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L.I.N.K. | Fleets Need Intelligent Route Optimization to Keep Up
As demand continues to increase in the logistics sector, while a labor shortage and other major supply chain disruptions occur, fleets turn to intelligent ways to optimization their route planning.
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How Improved Truckload Rates are Key to Alleviating Driver Shortages
Retail
Capitalize on E-commerce Opportunity - 5 Important Trends Impacting E-Commerce
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Heavy Goods Logistics Needs an Upgrade
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Thought Leaders Talk State of the Supply Chain in Upcoming SCN Summit
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Brokerage Acquisition Accelerates 3PL Efficiencies
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Diverse Backgrounds Help Build Supply Chains Stronger
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Four of this year’s Pros to Know winners from SAP sat down to talk all things supply chain, how the pandemic has affected the way companies do business, what advice they would give their younger selves and more.
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L.I.N.K. | Fleets Need Intelligent Route Optimization to Keep Up
As demand continues to increase in the logistics sector, while a labor shortage and other major supply chain disruptions occur, fleets turn to intelligent ways to optimization their route planning.
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Thought Leaders Talk State of the Supply Chain in Upcoming SCN Summit
Register now to learn more about what's in store for national and global supply chains. Topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Electrification in Trucking, Building a Sustainable Supply Chain and more.
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Higher Fuel Prices Are Here – What Can Shippers Do About It?
The recent high prices for diesel and jet fuel have significant consequences for trucking companies and carriers like UPS and FedEx, and in turn, the businesses that rely on them.
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Bulky Items in Last Mile Struggle but Expectations Are Higher
New research shows that timing is everything for consumers when it comes to big and bulky deliveries in the last mile. However, that doesn't mean that earlier is better.
Transportation
Omni Logistics Is Latest To Expand
Like so many logistics companies today leaning into the growth of the industry, Omni Logistics expands operations with three new facilities.
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L.I.N.K. | Why Fleet Safety Needs To Be the Core of Logistics
Hear from Leonard's Express on how the logistics business is able to drive safety and employee satisfaction by making safety a core of its strategy.
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End-To-End Transportation Emissions Management Solution
CleanMile provides actionable and data-driven recommendations for emissions reduction based on a shipper’s transportation network and specific sustainability goals.
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Consumer Interest in Sustainability Eases Delivery Demands
New insight from Blue Yonder shows that consumers are willing to wait for longer delivery times if it means greater sustainability in their online purchasing. But there needs to be incentive.
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Supply Chain Changes Pushes USPS to Slow First-Class Delivery Times
The United States Postal Service makes changes to numerous delivery solutions, but most importantly its first-class package service, allowing for longer lead times.
Transportation
Pros to Know: Creating a Collaborative Environment is Key to Successful Supply Chains
Ajesh Kapoor, founder and CEO of SemiCab, details why it's important to bring shippers and carriers together.
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Same-Day Delivery Will Be Mainstay Despite Challenges
New research from Roadie shows that due to customer demand, same day delivery will be imperative in the last mile but will cause trouble for supply chain operators.
Trucking
Why Rising Fuel Prices Should Drive Optimization Efforts
We’re already seeing the effects of rising gas prices, making it tougher to navigate today’s biggest supply chain challenges.
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Volta Marks Extensive Fleet Industry for Electrification Growth
Volta seeks out fleet managers with a new product designed specifically for commercial fleets to switch to electrification. The strategic move is based on the sheer volume of commercial-owned vehicles and the need to electrify.
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AWS Targets Logistics Providers Looking for Digitalization Without IT Infrastructure
Amazon Web Services and Bosch partner up for a new solution that targets logistics companies who want to modernize their operations without the need to create their own cost-intensive IT projects.
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KeepTruckin Rebrands as Motive, Launches Automated Operations Platform
Motive’s Automated Operations Platform automates vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management and more.
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Poor Customer Experience Worse Than Shipment Delays
A majority (55%) of consumers have canceled a delayed shipment because of a bad customer experience, the survey says.
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GEODIS Acquisition to Boost Contract Logistics Footprint
Keppel Logistics offers end-to-end B2B and B2C logistics solutions, from warehousing to last-mile delivery, with skills in e-commerce omnichannel service offerings.
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Logistics Platform Elevates White-Glove Service for Heavy Goods Delivery
Grasshopper automates traditionally manual supply chain processes, improving the logistics and final-mile delivery of heavy or bulky goods that weigh over 150 pounds or require assembly or installation (such as bunk beds) beyond FedEx/UPS capabilities.
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XPO Announces Spinoff of LTL, Brokered Transportation
The spinoff business would encompass XPO’s best-in-class, tech-enabled truck brokerage platform and complementary services for last-mile logistics, managed transportation and global forwarding.
Automation
First Autonomous Trucking Delivery Takes Place in Oklahoma
CEVA Logistics and Kodiak Robotics work together on autonomous freight deliveries and accomplish their first driverless delivery in Oklahoma.
Sustainability
How To Create a Sustainable and Profitable Returns Process
The cost and complexity of inspecting items, along with the logistics of getting them back on the shelf, can often outweighs the value of the item. Here's how you can create a returns process that enables sustainability and profitability.
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Traditional Freight Shipping is Inefficient and Costly
The survey found that the industry’s traditional shipping methods - partial truckload (PTL), truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) - resulted in increased fees, shipment delays and late deliveries.
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Electrification is the Future, But is it Current?
Electro-hydraulics have applications everywhere. Here’s what it will take to make them ubiquitous.
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Google’s New Last-Mile Fleet Solution Optimizes Fleet Performance
Features include address capture, route optimization, driver routing and navigation, shipment tracking and fleet performance.
Automation
Lifestyle E-Commerce Provider Launches Largest Autostore in Latin America
Dafiti Group launches a 581,251-square-foot warehouse, powered by Bastian Solutions, with the capacity for 3.6 million products that can be processed at a 4,800 products per hour.
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Freight Brokers Optimistic on Gross-Margin Expansion
A new report from Bloomberg and Truckstop.com reveals brokers plan to capitalize on wider margins and almost 60% are optimistic about gross-margin expansion over the next six months.
Transportation
M&A Blends Cloud-Based Solutions with Multi-Carrier E-Commerce Capabilities
Acquiring Logistyx Technologies further enhances E2open’s global footprint for multi-carrier e-commerce shipment management.
Last-Mile
How Relaxing Regulations Will Expand Drone Delivery in Last-Mile
Drone delivery – ideally to a secure, smart mailbox – will enable those cargo vans to park in a central location and send out drones to deliver to homes within a few blocks, saving circling and idling.
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Sustainability Capabilities Minimize CO2 Emissions in Last Mile
Green vehicle route planning enables customers to design and plan last-mile delivery of products with a mix of green fleets (cargo bikes, bikes and foot delivery) to achieve on-time delivery with minimal or zero carbon footprint.
Carbon Footprint
Why You Need a Circular Supply Chain Plan
To meet demand, companies need to strategically balance their supply chain and build in circularity. Those that do not will be at a competitive disadvantage and risk falling short of industry or government compliance regulations.
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USPS Targets Business with Boosted Offerings
Last-mile delivery continues to grow at a fast pace, with consumers ordering online more and more. USPS looks to attract more businesses through new offerings.
Transportation
The Healing Supply Chain and a Big, Comfy Couch
Getting my couch a whole week-and-a-half earlier than expected shows that the supply chain is getting back on track.
