Freight Center
DECEMBER 1, 2020
The winter months can mean tricky driving conditions, unpredictable weather and issues with transportation and logistics. As a shipper and business owner, you want to be sure your cargo is being shipped safely and securely, especially if your products are sensitive to freezing or very cold temperatures. One important service you may need is freeze protection.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
It’s time to share a breaking story about parcel delivery. And we mean that literally. According to various studies, anywhere from 7% to 11% of customers’ online orders arrive broken or damaged – a scenario that’s even more likely if products are large (when delivery damages climb to 21 %). And when that happens, it can cost your company big.
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GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 1, 2020
As the logistics industry prepares for the 2021 supply chain trends, an uncertain future becomes the problem. According to Manufacturing.net: “Supply chains make up an essential aspect of most businesses today, with 70 percent of industry professionals predicting that the supply chain will spearhead better customer service before the end of 2020. So as the year has.read More.
Shipping and Freight Resource
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The year 2020 has been disastrous to many in so many many ways with the whole world in a crazy tizz due various reasons – COVID-19, maritime disasters, space and equipment crunch, extraordinary freight rates, and stranded seafarers. But 2020 looks like it is still not done with maritime disasters even as we hit the last month of the year. In the latest maritime disaster, the ONE APUS a 14,052 TEU containership built in 2019 and operating on Ocean Network Express’s (ONE) Far East Paci
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.
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Though OOIDA and its media arm Land Line played the news up big on Monday, and most trade publications (present company included, now) have circulated the announcement, Spencer expressed nothing less than seeming earnest sincerity in his interest in the job. The post Calling out 'dysfunctional' trucking regs, OOIDA's Spencer asks Biden to slot him as FMCSA boss first appeared on Overdrive.
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Logistics Management
DECEMBER 4, 2020
An article in The Wall Street Journal this week explained that freight transportation and logistics bellwether UPS “imposed shipping restrictions” a few large retailers like Gap Inc., LL Bean, Nike, and a few others should not come as a total surprise. The reason for that, as we all know, is that with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic leading to a major increase in online shopping, parcel networks have been constrained and restricted, in terms of the amount of available capacity they have, like neve
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 3, 2020
This year with the global pandemic, Black Friday was different from before. Luckily, we did not have to set up our camping tents in front of our favorite stores, but just logged in to their mobile apps. Online shopping has been on a steady rise since 2010. With the global pandemic, it became a necessity. Consumers who realized the ease of use of online shopping – choosing items from the warmth of their seat and […].
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 3, 2020
If you're among owner-ops wondering whether the stress of this year has been worth the money, identify your business and personal priorities and set your plan in place. The post 6 tasks to assess 2020 and set biz priorities for 2021 first appeared on Overdrive.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to put the final nail in the coffin of globalization and prompt a retreat into a new era of protectionism. Instead, some are now calling the crisis the Great Accelerator.
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Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
As things have been upended on many fronts over the course of 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many trends within the freight railroad sector that were already evident have been accelerated by the pandemic. That was a key takeaway at the virtual RailTrends conference earlier this month, which was hosted by Progressive Railroading Magazine and independent railroad analyst Tony Hatch, from Alan Shaw, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Class I railroad carrier Norfo
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Even as Target Corporation's ecommerce becomes a bigger percentage of their sales, their gross margin continues to increase! This is not suppose to be possible. How did Target accomplish this? The post Target’s Margins Improve Even As Digital Sales Explode: How Is That Even Possible? appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
Overdrive Online
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Thinking the "Smuggler's Notch" section of Vermont route 108 looks like a good path toward your destination? Don't do it, says reader Steve Hearne -- any large vehicle, especially any tractor-trailer, is "doomed" on the route. Fines, too, are hefty. The post ,000 fair warning, a third time: Vermont route 108 between Stowe/Cambridge off-limits first appeared on Overdrive.
Kuebix
DECEMBER 4, 2020
It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has made many consumers value e-commerce shopping above traditional in-store experiences. As the holiday season begins in full force, the transportation industry is realizing that online shopping is creating what may be the busiest peak capacity season yet. Popular transportation companies including FedEx, UPS and DHL are all […].
