In this Issue:
- 35th Annual Quest for Quality Awards: Winners revealed
- Ocean cargo's unsettled seas
- 2018 ERP Update
- Protecting your cargo against risk
Logistics Management Magazine Archives
August 2018 Logistics Management
August 6, 2018 · The old days of buying a lift truck as a commodity unrelated to other materials handling equipment purchases are going away. Rapidly. It’s all because of fundamental shifts in how distribution centers operate—and new technology, of course.
August 1, 2018 · There is a lot to like about robotics as a means of automating DCs. The tricky questions around robotics are not will they catch on, because they are, but what types of robotics will best suit an operation, and how will they interact with traditional automation and human labor?
August 1, 2018 · Three prominent maritime experts share insight into the current ocean cargo arena— a freight sector that’s navigating from one crisis to the next.
August 1, 2018 · With 58% of shippers committed to their enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, the key players are casting an even bigger shadow on the supply chain management space.
August 1, 2018 · Risk, loss and damage are facts of life when shipping ocean cargo, so why is the evaluation of cargo insurance so often overlooked? Our risk consultant offers practical tips that can protect your company from catastrophic loss—and help you get a better night’s sleep.
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Prologis and Home Depot leadership address the capabilities of AI for logistics
September 28, 2023
The ongoing emergence, as well as the potential, of AI (artificial intelligence) was a major theme of the annual Groundbreakers thought leadership forum hosted by San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis in San Diego this week.
ShipStation report examines holiday season shopping preferences
September 28, 2023
The ongoing push towards online shopping, which was accelerated through the pandemic, was evident in the report’s findings, with 60% of U.S. consumers, and 57% globally, indicating they plan to do most of their 2023 holiday shopping online, coupled with increasingly adopting omnichannel behaviors.
UPS preps to acquire MNX Global Logistics
September 28, 2023
MNX has more than 800 employees in 190 countries, according to UPS. Its network includes more than 2,500 agent partners, more than 45,000 couriers, and more than 700 forward stocking locations.
Prologis research paper examines impact of various technologies on logistics real estate efficiency
September 27, 2023
The research paper, entitled “Future Proofing the Global Supply Chain: How AI, Automation and Other Technologies Are Impacting Efficiency,” noted that logistics real estate investments outpaced revenue growth by 57% over the past decade despite advancements in automation and data analytics, which it labeled “the supply chain productivity paradox.”
Logistics services providers and shippers call out for seasonal help
September 27, 2023
A sure sign that the holiday season getting closer each day are the respective announcements made by carriers, transportation and logistics services providers, and shippers alike, announcing their “help wanted” signs have been hung, as they look for seasonal workers.
National weekly diesel average falls for first time in nine weeks, reports EIA
September 26, 2023
With a 4.7-cent decline, the national average came in at $4.586 per gallon. This came on the heels of a 9.3-cent increase, to $4.633 per gallon, for the week of September 18, and a 4.8-cent increase, for the week of September 11, to $4.50 per gallon.
FTR Trucking Conditions Index sees sequential improvements
September 26, 2023
For July, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI reading was -5.34, faring better than June’s -6.29, the lowest TCI reading going back to November 2022.
UAW-Big Three strike is replete with supply chain implications
September 26, 2023
While the United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike against the "Big Three" of General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis has been ongoing since September 15, coupled with the number of employee walk-outs continuing to rise, the supply chain impacts and ramifications are likely to increase the longer the situation goes on, according various industry stakeholders.
OOIDA blasts FMCSA move to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks
September 26, 2023
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) announced intention to mandate that commercial trucks have speed limiting devices is sharply dividing the trucking industry.
Combating Supply Chain Chaos: 13 Tips from the Camcode Barcoding Playbook
September 26, 2023
Camcode is offering a webinar on how to avoid delays and save money during the labeling and signage process for physical inventory move-in. They provide considerations for selecting the correct label, best practices for maximizing value from labels and signs, advice on where to cut corners and where not to, tips for formatting inventory data, and suggestions for seamless label and sign installations.
Q&A: Erin Van Zeeland, Schneider National Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Logistics
September 25, 2023
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Erin Van Zeeland, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Logistics, for Green Bay, Wisc.-based truckload, intermodal and logistics services provider Schneider National. Van Zeeland addressed various topics, including: Peak Season, intermodal, logistics technology, and near shoring among others.
DAT’s August Truckload Volume Index presents a mixed bag for volume and rates
September 25, 2023
The van TVI was up 8.0% compared to July, at 241, and down 8.0% annually; the reefer TVI was up 4% compared to July, at 175 and down 5% annually; and
the flatbed TVI was up 9% compared to July, at 259, and down 0.4% annually;
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are up, for week ending September 16, reports AAR
September 22, 2023
Rail carloads, at 232,723, eked out a 0.2% annual gain. Intermodal containers and trailers, at 257,067 units, were up 3.3% annually.
Q&A: Cary Davis, American Association of Port Authorities President and CEO-elect
September 22, 2023
In late August, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that its Board of Directors announced that, effective October 1, Cary Davis will become its new President and CEO. Davis joined AAPA in November 2019 and has played key public policy roles for the organization in his roles as VP of Government Relations, General Counsel and Board Secretary.
Estes’ $1.52 billion bid beats ODFL’s bankruptcy offer for Yellow terminals
September 22, 2023
The first big winner in the bankruptcy dismantling of Yellow Corp. is less-than-truckload (LTL) rival, Richmond, Va.-based Estes Express, the nation’s fourth-largest LTL carrier.
