Logistics
US Big-and-bulky, Last-mile Deliveries Dip
Last-mile e-commerce orders are typically seen as small packages and transported by parcel carriers. However, other last-mile options are significantly growing with expanding e-commerce product categories bulky items such as furniture and appliances, according to Armstrong & Associates Inc., or A&A, the third-party logistics consultant.
A&A estimates that the 3PL, big and bulky last-mile delivery market experienced a compound annual growth rate of 13.7 percent ...
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Jacksonville-based transportation provider Trailer Bridge Inc. said it has moved into the European market with the launch of Trailer Bridge Europe, or TBE, based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Jason Trubenbach will serve as director of TBE, which will provide end-to-end supply chain solutions for commercial and ...
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Kinimatic, a warehouse network, e-commerce fulfillment and logistics services provider, has introduced WareView, a centralized, cloud-based 3PL inventory and warehouse integration platform.The single hub system offers importers visibility and control of inbound and outbound freight data across Kinimatic’s national network of 3PL warehouses, as well ...
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Supply chain and enterprise solutions provider enVista has appointed Jim Brownell as chief operating officer, enterprise technology.
The retail and IT veteran, with more than 40 years of experience in business operations and technology, will spearhead the growth and innovation of enVista’s enterprise technology practice.
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Dachser USA has relocated branch facilities in Miami and New York to more strategic locations to meet customer and market needs, the logistics service provider said.
Dachser’s Miami branch moved to its new location in April is a class A office building directly next to ...
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The Port of New Orleans said it has purchased the 210,000 square foot warehouse located at 5200 Coffee Drive in the Uptown section of its Port of New Orleans Terminal.The acquisition is supported by a new, 10-year lease with The Kearney Cos. Inc., a subsidiary ...
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Project industry veteran Dominik Stehle will leave United Heavy Lift at the end of the third quarter and will take the same title, chief commercial officer, at deugro.Stehle returns to deugro, where he worked for nearly a decade as executive vice president and member of ...
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Descartes Systems Group, a provider of-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, said a study found that 40 percent of shippers and logistics service providers plan to invest in transportation technology to prepare for industry and regulatory changes.Decartes’ study, its eight-annual Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey, surveyed more than ...
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Supply chain solutions provider NFI said it has acquired the freight brokerage operation of Transfix, a digital freight platform.Transfix will pivot its core business to solely focus on software and data solutions for brokers, shippers and carriers, with NFI to be the first third-party customer ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has called on breakbulk cargo owners, carriers and other stakeholders to identify critical freight routes that are critical to multimodal transportation across the U.S.The DOT published a request to solicit written input from the public, through June 11, on what ...
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