Kimberly-Clark

2022 Shipper of Choice profile: Kimberly-Clark

A close up view of Cottonelle packages on a store shelf.

The Shipper of Choice award, presented by FreightWaves in partnership with TriumphPay, recognizes the manufacturers, distributors and retailers that do the best job of keeping the American economy moving by fighting driver detention, providing accessible facilities and understanding what it takes to remove inefficiencies from the supply chain.

Among the top 25 Shippers of Choice for 2022 is Kimberly-Clark. 

About Kimberly-Clark
New York Stock Exchange TickerKMB
HeadquartersDallas
202...

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Industry leaders chart future of supply chain visibility

At FourKites Visibility 2021, supply chain leaders gather to chart the future of visibility

Shopping has never been easier for the consumer. They can have products delivered within a few hours, the same day, the next day or in two days. They can shop in person, online and through marketplaces. They can pick up products in-store or have them delivered to their doorsteps.

All of this is fantastic for consumers, but it puts huge pressure on supply chains to meet those flexible expectations. Not only are supply chain professionals contending with the tall task of personalizing the delivery...

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Borderlands: Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact; Germany’s Bosch to invest $100M in Mexico operations; Chinese auto parts maker begins construction of Mexico plant; and Kimberly-Clark de México acquires 65 trucks.

Descartes Datamyne report sheds light on USMCA impact

Implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) largely took a back seat to...

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XPO plans to close distribution center in northeast Pennsylvania

XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE:XPO) will close a distribution center in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania, and eliminate all 111 jobs at the facility, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based giant said in a recent filing with the state.

XPO made the decision after an unidentified customer chose to use another logistics vendor, a company spokesman said. The Times-Leader, a paper based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, said that consumer and industrial titan Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE:KMB) has been a tenant at the...

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The Daily Dash: Rates are rising

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, spot rates are climbing quickly across the country as capacity continues to tighten. Plus, a specialized hauler thrives during COVID-19 and Omnitracs gets a ratings review following its announced acquisition of SmartDrive.

Runaway rates

Freight rates continue to rise, with nearly half the lanes in the country seeing per-mile rates above $3. That means carriers are being more selective about what they...

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Bayer, Kimberly-Clark showcase FourKites’ visibility solutions

Executives with two global manufacturing giants say FourKites’ visibility technology has helped prevent them from losing sight of their shipments.

The Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and Bayer logistics managers shared their experiences during a panel discussion at FourKites’ Visibility 2020 conference Thursday.

Kimberly-Clark (KC) exported 19,212 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from the U.S. to 54 countries last year, according to Bryan Kennedy, the paper product giant’s international...

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