Freight sector missed the boat on strong U.S. economy in Q3 and Q4, FTR says
Goods transport sector saw third straight quarterly drop in fourth quarter, with outlook of “little to no growth” through most of 2023.

Procurement

Five levers to build a resilient supply chain
Many supply chains have struggled recently to procure critical parts such as semiconductors, metals, and construction materials. Here are five actions that procurement can take to help improve supply chain resiliency in the face of constrained supply.

Global

Freightos completes plan to go public on NASDAQ exchange, raises $80 million
Freight booking platform merges with SPAC to fund its growth strategy.

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ITA Presidents Forum offers global lift truck market insights

Every four years, the leaders of associated lift truck trade associations worldwide meet in the US to present and discuss trends in the global lift truck market, including representatives from Japan, China, the European Union and the United States.

Blogs

SCQ Forum
Why managing peak season should be a 4-season job
A look at how shippers can best prepare themselves for this year’s peak season.
Reflections
Global risk and the cost of a scoop of ice cream
Prices are skyrocketing. Risks are rising. It’s time for everybody to re-examine the trade-offs in their supply chain.

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Logistics

Economy, technology take center stage at JumpStart
Companies should take stock, plan tech investments amid a weaker freight environment, business leaders at annual supply chain event say.

Manufacturing

Industry Collaboration Results in New Era of 3D Cameras
Jabil announces joint effort with ams OSRAM and Artilux on a SWIR 3D camera for both indoor and outdoor applications

Finance

ACT Research: latest data indicate a less severe economic downturn for 2023
Freight analyst firm says carrier profits will be compressed more mildly than downturns in late 2015 and early 2019.

Strategy

Mid-level operations managers are the “secret weapon” to reach net-zero emissions
Sphera survey shows that responsibility for net zero is often clustered in the C-suite and the boardroom, never reaching daily business operations.

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SEP

Transforming supply chain noise into intelligent patterns with mobile robotic automation

Learn how Berkshire Grey's robotic solutions are built keeping their customers (and their customers) in mind to capture greater value across their entire supply chain.

Industry Press Room News

Tompkins Solutions Partners With Loko AI to Deliver Innovative Technology to Logistics Operations
The strategic partnership will help provide cutting-edge AI software to large 3PL, distribution and fulfillment operations across the world.

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Technology

AIDC provider Barcoding Inc. goes mobile by acquiring an AGV vendor
Data collection firm buys Fred Automation Inc. to target material handling tasks in factories and DCs.

Whitepapers

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Industry Data Points

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FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index

The May TCI dropped to -0.3, falling back into negative territory from 3.21 in April.
3.3%

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index

The index rose 3.3% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter, and rose 19.7% year-over-year.
5%

Dodge Construction Network

Total construction starts declined 5% in June, although total construction was 5% higher in the first six months of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021.

New Products

FourKites Launches Data Connector to Help Businesses Maximize the Power of Supply Chain Data
New integration with business intelligence tools provides customers with unprecedented access to trusted, real-time supply chain data to eliminate silos, maximize agility
cargonerds beam freight forwarders into the digital age of shipping
To be successful in today’s supply chain world, global freight forwarders must make that quantum leap towards digitization. As a SaaS provider, cargonerds is helping small and medium-sized freight forwarders to optimize themselves in the digital age.
Brokers Can Increase Their Win Rates Up to 30% with Tai Email Assistant
Tai Email Assistant leverages powerful AI to extract key info from incoming quote requests, providing key time savings of 80%

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Enhancing Customer Experience with Your Supply Chain Strategy

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E-Commerce

NRF survey: shopping returns rate persists at 16.5%
Retailers continue to accept returned goods in pursuit of consumer loyalty despite cost, fraud.

Third-Party Logistics

Walmart boosts investment in GoLocal delivery-as-a-service platform
Retailer links white-label parcel delivery service to SalesForce cloud software catalog, flexes muscle at NRF trade show.

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Industry Data Points

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index

Dodge Construction Network