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我n this issue:

  • Global Logistics: Harry & David’s sweet global solution
  • 30日年薪调查:摇摇欲坠的人才
  • 2014 Air Cargo Roundtable: Forwarders aim to please
  • Supply Chain and Logistics Technology: YMS moves beyond the lot
  • Warehouse/DC Management: 2 trends fueling the WMS evolution
  • Top 50 Trucking Companies: Anticipating needs; exceeding expectations
  • Viewpoint: Salary Survey: Take the holistic approach
  • Moore on Pricing: Six developments changing the jet stream for air cargo
一个pril 1, 2014 · Leveraging an existing carrier relationship, the specialty foods retailer instituted an end-to-end solution to transform its global logistics operations—and realized a 25 percent savings in inbound transportation costs in the process.
一个pril 1, 2014 · Our 2014 survey finds that large companies are boosting their initial salary offerings for new hires by as much as 10 percent. Will this trend help close the logistics talent gap?
一个pril 1, 2014 · With increased focus on penetrating new markets with high-value goods, shippers will be even more vigilant in vetting their freight intermediaries. Our panel sets out to explain how forwarders are preparing to take on the added volume and win their business.
一个pril 1, 2014 · As yard management systems progress, a growing number of shippers are turning to these solutions to optimize assets, drastically cut driver detention time, and continuously adjust priorities throughout the day according to receiving and shipping volumes.
一个pril 1, 2014 · WMS is now called upon to support omni-channel fulfillment and the increased use of automation that’s necessary to make it all work. Here’s how retailers, manufacturers, and distributors are continuing to drive the evolution of the market’s most mature software.
一个pril 1, 2014 · Common denominators of our 2014 Top 50 include strong leadership, a growing list of diversified service offerings, and the desire to partner with their shipper customers—all essential characteristics for continued success in the new era of tightened capacity.
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FedEx finishes FY 2023 with earnings declines, amid signs of improvements
Quarterly revenue—at $21.9 billion—was down 10.3% annually, and adjusted operating income—at $1.8 billion—fell 21%. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $4.94, down 28% annually and topping Wall Street expectations, at $4.85.

OnTrac study looks at retailers’ needs for quicker deliveries as a competitive advantage
The findings of the study, entitled “How Retailers Can Build Supply Chains That Thrive in the Post-Pandemic World,” were based on a partnership between OnTrac and Hanover Research through a survey of more than 150 C-Suite, VP, and director level supply chain professionals at large retailers, focusing on the challenges they are facing and how they plan to respond to those challenges, as well as key investment areas for them.

May DAT Truckload Volume Index readings are stable
The Van TVI was up 5% compared to April, to 220, the reefer TVI was up 5% compared to April, to 164, and the flatbed TVI was up 7% compared to April, to 258.

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Truck tonnage snaps mini-stretch of declines with May gains, reports ATA
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National diesel average trends down again, for the week of June 12, reports EIA
EIA reported that the national average fell 0.003 cents, to $3.794 per gallon, marking the fourth time (along with the week of June 5 and the week of June 12) that the national average fell below the $3.80 per gallon mark, going back to the week of January 24, 2022, when it came in at $3.78.

Shippers back in control as logistics market swings back, new State of Logistics report says
Total U.S. logistics costs soared to $2.3 trillion last year, growing 19.6% from 2022 and now representing 9.1% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the newest State of Logistics report.

May intermodal volumes see declines, reports IANA
Total May volume came in at 1,418,733 units, falling 8.8% annually. While topping April’s total volume, which came in at 1,300,416 units, May’s annual decline was not as steep as April’s 15.4% annual decrease.

UPS Teamster members overwhelmingly approve strike authorization vote
Late last week, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) said that 97% of its members that work for Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS have signed off on authorizing a strike, which IBT said gives the union “maximum leverage to win demands at the bargaining table.”

May freight shipments and expenditures see annual declines, says Cass Freight Index
May’s shipment reading—at 1.166—was down 5.6% annually and up 1.9% compared to April. May expenditures—at 3.614—saw a 15.7% annual decline and were down 6.8% compared to April.

U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are down for the week ending June 10, reports AAR
Rail carloads, at 228,988, eked out a 0.6% annual increase, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 242,152 units, fell 11.2% annually.

May retail sales see gains, report Commerce and NRF
Commerce reported that May retail sales—at $686.6 billion—headed up 0.3% over April and were up 1.6% annually. And it added that total retail sales, from March through May, were up 1.7% annually. NRF reported that May retail sales were up 0.4% over April and were up 4.4% on an unadjusted basis annually.

我LWU and PMA come to terms on a tentative new six-year labor deal
Freight transportation, logistics, and supply chain stakeholders are breathing a collective sigh of relief today, as the long-running labor negotiations West Coast port labor quarrel has ostensibly come to an end, with the International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) coming to terms yesterday on a six-year tentative deal.

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The Teamsters said that it had come to terms with UPS on installing air conditioning in UPS delivery trucks driven by UPS Teamsters members.


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