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 1, 2020
With multiple variants of a vaccine for COVID-19 on the brink of approval and manufacturing, concerns are arising about the ability of supply chains to distribute hundreds of millions of doses quickly and safely to healthcare providers throughout the country.
Food Logistics
DECEMBER 3, 2020
It’s time for the trucking industry to benefit from this wave of innovation.
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Broker group TIA petitioned FMCSA to limit dispatch services to working with a single carrier or, in cases where they work with multiple carriers, require a broker authority and bond. Today in Overdrive Radio, what that could mean for dispatch providers and client owner-ops -- and regs alternatives. The post Time to account for independent dispatch services in regulation?
FreightWaves SONAR
DECEMBER 4, 2020
While logging into a shipping data analytics engine like FreightWaves SONAR is an excellent way to keep tabs on the market, there’s another opportunity to stay in the know without being tied to a desk. And one of the easiest ways to keep up-to-date with the latest news and trends is to follow the available top freight podcasts. Managers, team members, and anyone involved in freight tracking, shipping, logistics or management can benefit from the information and insight provided in these great fr
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
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 2, 2020
The supply-chain landscape is likely to remain turbulent for some time. Here are five ways digitalization will help.
NGT News
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
U.S. Reps. Tom O’Halleran and Michael C. Burgess have introduced H.R. 8807 – the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act). The bill would create a $10 million grant program to assist localities and electric utilities in identifying the locations for EV charging stations in their communities. “As our transportation sector evolves – […].
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 1, 2020
"Anyone on the East Coast will know the red cabover Pete that hauled for ShopRite," said owner-operator Mike Landis about this unit. In this video, hear the story of his own recognition over many years and, finally, meeting its retiring owner when he purchased it. . The post The long-well-known 1999 Peterbilt 362 cabover now powering Landis & Sons Trucking first appeared on Overdrive.
FreightWaves SONAR
DECEMBER 1, 2020
The modern supply chain rests on a mountain of shipping data. However, the applications of real-time freight data remain disparate and lack value. It’s only challenging to get a handle on the volume. And where do companies start to leverage top KPIs in supply chain settings and enforce policies, such as the inbound routing guide? As reported by Brian Barry of Multichannel Merchant , it is simple: “Don’t try to write and enforce the ideal policy in one step.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Laid low by a COVID-19 outbreak that’s decimated passenger demand, airlines will be the workhorses of the attempt to eradicate it.
NGT News
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Naperville, Ill., along with Trillium and Groot Industries, has opened the city’s first public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, located at 1720 Jefferson Ave. City staff first began investigating a transition from oil-based fuels to CNG in 2013. In 2018, the city agreed to lease the land as part of a long-term partnership with […].
Commercial Carrier Journal
DECEMBER 2, 2020
During the recent reveal for the all-electric 2022 Ford Transit, Ford CEO and President Jim Farley made it clear that his company was on board with all-electric vehicles, California style. The post Ford still working on fuel cell while banking largely on all-electric first appeared on Commercial Carrier Journal.
FreightWaves SONAR
DECEMBER 2, 2020
On this episode of #WithSONAR, co-hosts Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor discuss how to automate workflows, improve service levels and expand operations for asset-based carriers. They discussed how Zaro Transportation leverages SONAR to improve and increase its business. As an asset-based broker, Zaro Transportation is using SONAR to create more accurate rating processes and higher productivity gains.
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Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
China is losing its luster as a place for cheap, reliable manufacturing of high-technology goods. But what other country can match it in both price and scale? The answer might be India.
NGT News
DECEMBER 2, 2020
As part of its mission to convert waste into resources, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts has started up a biogas purification system to recycle food waste into renewable vehicle fuel. Food waste includes dinner scraps and spoiled fruit and vegetables from grocery stores and restaurants. “We’ve been converting food waste into electricity for over […].
Ship Monk
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Ah, the ol’ order fulfillment crossroads. Here you are, a determined eCommerce business owner, facing yet another major decision. So far, you’ve probably stuck to internal turmoils — product sourcing, website creating, store marketing, etc. Now, it’s time to think above and beyond. If you’ve stumbled upon this article, it’s likely that you’ve started to question what your operations can realistically handle in-house.
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