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by Staff, on Nov 27, 2023 9:41:29 AM

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.1% in October after declining 1.1% in September. In October, the index equaled 115.2 (2015=100) compared with 1139 …

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by Staff, on Nov 20, 2023 5:28:08 PM

The popularity of nearshoring continues to rise among companies in the United States as it offers many benefits, such as lower costs, decreased lead times, and increased efficiency. As a …

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Topics:Manufacturing

by Staff, on Nov 20, 2023 5:19:19 PM

Chipotle Mexican Grill is scaling up its use of radio-frequency identification technology (RFID) to trace ingredients from suppliers to restaurants in real-time and strengthen its inventory systems, says Carlos Londono, …

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Topics:Technology & EcommerceFood Chain Snapshot

by 2024 Conference Co-Chairs, on Nov 20, 2023 5:07:05 PM

By 2024 FSA Conference Co-Chairs: Lori Lammers, Senior Director of Transportation, Dawn Foods Global (left) Darica Schneider, Senior Director Transportation Operations, Univar Solutions (middle) Darlene Wolf, Senior Vice President, Strategic …

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by Staff, on Nov 4, 2023 5:30:00 AM

Many supply chain professionals are focused on addressing supply chain disruption risks and ensuring resiliency of their logistics operations to best serve customers. Due in part to continuous investment in …

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by Staff, on Oct 30, 2023 12:15:00 AM

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.1% in September after rising 0.2% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.9 (2015=100) compared with 1152 …

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by Conrad Winter, on Oct 29, 2023 3:36:20 PM

Transportation mode optimization provides new opportunities in the post-pandemic world and leading food shippers are seizing them. Food shippers are onboard with rail and intermodal. Goya Food’s investment in a …

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by Courtney Bloom, on Oct 29, 2023 2:55:44 PM

As the food logistics sector moves forward from several years of supply chain challenges and bottlenecks, now is the time to proactively think about building strategic capacity – particularly with …

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by Loadsmart | Sponsored Content, on Oct 29, 2023 2:11:31 PM

The trucking industry is cyclical. This means that in logistics you can count on history to repeat itself. That makes understanding where the market has been essential to predicting where …

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Topics:Sponsored Content

by Staff, on Oct 23, 2023 12:23:28 PM

Over 75% of companies will have adopted some form of cyber-physical automated warehouse processes by 2027, according to a recent study by Gartner. “As robot fleets expand, companies will have …

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Topics:Technology & EcommerceWarehousing

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