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Transportation Management Top Stories

Freight Shipments Continue Downward Trend in April
April's freight market data from Cass reveals ongoing challenges, with a 1.6% month-over-month drop in shipments and a 4% year-over-year decline.
VIDEO: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Demolished in Controlled Explosion
A controlled demolition successfully removed the largest remaining span of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
USPS Sees Increase in Revenue but Overall Net Loss in Q2
Despite a strong second quarter, including a $410 million revenue increase, the USPS reported a $1.5 billion loss.
Indiana Tests Futuristic Highway that Can Charge EVs While Driving
Purdue University and the Indiana DOT are developing a highway that wirelessly charges electric vehicles, aiming to reduce range anxiety and costs.

Transportation Management Resources

SMC3 Mercury Gate Case Study - Improving Workflows and Enhancing Efficiency with LTL APIs
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Scope 3 Emissions from Freight Transportation
Today freight transportation contributes approximately 8% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the International Transport Forum demand...


Transportation Management News

Building a Platform for Transportation Optimization at Anheuser-Busch
In this case study we examine how Blue Yonder’s transportation management platform helps Anheuser Busch plan in real time across this complex network, supporting always-on, proactive, data-driven transportation management.

Mitr Phol Sugar Achieves Sweet Savings of 5% on Its Logistics Spend
In this case study Blue Yonder’s transportation management solution supports an on-time delivery rate of up to 90%, while also reducing the annual logistics spend by 5%.

A Sparkling Partnership Leads to a $30 Million Inventory Reduction
Discover how Blue Yonder helped the world’s largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of home carbonation systems save millions in inventory, decrease order fulfillment time and achieve full ROI in just six months.

No Surcharge for Holiday Packages, USPS says
With an eye on the 2023 peak shipping season, the United States Postal Service (USPS) said it would not implement any additional surcharges on holiday shipping.

Shippers Focus on Yield Management as Rates Continue to Rise
With FedEx and UPS raising their rates, savvy shippers can still find rate value for 2024, but time may be running out.

Amazon Bets on Itself with New End-to-End Supply Chain Service
Amazon is opening up its supply chain capabilities to other companies, even offering to pick up merchandise at facilities.

DAT’s Caplice Reviews Spot Market Strategy for 2024 Budget Planning
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Dr. Chris Caplice, Chief Scientist at DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America and DAT iQ, the industry’s most trusted source of market analysis and truckload pricing data.

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index Drops in June
FTR’s June Shippers Conditions Index has taken a step back, dropping in June from May’s 8.6 reading, although it still remains strongly positive for shippers.

5 Actions Supply Chain Managers Can Take to Support Disaster Relief Efforts
When it comes to disaster relief, supply chains are critical. Here’s what to know about working with relief organizations.

Trucking Conditions Index Hits Lowest Point Since November 2022
Conditions for truckers continue to deteriorate, giving shippers the upper hand in rate negotiations.

How to Become a Shipper of Choice During Peak 2023
In spite of decreased customer demand as a result of increased cost of living, carriers remain determined to stick to their timetable to satisfy their customers' needs.

How To Become a Shipper of Choice for Carriers
The economy is facing supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, sky-high inflation and fuel prices, and a declining volume of freight and packages for carriers. As these issues persist, the leverage pendulum is swinging toward shippers. But this doesn’t mean that shippers and carriers no longer have a codependent relationship.

ODFL, Estes Express Battling for Yellow Corp.’s Assets
The battle for the remaining assets of Yellow Corp. is heading up as Old Dominion and Estes engage in a battle for terminals.

Maersk Hopes to Automate As Much As 80% of Logistics Within 7 Years
In an interview with a Danish newspaper, Maersk CTO Navneet Kapoor said the company is using AI to automate as much as 20% of its logistics tasks today and hopes to increase that to 80% within seven years.

Freight Embargos and Why Carriers Set Them
Embargoes are common in less than truckload (LTL) shipping. While there are many reasons why a carrier might set a freight embargo, they're often necessary for carriers to comply with legal restrictions, overcome logistical challenges and balance capacity during times of peak demand.

UPS and Teamsters Reach New five-year Tentative Agreement
With only a few days remaining until the July 31 deadline, the contentious and on-again, off-again labor negotiations between Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters reached an amicable outcome, in the form of a new five-year tentative agreement.

Decarbonizing the Supply Chain
Listen in as Dave Tuttle, Breakthrough’s VP of sustainable solutions, discusses strategies to decarbonize transportation. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Talking Supply Chain: The psychology of supply chain negotiations
Consultant Mark Trowbridge and his wife, Dr. Melanie Trowbridge, join Talking Supply Chain host Brian Straight to explain how psychology and using human factors can improve your negotiation outcomes.

SMC3 EDI & API Messaging
In this paper/datasheet/case study, we describe, whether connecting to a carrier with API or EDI messaging, you’re looking for effective, responsive shipment data that can streamline decision-making throughout all parts of the shipment lifecycle.

Five Real-World Digital Twins in the Warehouse User Cases
If automation is something you are considering for your warehouse, you will need to do some careful research and planning to make sure you’re making the right decision. All this hard work will help make the transition to automation as smooth as possible for your business. To get you started on your journey, Tecsys is reviewing the three stages of warehouse automation success: preparation, evaluation, and implementation.


Featured Companies

TuSimple
TuSimple is the only self-driving truck company capable of driving from depot-to-depot without human intervention needed.
Blume Global
Blume Global is empowering a new era of supply chain innovators to accelerate their businesses and deliver products and services more efficiently.
ClearTrack
ClearTrack’s global supply chain event management system provides access to a wide range of functional applications to reduce operating expenses, improve operating efficiencies, expand technological functionality, identify infrastructure improvements, and validate financial returns.
4flow
4flow provides consulting, software, and services for logistics and supply chain management, with more than 1000 4flow team members leveraging their supply chain expertise and IT know-how to best serve our customers at 20 locations around the world, around the globe, we…
TZA
TZA is a technology-based company that helps clients optimize enterprise-wide labor performance. TZA’s cloud-based ProTrack Labor Management Software provides industry-leading capabilities for planning, monitoring and measuring workforce productivity and utilization. ProTrack is supported by world-class services including Lean Best…
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Crowley Maritime Corporation is a U.S.-owned and operated marine solutions, transportation and logistics company providing services in domestic and international markets through six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean liner services; Latin America liner services; logistics; marine…
POOL4TOOL America
POOL4TOOL America LLC, founded in 2009, is a subsidiary of POOL4TOOL AG. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, we are an innovative leader in the field of eSolutions for optimizing sourcing. As an entrepreneurial company, we have been following our…
TrackX
TrackX develops and implements technology-enabled solutions that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of tracking and managing physical assets. Our asset management solutions improve the visibility, accuracy, security and utilization of a company’s mobile and fixed assets.
Zipline Logistics
Zipline Logistics is a digitally-enabled, managed transportation partner specializing exclusively in the consumer goods sector. We proudly work alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage business in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CG brands in…
The Center of Innovation for Logistics
The Center of Innovation for Logistics is the leading statewide resource for fueling logistics industry growth and global competitiveness. The Center provides the technical industry expertise, collaborative research, and partnerships needed to help the industry connect, compete, and grow globally.…
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