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Danny asked: A logistics environment is a shipping and recieving company where freigh is transfered from one destination to another.Click here to visit Retail Heaven!

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kamikaze asked: 1. Why does intermodal transportation matter in international logistics? 2. Do you think that intermodal surface containers are standardized or not? 3. How do you improve intermodal transportation more efficiently?Click here to visit Retail Heaven!

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Tags: Intermodal Containers, International Logistics, Transportation Logistics

nainaewe1979 asked: I do customer services in the freight and logistics industry and sometimes customers ring up and ask (and sometimes not politely) where their shipment is. What do I say to them that will a) keep them satified and b) keep me happy at the end of the day? Any websites to overcome this [...]

Continue Reading Answering customer service enquiries in the freight and logistics industry?

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fldksja21 asked: As I understand it, companies outsource their logistics activities to a 3PL provider which takes care of all of that clients logistics functions. But what is a transportation/freight broker? Are they just a company that will match a carrier with a shipper for the lowest price, but not necessarily take over the entire [...]

Continue Reading What is the difference between a third party logistics provider and a transportation/freight broker?

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