Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Those who think trucks, trains, ships and planes define the 3PL market may be in for a surprise. He suggested that businesses are more likely to prosper if they focus on meeting the needs of customers, instead of selling products. The first thing for any 3PL to do is to understand the nature of its market and the need it meets.

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3PL Links

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Efficient Route Planning and Cost Management With rising fuel prices and increased delivery expectations, optimizing routes will be crucial for reducing costs and meeting customer needs. How to Adapt: Investing in hybrid or electric vehicles for local deliveries can help companies meet emission standards while saving on fuel costs.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For example, less-than-truckload shipping requires 12 linear feet and pallets ranging from one to six, with a maximum of 10 pallets per truck. A professional LTL freight carrier will tailor the delivery of your cargo to meet your requirements. Shipping a truck at half or less of its load capacity wastes space, time, and money.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 24, 2024

For example: we have the traditional warehouse and the cold storage warehouse. Using automated picking systems, for example, can speed up the product-picking process compared to manual picking, reducing the time needed to prepare shipping orders. Which Type of Logistics Warehouse is Right for Your Business?

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GoShip Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

LTL shipping allows businesses to share truck space with other shippers. This makes it ideal for smaller loads that dont require a full truck, helping you save on costs while still moving goods efficiently. Flexibility: Perfect for smaller, recurring shipments that dont justify the cost of a full truck.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

The Emergence of Regionalized Freight Networks Why Regional Networks Are Growing Cost Efficiency in Freight Movement Shorter shipping distances within regionalized freight networks reduce costs associated with long-haul trucking, fuel, and warehousing. Electric and alternative-fuel trucks for short-haul deliveries.

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The Lean Thinker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I am sitting in on a daily production status meeting. The site has been in trouble meeting its schedule, and the division president is on the call. The fact that a shipment of material hadn’t been loaded onto the truck to an outside process is brought up. The actual consequence was a small delay, with no impact on production.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

There are three responses in this question that address supply chain sustainability: align with our goals, mission, and values; meet consumers expectations; and increase profitability. The second reason to address sustainability topics, from a supply chain perspective, is to meet consumer expectations.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

That’s the onus of electronic freight tender trucking data when compared to lagging submitted data that may take 7 to 14 days to come in. Near-real time freight electronic tender trucking data offers reliable insights. Obviously, that’s only one example, but it shows the value of insight and using data that’s available now. .

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. The following tips should prove helpful in getting those truck running costs down. But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2022

A transportation management system (TMS) allows a shipper or carrier to plan the most cost-effective set of shipments that meets service level goals. Running more efficient routes, with more fully loaded trucks, saves money and reduces emissions. For example, Oracle is using average emission from a 5-ton truck, or a bulk tanker.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 21, 2025

In this article, we will learn about 7 tips that can help you choose the best carrier to meet your company’s needs. This way, you will be able to find a carrier that meets your specific needs and contributes to the success of your business. Check it out!

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Automation and Digitalization Automation is becoming increasingly prevalent in the trucking industry, revolutionizing dispatching, load matching, and fleet management. The trucking industry is continuously improving fuel efficiency, reducing idle time, and optimizing routes to lower costs.

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Shipchain

MAY 3, 2019

The trucking industry moves more than 70% of America’s freight, and gross freight revenues from trucking exceeded $726.4 Today, shippers are demanding more availability, time and capacity, and truckers are struggling to meet these demands. A Blockchain Trucking Platform Will Empower More Owner-Operator Truckers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

All those meetings began in Spanish and they go, “Do you not understand that?” We went into tracking the actual assets, vehicles and trucks. The device is connected to either a canvas or some sensors in the vehicle and the truck. It goes into a long logistic truck and gets delivered on what is called the last mile.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2023

Multimodal transport, also known as combined transport, is a transport system that involves the movement of goods using multiple modes of transport such as trucks, rail, air and ships. For example, after a cargo shipment starts by road, it can continue by sea or air. Some common examples include: 1. Truck-Railroad.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 8, 2022

If you follow any of the transportation or trucking-related publications or are situated on the West Coast, you probably have seen or heard the term “AB5”. At its core, the bill was passed to decide if a worker meets the classification of an employee or maintains independent contractor status. WHAT IS THE AB5 LAW TIMELINE?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Or are you asking where your truck is? Or the impact of a tier 3 supplier delay on the part you need getting on a truck to your plant in time for you to meet the production schedule so you can deliver on time in full to meet your customer’s newest requirements?”. – mentioned above.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For example, logistics companies are to employ Level 2 and 3 autonomous vehicles that assist drivers by adjusting speed and steering based on road conditions. By adhering to these industry standards, logistics companies ensure safer, more efficient, and compliant operations that meet regulatory and customer expectations.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations Show Submenu Resources. In searching for a provider, here are five tactical challenges that any MLP must meet. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper. Case Study. BlueGrace Logistics. Supply Chain Brain. Sponsored by BlueGrace Logistics. September 15, 2022.

