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The Produce Tipping Point: How the Produce Season May Tip the Load-to-Truck Scales

CH Robinson Logistics

This year’s produce season is felt after a series of events impacting transportation. The power outages in Texas, the inclement weather in the Midwest, and the Ever Given ship at the Suez Canal, all of these contribute to a tight transportation market. What’s more, is that these are likely not the last of the events to disrupt transportation. Here’s what you should know about the market conditions specific to temperature controlled transportation and produce regions that outline specific actions

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Customers Satisfied: What the future of fulfillment looks like

Logistics Management

The six building blocks of customer-centric fulfillment.

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Time for the Low-Tech Transporation Industry to Convert to High Tech

Mazars Ledger

As organizations look to modernize, transportation management is often one aspect of a business that is overlooked. However, making transportation… The post Time for the Low-Tech Transporation Industry to Convert to High Tech appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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What’s Driving the 3PL Industry Consolidation with Spencer Tenney

The Logistics of Logistics

What’s Driving the 3PL Industry Consolidation with Spencer Tenney. Joe Lynch and Spencer Tenney discuss what’s driving the 3PL industry consolidation. Spencer and his team at Tenney Group are mergers and acquisitions advisors who work with business owners in the 3PL, trucking, and bus industry. About Spencer Tenney. Spencer Tenney serves as President & CEO of Tenney Group, where he oversees the firm’s day-to-day effectiveness and long-term vision.

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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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Your Print Fulfillment Company – Vendor or Agent of Change?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Print fulfillment is a lot like Rodney Dangerfield. It doesn’t get much respect. It’s just putting materials into boxes and shipping them somewhere, right? While bulk shipping is one of a fulfillment vendor’s core services, better third-party print fulfillment companies can help make your communications more cost-effective and streamline your production, inventory and distribution.

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Simplifying Logistics: Can a 3PL Help Grow Your Business?

Logistics Brief Submitted Articles

3PL may help to gain network efficiencies, increases your scalability and improves access to expertise. Here's how 3PL can help grow your business.

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Make Heroes, Make Money with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Make Heroes, Make Money with Steve Elwell. Joe Lynch and Steve Elwell discuss the concept of “make heroes, make money,” which relates to making customers and prospective customers the hero. Many salespeople and companies forget this principle and position themselves as the hero. Customers don’t want to be shown up by an outside company saving the day.

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The Future of Cross-Border E-Commerce

Talking Logistics

One of the ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic was the surge in e-commerce growth. According to Digital Commerce 360 estimates, “consumers spent $861.12 billion online with U.S. merchants in 2020, up an incredible 44.0% year over year.” One of the sub-stories of this e-commerce growth, however, is the continued rise in cross-border e-commerce. Based.

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CBRE report examines impact of the pandemic on big box industrial real estate market

Logistics Management

For 2020, CBRE’s data indicated that industrial real estate transactions saw annual across the board gains, for all big box segments it tracks, including: 200,000-to-499,000 SF, from 150.6 to 158.8; 500,000 SF-to-749,999 SF, from 50.5 to 90.0; 750,000+SF, from 78.9 to 100.8, with the total number of transactions rising from 280.0 in 2019 to 349.3 in 2020.

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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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Procurement and Supply Chain are Smarter Together – Practical Use Cases

Logistics Viewpoints

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. I took the viewpoint that as the need for supply chain resiliency becomes front and center, CSCOs and CPOs will need to collaborate very closely; and shared the reasons why this is more important than ever. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration.

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Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen. Joe Lynch and Paul Jensen discuss why technology alone won’t integrate your supply chain. Technology is critically important to a connected supply chain, however, there are limitations to what technology can do. To have a truly integrated supply chain companies need to have a supply chain partner that will couple the technology with the people and physical assets (trucks, terminals, warehouses, etc.) required to be effect

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Frozen Food Shipping Shouldn’t Make You Shiver and Shake

Trinity Logistics

Whether those buying your product are meat-eaters or vegetarians, gluten-free , or dairy-free or they’ll try anything under the sun – we all have to eat. All food must make its way from farms and factories to the dinner table. We all know that this multi-step process is particular and sensitive. Shipping frozen and refrigerated food together can be a recipe for disaster if not done right.

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Watch: How Supply-Chain Leaders Are Investing in Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

Geraint John, vice president analyst with Gartner’s Supply Chain Practice, reveals the results of a survey in which companies described their current efforts at achieving supply-chain resiliency and agility.

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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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There's much more to business ownership than having an authority

Overdrive Online

History is rich with companies that worked tirelessly to save their sinking ship rather than change when the need became inevitable. Yet failure to effectively plan for the change can be its own Achilles Heel of sorts.

