3PLs

Check Call: Yellow and UPS falter; what comes next?

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

In this edition: What happens if Yellow and UPS stop delivering? And acquisition is Redwood’s game. 

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Yellow teeters at the brink of bankruptcy and UPS workers are about two weeks away from striking. We might...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-yellow-and-ups-falter-what-comes-next

Check Call: We’re going to need a bigger pipeline

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

In this edition: When the pipeline turns to people; reefer markets take off; and Yellow lives to see another day. 

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“What’s coming down the pipeline?” It’s a phrase synonymous with supply chain and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-were-going-to-need-a-bigger-pipeline

Rating, booking APIs make complete procurement automation possible

As technology evolves and integrations become more readily available, Shippers and 3PLs tend to expect their TMS and ERP solutions to be one-stop shops for all things supply chain management. By utilizing a centralized location to manage their operations, these companies are able to streamline decision making and reduce inaccuracies across their businesses. 

In order to take advantage of the variety of applications and solutions they need, these companies often rely on complicated tech stacks...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rating-booking-apis-make-complete-procurement-automation-possible

Radiant pushes value creation for shareholders as freight market bottoms

As the freight market searches for a bottom, management from Radiant Logistics expressed optimism around future prospects Wednesday, noting the company has never been in better financial shape.

Radiant (NYSE: RLGT) reported adjusted earnings per share of 17 cents for its 2023 fiscal third quarter ended March 31. The result was 15 cents lower year over year (y/y) but ahead of consensus estimates, which ranged from 11 cents to 16 cents.

Revenue in the period was nearly half the year-ago mark at...

Check Call: Don’t catch a violation

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

In this edition: International Roadcheck is around the corner — prepare now; quiet quitting won’t die; and Alaska is the new frontier.

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Everyone’s least favorite time of the year is here:...

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Check Call: The youths are taking over 

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: Gen Zers enter the workforce knowing their worth and not settling for less, Mexico continues to boom, and California comes up with another rule about trucks. 

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Graduation season is upon us.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-youths-are-taking-over

Check Call: That’s a lot of coincidences

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: West Coast port labor talks continue; sustainability initiatives increasing stock prices; and another acquisition on the books. 

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What a coincidence? The International Longshore and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-thats-a-lot-of-coincidences

3PLs top player in warehouse leasing last year

Third-party logistics providers leased more North American big-box warehouse square footage in 2022 than any other customer category, according to a report published Thursday by CBRE Group Inc. This is the first time that 3PLs have been the top player in the warehouse leasing market since CBRE (NYSE: CBRE) began compiling data in 2012.

CBRE (NYSE: CBRE) said 3PLs accounted for 41% of all big warehouse space — defined as 200,000 square feet or larger. Retailers and wholesalers, which led in 2021,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pls-top-player-in-warehouse-leasing-last-year

Check Call: The 4-day workweek and the supply chain

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: What a 32-hour workweek looks like for the supply chain; the weight of Easter candy; and Mexico collects another auto manufacturer. 

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Picture this, it’s 1926, when Henry Ford po...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-4-day-workweek-and-the-supply-chain

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