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ECW

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

One of its lesser-known advantages is the Port Centric Overweight Zone which allows trucks to carry heavier loads than the usual legal weight limitsbut only in specific areas and under clear guidelines. for handling autos and light trucks and #2 for roll-on/roll-off heavy equipment. Philadelphia, and New York.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Example: reducing water usage by installing low-flow toilets and sinks in your office. Assessing inputs and outputs from the value chain: Inputs: trucks, fuel, materials, machines, human resources, etc. To meet their customer’s needs, businesses are beginning to build sustainability into their businesses.

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Log-hub

AUGUST 14, 2024

Here are some real-life examples of successful supply chain optimization across various industries. Optimize Logistics: Walmart uses a network of strategically located distribution centers and employs cross-docking, where products are directly transferred from inbound to outbound trucks, reducing time and costs. Explore NEED SUPPORT?

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

Battling these issues is making it tougher for HVAC contractors and plumbers to meet their customer’s demands in the short term and perhaps even longer. WORK WITH MANY SUPPLIERS If current suppliers can’t meet your needs, then it’s a good time to explore other ones. Many

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Many rented extra storage capacity and hired additional trucks and delivery drivers as goods leaving the warehouses came in wave after wave. For example, a system such as the 3D vertical sorter from Libiao Robotics enables retailers to handle exceptional volumes of items even at peak times.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Now imagine doing that with a whole fleet of trucks, each one needing to make 20 or 30 deliveries in a day – that’s essentially what route optimisation is. I also had to ensure that I planned each route in such a way as to make it possible for the delivery crews to meet the customers delivery time windows.

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ECW

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Take the Panama Canal, for example. For example, the ILA labor contract, which expires at the end of September, could lead to a strike affecting around 100 ports if not successfully negotiated. For example, if a customers seasonal products arrive all at once, we might have containers stacked up, all needing to be processed quickly.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Yale Lift Truck Technologies has added an order picker pallet truck to its line-up of flexible warehouse equipment. Warehouses are having to find ways to pick more orders, more efficiently, not least because the retail and eCommerce industries continue to boom,” says Monica Radavelli, Product Manager for Yale Lift Truck Technologies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2024

Global logistics company DSV has signed an agreement with Volvo Trucks to purchase 300 electric trucks, marking one of Volvo’s largest electric vehicle orders. The partnership with Volvo includes plans to deploy 300 zero-emission trucks across Europe, alongside 500 fuel-efficient diesel and gas models.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Yale Lift Truck Technologies has launched a new Outdoor Reach Truck, which it says applies smart design to meet the operational needs of logistics businesses. The Yale MRO16-20 is positioned to aid the streamlining of vehicle-to-warehouse movements by combining the functionality of two traditional trucks into one product.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2023

Electric Trucks from Daimler As of March 2023, global temperatures are 1.1 Most emissions in the transportation sector come from cars and trucks. Personal vehicles and commercial trucks averaged more CO2 emissions per passenger-mile or ton-mile than ocean, barge, rail, and the transmission of liquids by pipelines.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

This achievement underscores how L3 and L2+ autonomous heavy-duty trucks have been successfully deployed across the line-haul logistics sector, including express delivery, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation, as well as contract logistics. This also reflects the significant value that autonomous trucks offer logistics operators.

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TransAudit

MARCH 15, 2023

If your business relies on trucking, then you’ll want to know the current state of the industry. Understanding 2023 trucking projections will help you make smart shipping decisions and save money where possible. Trucking Projections for the Spot Market The spot market doesn’t look much like it did a year ago.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast. The AI, for example, should flag any orders that are way beyond the normal demands.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When sales forecasts are accurate, companies know they’ll have enough product supply to meet customer demand for those goods. At the end of August, for example, 44 container ships were stuck outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California. Planning is obviously key,” says Chrapko.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 20, 2023

It’s also an option when the freight is high-value or fragile, and you would like for it to go in a dedicated truck instead of using truckload or less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. Or for when you might just need a sprinter van or straight truck for your freight.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 25, 2020

For example, about 14 percent of active Women In Trucking members are male, and five of the association’s board members are men. Championing Professional Development Jim Taber, National Account Manager at Arrow Truck Sales Inc., is one of the newest male members of the WIT board of directors. Learn More

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