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WEBSeptember 9, 2024. The new 162,836 square-foot DC is located at 8475 Automation Drive and 30 minutes from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, said DHL. The company said that this facility is staffed by around 150 employees, working two shifts seven days per week and processing B2C (business-to-consumer) e-commerce domestic inbound and ...
Top 50 Trucking Carriers 2022: Pedal to the metal
WEBApr 1, 2022 · ABF Freight System, the nation’s 7th-largest LTL carrier, achieved an 89.9 operating ratio for last year. As a result of the Teamsters’ profit-sharing plan with ABF, that kicked in a 3% bonus for all covered ABF employees on top of their yearly earnings, estimated to be at least $70,000.
Global Logistics: Challenges in our changing world
WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic set in and made a massive impact on global trade and amplified existing logistics challenges around the world; lockdowns triggered rapid growth in e-commerce, putting additional strain on already strained freight networks; and a last-minute Brexit deal was finally reached following a few chaotic weeks at the UK border.
Logistics and the Law: Freight claims in plain English
WEBFor most retailers, manufacturers, and distributors, the transportation function is an unwanted headache—and claims represent a migraine. However, just because something is difficult does not mean that it can be ignored. George Pezold, co-author with Bill of Freight Claims in Plain English, emphasizes that: “Knowledge of the basic legal ...
European Logistics: From one crisis to the next
WEBMar 31, 2022 · European ports between hope and worry. After pandemic-related declines during the past years, Europe’s leading North Range ports recorded increases in cargo and container throughput in 2021 and are back on route to the pre-pandemic level of 2019. Total cargo throughput in Rotterdam rose 7.3% to 468.7 million tons in 2021.
Top 30 U.S. Ports: Big ports got bigger in 2020
WEBMay 5, 2021 · The largest ports also experienced the fastest growth, with imports to Newark/New York and Long Beach up by 8.1% and 8% respectively year-over-year in 2020. Meanwhile, Savannah and Houston saw volumes increase by 3.4% and 2.2% through a mixture of investment in new facilities and successfully managing heavy weather …
Top 50 US and Global Third Party Logistics 2020
WEBJun 2, 2020 · While compiling its annual list of Top 50 third-party logistics (3PL) players, Armstrong & Associates (A&A) always seeks to find a few leading trends that indicate where the market is heading on both the provider and shipper sides around the world. After working on the lists and the supporting report, Evan Armstrong, president of the …
Freight Payment 2021: Data analysis for everyone
WEBJan 7, 2021 · According to Ross Harris, CEO of A3 Freight Payment, the sector is changing so rapidly that his company is in the process of reinventing and redefining its service offerings. “The term ‘freight payment’ is getting outdated,” he says. “What shippers are looking for is transportation spend management and tools associated with that.
Top 8 Logistics Challenges Facing the Industry
WEBNov 1, 2017 · Here is a snapshot into 8 of the top challenges facing the industry. Fuel Costs. One of the highest costs contributing to the ‘cutting transportation cost’ concern is fuel prices. Higher fuel prices are likely to increase transportation costs for US shippers this year by pushing up fuel surcharges. Rising US diesel fuel prices are ...
Top 30 Ocean Carriers: Riding high on wave of profits
WEBThis is a time of highly disrupted supply chains compounded by cascading issues. Yet ocean carriers are riding a high wave of unprecedented record profits. Maersk, now the world’s second largest shipping company, reported second quarter 2022 revenues of $21.7 billion, marking a 52% increase compared to the same period of 2021.