e-commerce, omnichannel supply chains have become a necessity for many companies. This is because, in addition to speed, customers are seeking flexibility and visibility in their shopping experience.

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Critical Factors for Transporting and Storing Dangerous Goods

SIPMM Professional Publications

Dangerous goods are substance or articles which can pose a threat to people, property and/or the environment. When people travel, the mode of transport chosen is of great importance. Vehicles, trains, boats, planes: each means of transport has its own characteristics that influence movement in terms of quality, comfort and duration. Similarly, when transporting dangerous […].

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The water in the well – how much readiness is enough?

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont. One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat. Others have seen this as a consequence of unrealistic expectations being made of logistics capability, the inability of logisticians to argue a case for investment, the general unwillingness of the organisation to accept

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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Simple Ways to Increase Your Lawn Care Company’s Sales Through Mobile

WorkWave

Time To Read: 4 minutes. No matter what line of work you’re in, your business goals probably include winning more sales and increasing profits. Your first thoughts when it comes to reaching these goals likely include marketing and promoting your business, but it’s important to remember that for the vast majority of your customers, your technicians in the field are the face of your company.

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A Look at Michelin’s Product-as-a-Service Strategy

IoT World Today

Today, products are often most useful and profitable when offered as services. . In the automotive and trucking realm, evidence of that fact is everywhere. Truck makers like Daimler and Volvo Trucks have growing remote diagnostics and telematics businesses, while traditional tire companies like Continental, Bridgestone, Pirelli and Michelin have expanded fleet management and telematics offerings. .

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CLEANCOR Acquires LNG and CNG Fueling Station

NGT News

CLEANCOR Energy Solutions LLC (CLEANCOR), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. and supplier of alternative fuels to over-the-road truck fleets, says a subsidiary completed an acquisition of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station located at 670 Garnet Ave. in Palm Springs, Calif. The station is an attended […].

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Four Predictions About Field Service in 2020

Supply Chain Brain

Transformational technologies can enable new revenue models that make field-service organizations stickier and more intimate with customers.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Plan to “collaborate” on cargo operations

Logistics Management

In a move that was much anticipated by industry experts, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced that they will “strengthen collaborative measures” in their San Pedro Bay cargo operations.

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Jones Logistics Goes Digital, Automates Freight Matching and Booking on Key Lanes

Parade

Hattiesburg, MS // Jones Logistics has announced they have built a custom integration to their existing toolstack which fully automates their carrier sales process. Now a ‘digital brokerage’, Jones can execute loads without any manual touches from their carrier sales team thanks to a custom configuration they developed using their logistics automation platform (Parade) and their TMS.

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Deploying your Manufacturing ERP: in the Cloud or On-premise

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

When it comes to business transformation and digitalization, the term “cloud-first” is seen as a key enabler for businesses that are considering ERP. A cloud computing strategy should not just focus on resolving technical issues but aim to promote, develop and extract tangible business benefits. Cloud tactics should extend beyond IT and must be embraced by the organization […].

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How Automation Will Impact the Global Packaging Landscape

Supply Chain Brain

A broad range of technological innovations promises to transform the global packaging equipment industry in the near future.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.

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Coronavirus impact on ports outlined by AAPA

Logistics Management

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) today issued the following statement that recognizes the threat to both human health and world economic stability related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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Jones Logistics Goes Digital, Automates Freight Matching and Booking on Key Lanes

Parade

Hattiesburg, MS // Jones Logistics has announced they have built a custom integration to their existing toolstack which fully automates their carrier sales process. Now a ‘digital brokerage’, Jones can execute loads without any manual touches from their carrier sales team thanks to a custom configuration they developed using their logistics automation platform (Parade) and their TMS.

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Supply Chain Productivity: The Role of Employee Engagement

GlobalTranz

Whether you operate as a small local supply chain or work with international partners and investors, engaging your employees on a more personal level can drastically improve your bottom line going forward. According to Forbes, highly engaged teams exhibit 21% greater profitability, with a 41% reduction in absences and 59% less turnover, improving not only.read More.