pandemic supply chain

Shippers must be proactive to thrive this peak season

Pandemic-related headwinds led to a frenzied peak season in 2020, delivering sky-high rates, shipping delays and manufacturing shortages. Demand has continued to outpace supply throughout all of 2021, and shippers can expect to face many of the challenges as last year heading into this holiday season.

A recent survey conducted by FreightWaves and Redwood Logistics revealed that over 90% of surveyed shippers have dedicated more funds to transportation throughout 2021 than they did in 2020. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shippers-must-be-proactive-to-thrive-this-peak-season

Intermodal Summit: Adapting to customer needs in a pandemic

Union Pacific discusses expanding the customer experience in a pandemic.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Intermodal Summit Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Delivering on customer experience during the pandemic

DETAILS: Elise Gosch discusses how customer needs have changed over the past year and a half and how Union Pacific is investing in its network and technologies to deliver a superior customer experience to its intermodal shippers.

SPEAKER: Gosch is the assistant VP of intermodal sales at Union Pacific.

BIO: Gosch has been with UP for more than 18...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/intermodal-summit-adapting-to-customer-needs-in-a-pandemic

FreightWaves LIVE recap: How logistics companies can overcome today’s industry challenges

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This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Moving forward from the pandemic 

DETAILS: Erin Van Zeeland shares career and industry insights on what it takes to be competitive with Haley Evans, TriumphPay’s vice president of sales and marketing. 

SPEAKER: Van Zeeland is the senior vice president and general manager of Schneider Logistics.

BIO: Van Zeeland is responsible for all aspects of Schneider’s logistics service offerings, including transportation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-how-logistics-companies-can-overcome-todays-industry-challenges

Biden orders review of transportation sector

An executive order to be signed Wednesday by President Joe Biden includes a one-year review of transportation networks as well as a review of supply chains for four products considered critical in addressing national emergencies.

As FreightWaves reported earlier this month, Biden planned to use an executive order to make good on a campaign promise to review critical supply chains and reduce American dependence on imports for pandemic-related equipment and materials.

According to a fact sheet...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/biden-orders-review-of-transportation-sector

Biden signs executive order to strengthen COVID supply chains

Shortages in COVID-19-related equipment and vaccines have prompted an executive order from President Joe Biden to address urgent supply gaps by coordinating, monitoring and strengthening supply chains.

The executive order, called A Sustainable Public Health Supply Chain and signed on Thursday, was one of a flurry of presidential actions issued by Biden after he was sworn in on Wednesday.

The order directs federal agencies “to fill supply shortfalls using all available legal authorities, including...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-signs-executive-order-to-strengthen-covid-supply-chains

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