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3PL Sales Will Never Be the Same with Ryan Mann

The Logistics of Logistics

3PL Sales Will Never Be the Same with Ryan Mann. Joe Lynch and Ryan Mann discuss why 3PL sales will never be the same. 3PL sales are changed forever because of COVID, changing market dynamics, and the introduction of new technologies. About Ryan Mann. Ryan Mann is the Director of Marketing at Lean Solutions Group. Ryan studied at Texas Tech University, earning a degree in General Studies, and has 3 minors in Psychology, Sociology, and Human Resources Development.

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Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation announces expansion into Laredo, Texas

Logistics Management

Danbury, Conn.-based Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation, a global 3PL with a $3 billion-plus freight network, said this week that it is rolling out a new Laredo, Texas-based location, a main truck crossing point between the United States and Mexico.

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The Symbiosis of E-Commerce and Brick-and-Mortar

Supply Chain Brain

With e-commerce now accounting for more than 20% of total U.S. retail sales, it’s clear that online is a crucial channel across all types of industries. In no way, however, does that mean that physical storefronts are on their way out.

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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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Most owner-ops opposed to allowing under-21 CDL drivers an interstate option

Overdrive Online

Just about a third of readers support in some measure. Among the no votes, one urged "better training programs, better trainers, better treatment from DOT and law enforcement, more parking places, and other incentives to help drivers stay and not quit.".

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The Ever Given Continues to Impact Supply Chains Despite Being Freed from the Suez Canal

Kuebix

The world received exciting news this week as a 220,200-ton cargo ship named the Ever Given was freed from the Suez Canal after being stuck for six days. The Suez Canal is one of the most important trade arteries in the world. It connects Asia to Europe and the U.S. East Coast. On average, 50 […]. The post The Ever Given Continues to Impact Supply Chains Despite Being Freed from the Suez Canal appeared first on Kuebix.

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FourKites completes $100 million Series D financing round

Logistics Management

Company officials said that, with its new investors, the company is focused on fueling a broader vision with an eye on the future of digital supply chains that “connects the physical and digital worlds of warehouses, stores, and transportation with real-time data and machine learning.

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Ships Get Moving Through Suez as Giant Ever Given Is Freed

Supply Chain Brain

Ships started moving again through the Suez Canal on Monday after the giant container ship that lay stranded across the critical waterway for a week was finally tugged free.

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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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Roadrunner Freight Raises $50M for Development of Technology and Recruiting Top Talent

Food Logistics

Roadrunner anticipates using the net proceeds for investment in the development of technology underpinning operations, specifically around planning, pricing and efficiency; to recruit and retain top talent; and to invest in service improvements.

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Boot Barn Implements Intelligent Warehouse Automation and Control System

Logistics Viewpoints

Boot Barn is a retail chain devoted to western and work-related footwear, apparel, and accessories. The company operates over 200 stores in the US and e-commerce websites consisting primarily of bootbarn.com, sheplers.com and countryoutfitter.com. The company also operates store support and distribution centers in California and Kansas. The Wichita, Kansas facility supports the company’s expanding e-commerce business.

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Routing airfreight around the world

Logistics Management

Air cargo providers need to be creative and agile in order to demonstrate their professional abilities to shippers across the globe.

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When Will Supply Chains Finally Move on From Paper?

Supply Chain Brain

Physical documents undermine efficiency, sustainability and safety — and they cost the supply-chain industry upwards of $3 billion every year.

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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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Hey, mate, this classic American trucking song isn’t exactly American. or much about trucking

Overdrive Online

"I've Been Everywhere," one of trucking's classic American road songs, has roots in another continent. Decades before Johnny Cash's popular rendition, it was recorded by Hank Snow and others.

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South Dakota School Districts Transition Buses to Propane Autogas

NGT News

Six South Dakota school districts – Brookings, Gayville-Volin, Harrisburg, Lennox, Madison Central and Yankton – have received Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) funding to purchase propane autogas school buses. The districts say they chose Blue Bird Vision Propane buses because they emit fewer greenhouse gases, smog-producing hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides compared with the […].

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Biden proposes big $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal amid corporate opposition

Logistics Management

Candidate Joe Biden promised a “big and bold” infrastructure proposal to shore up decaying U.S. infrastructure. Now President Joe Biden is out with details of that bold plan dubbed the “American Jobs Plan” that would spend at least $2.25 trillion on a wide variety of infrastructure needs, physical and virtual. The plan will likely have to be moved under “reconciliation procedures”—meaning a simple majority—to pass a reluctant Senate.

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