Logistics Manager
JUNE 20, 2018
A new contract agreement made by Nippon Express Nederland BV, W. P. Carey Inc. and the Port of Rotterdam Authority will see the development of the largest distribution center to operate in Rotterdam. When complete the Nippon Express facility at Maasvlakte will be the first logistics centre with a floor area over 100,000 square metres to be housed in the port of Rotterdam.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 20, 2018
During its most recent State of Freight webinar, FTR analysts cite both internal and external factors that will impact freight rates and capacity going forward.
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Airfreight Logistics
JUNE 20, 2018
One of the world’s fastest growing Air Cargo Carriers, Turkish Cargo is helping to boost the brand and market presence of Turkish Cherries across the globe. The Airline transports a total of 600 tonnes of fresh cherries onboard their wide-body freighters to the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The whole operation from Turkey to Norway is completed in less than six hours.
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 21, 2018
Download the audio file. Podcast Summary: Today’s guest is Dean Croke , Chief Analytics Officer at FreightWaves. Growing up in Australia, his family owned and operated a trucking business. Dean has been in and around the trucking business for over 50 years and he has driven over two million miles as a driver. Over the last 20 years, Dean has been focused on trucking analytics, especially related to driver fatigue, safety, sleep schedules and hours of service.
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.
DC Velocity
JUNE 19, 2018
Washington event featured speakers from government, industry, and a safety advocacy group; attendees also met with legislators to discuss safety and trade.
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Material Handling and Logistics
JUNE 21, 2018
The sector views blockchain’s secure, immutable and decentralized features as a way to help reduce maintenance costs, increase aircraft availability, and minimize errors in tracking aircraft parts.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 19, 2018
The CVSA uses the week to identify and remove commercial vehicles with critical brake violations from roadways and to bring attention to the dangers of faulty brake systems.
DC Velocity
JUNE 18, 2018
Studies show that DCs with the lowest turnover rates tend to follow the same four management principles. But they sometimes stumble in the execution.
Food Logistics
JUNE 17, 2018
When you think high-end perishables, a few products come to mind: chocolate, seafood and organic offerings. And with a high price tag comes special handling in many instances. Quality means everything. Any blemish or taste deterioration can affect sales.
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Material Handling and Logistics
JUNE 20, 2018
While online shopping continues to grow at an exponential rate, there are some bumps in the virtual road. According to a new survey, “The Everyday Essentials of Successful eCommerce Fulfillment," by Radial, over a third of global online shoppers, 39.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 22, 2018
Brake checking takes road rage to a new and more scary level, especially for truck drivers. A typical scenario is when a motorist pulls in a front of a truck without giving the trucker time to put two seconds between them.
DC Velocity
JUNE 19, 2018
Truckers seen taking share from rails as technologies drive down costs, improve service, annual report says; transport, inventory costs climbed well above inflation in '17, it adds.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 19, 2018
Land O’Lakes Chief Supply Chain Officer, Yone Dewberry, told an audience at eft’s 3PL and Supply Chain Summit in Atlanta in on June 6th, “We’ve created it” (the truck driver shortage). “As an industry” (shippers), “we’ve done this to ourselves.” Land O’ Lakes is a member owned cooperative with revenues of $15 billion. The company is best known for dairy products, particularly butter, but the company also has divisions devoted to animal nutrition and seeds/crop […].
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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.
Material Handling and Logistics
JUNE 19, 2018
The report identifies several concepts that look to have high impact across the next decade: uberization of freight; blockchain; fully autonomous trucks; artificial intelligence applications; truck platooning; electric vehicle fleets; autonomous mobile robots; and drone and unmanned aerial vehicle delivery systems. Things are looking up for supply chain sector, according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual State of Logistics Report. .
Fleet Owner
JUNE 18, 2018
It pays to do well on your BASICs because you will likely qualify for electronic bypass systems, like PrePass, and save time and money by not having to stop at weigh stations.
DC Velocity
JUNE 22, 2018
Tentative five-year contract, still subject to ratification vote, also creates new class of combination driver.
Bringg
JUNE 20, 2018
One delivery vehicle. 9,000 miles of deliveries. The ultimate GPS sandwich. This week a brave delivery driver is embarking on the adventure of a lifetime to promote Panera Bread deliveries across the US. This epic journey takes a very special route as the driver travels across the US creating a huge sandwich-shape route that will cover many cities including Dallas, Nashville, Kansas City and St.
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
Material Handling and Logistics
JUNE 18, 2018
Big Data and IoT technologies allow companies to gain a new level of visibility throughout their supply chains.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 19, 2018
Total U.S. business spending on logistics rose 6.2% in 2017 from the previous year to $1.5 trillion, according to the annual State of Logistics Report issued by the Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). That figure was 7.7% of U.S.
DC Velocity
JUNE 19, 2018
Opening in 2020, warehouse will handle food and drink goods for Nestle, as well as testing new technologies.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 21, 2018
It’s the era of the new consumer. We must adapt supply chains rapidly to meet customer expectations. Trends like reverse logistics, same-day-delivery and mobility result in new business models, stressed logistics systems and deconsolidating networks. We’re also in the midst of a shrinking talent pool. Competing with rising wages and attractive employment alternatives for this generation is pivotal in landing the top talent.
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.
Material Handling and Logistics
JUNE 18, 2018
You might not understand what blockchain is all about yet, but don’t let your competitors figure it out for you.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 19, 2018
As we enter summer time with day after day of scorching heat in some parts of the country, I think about drivers and how glad I am that the industry has come up with a variety of solutions to help keep them cool during their non-driving hours.
DC Velocity
JUNE 20, 2018
While many workers fear losing their jobs to automation, those fears—at least in the supply chain—are largely unfounded.
GlobalTranz
JUNE 19, 2018
The use of full truckload shipping is rising in popularity, resulting from its lower cost as compared to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. Unfortunately, the use of full truckload shipments and expenditures have hit an all-time high, reports Kate Patrick of Supply Chain Dive. These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experi
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Material Handling and Logistics
JUNE 18, 2018
Ridding your workforce of toxic employees can help the bottom line even in a full employment economy.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 20, 2018
The best recruiting efforts are not just about benefits and salaries but often about telling your company’s story. This is especially true today as businesses are trying to attract millennials to the work place.
DC Velocity
JUNE 21, 2018
Warehouses turn to drones and sensors to beef up security in their yards.
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