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Global Consumer Electronics Company Overhauls Transportation Operations

Challenge: A global consumer electronics company asked its transportation department to evaluate — and potentially take over — its outsourced operations. The company’s logistics provider had grown complacent, as outdated agreement terms failed to include performance incentives.

Costume Manufacturer Wins Back Customers With Purolator Fulfillment Solution

Challenge: Habitually late deliveries from a New York-based costume manufacturer caused a number of Canadian retailers to drop the product line. The manufacturer faced withdrawing from the Canadian market altogether.

TMS Tool Solves Mystery of Marine Terminals

Challenge: In order to meet demands for distribution and service, motor carriers representing beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) required increased visibility into container availability at marine terminals.

Defining and Shrinking the Last Mile

Fast fulfillment has transformed the last mile forever, and advanced dispatching technology is a necessity if you want to compete.

Defining and Shrinking the Last Mile

Italy’s China Chill Runs Deeper Than Fears Over the Coronavirus

Almost a year after Italy broke with its U.S. and European partners to sign up to China’s influence-extending Belt and Road initiative, relations between Rome and Beijing risk deteriorating rather than getting closer.

0302 China Chill Runs Deep

What’s Driving Increased Expenses in the Trucking Industry

Motor-carrier costs rose 7.7% in 2019, according to the latest annual report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

0302 Trucking Industry

What Do the Dems Propose for Infrastructure Spending?

Democratic presidential hopefuls have weighed in on the often-neglected issue of infrastructure spending.

0227 Infrastructure Spending

Multimodal 2020: Don't Delay, Register Today

Registration is now open for Multimodal 2020, the UK, Ireland, and Northern Europe’s premier freight transport, logistics and supply chain management event, which is set to take place for the 13th year running at the NEC in June.

Weber Logistics Expands its Pool Distribution Network into the Pacific Northwest

Third-party logistics provider Weber Logistics has recently established new pool distribution hub operations in Kent and Vancouver, WA to deliver candy, snack and other food products to retail distribution centers throughout the Pacific Northwest.

This Excel Plug-In Can Improve Network Visualization, Decision Making

Logistics planners need to know what’s going on in their network, from the current degree of service to costs and performance demands. A simple Microsoft Excel-based tool can help keep everything in view.

0226 This Excel Plug In

Descartes Acquires Peoplevox

Descartes Systems Group, a leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Peoplevox, a provider of cloud-based ecommerce warehouse management solutions.

Fleet Advantage Introduces Predictive Modeling Software That Helps Transportation Fleets Forecast Truck Replacement Cycles

Fleet Advantage, an innovator in truck fleet business intelligence, equipment financing, and lifecycle cost management announced a new extension to its Advanced Truck Lifecycle Administrative Analytics Software with the addition of predictive lifecycle management software.

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