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Transportation Top Stories

Trucking Industry Pushes Back on Government’s Electric Mandates
Trucking leaders are livid at the Biden Administration's EPA’s electric truck mandates, citing technological and infrastructural challenges.
Maersk Sees Silver Lining in Red Sea Shipping Challenges
Despite major disruptions in the Red Sea disruptions continue, Maersk predicts smaller losses than expected due to higher freight rates and volumes.
Baltimore Opens 45-Foot Deep Channel Following Bridge Collapse
The 45-foot deep channel offers substantial horizontal and vertical clearances, helping support the port's economic recovery.
El Paso Border Delays Cost Juarez $32 Million Per Day in Economic Losses
Commercial truck delays at El Paso border crossings, initiated by reinstated Texas safety inspections, costing valuable time and money.

Transportation Resources

Driving Efficiency in Pharma Distribution: The SEKO-Peli BioThermal Success Story
Discover how SEKO and Peli BioThermal are revolutionizing pharma distribution in Dublin.
SMC3 Mercury Gate Case Study - Improving Workflows and Enhancing Efficiency with LTL APIs
In this case study MercuryGate needed a way to automate workflows. It turned to smc3 for help.


Transportation News

Blockchain in Supply Chain Continues to Mature
There are many benefits to adopting blockchain-backed supply chain solutions, but product and asset tracking is emerging as an early option.

Potential for 2024 East Coast Port Strike Kickstarts Supply Chain Contingency Planning
A potential longshoremen strike in 2024 could impact East Coast ports and disrupt supply chains.

32nd Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Navigating a Shallow Pool of Resources
Logistics operations are facing a human capital crisis that poses a threat to both performance and competitiveness. In this year’s study, our authors explore how organizations can compete for talent in an increasingly limited talent pool; how organizations are competing in an increasingly dynamic business environment; and examine the technologies that shippers now need to use to stay ahead of the curve.

Ocean Cargo Market Review with Jon Monroe
In this podcast, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Jon Monroe, president and founder of Jon Monroe Consulting.

More Measures Instituted as Drought Continues to Impact Panama Canal
Ongoing drought conditions continue to impact the ability of large cargo ships to quickly traverse the Panama Canal.

Kimberly-Clark’s Scott DeGroot Explains How to be a Supply Chain Visionary
As a maker of paper-based personal products like Cottonelle toilet paper, Scott paper towels and Kleenex, Kimberly-Clark was caught like everyone else by the extraordinary unpredictable spikes in consumer demand when the economy shut down. That was then, this is now.

J.B. Hunt, BNSF Launch Intermodal Service Offering
J.B. Hunt and BNSF have launched a new intermodal service to address the service-sensitive highway freight needs of customer supply chains.

State of the Warehousing Market
In this podcast, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Ben Dean, Director of Logistics Strategy and Warehouse Solutions, for Seattle-based Flexe.

Biden Administration Sets Sights on Supply Chains with $653M Ports’ Investment
41 U.S. ports will share in $653 million in new investment from the federal government, the Biden administration announced last week.

Adapting Approaches to Address Escalating Freight Expenses
An overreliance on mini-bids to keep freight costs down has become detrimental to the shipper/carrier relationship and fails to produce the expected cost savings.

Freight Volumes, Spend Decline in Q3
Freight shipment volumes and spend declined again in the third quarter according to new data released by U.S. Bank.

Industry Leaders Warn of Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Supply Chains
More extreme weather is a major concern for supply chain. Last week a U.S. Senate committee heard testimony on how the weather could further disrupt supply chains if action is not taken.

LTL Saia Boosts General Freight Rate 7.5%
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia has said it will increase its general rate on average 7.5%, and adjust accessorial and minimum charges as well.

Is Convoy’s Closure the Beginning of Brokerage Meltdown?
The shutdown of digital broker Convoy has sent shockwaves through the freight world, but it may not be the last brokerage to close its doors.

Revenues Fall at UPS; Happy Returns Acquisition Announced
UPS said consolidated revenue fell 12.8% in Q3, but that it was winning back business lost during contract negotiations with the Teamsters.

3 Ways to Lower Last-Mile Shipping Costs
Diversification and transparent pricing are among the tips AxleHire CEO Raj Ramanan suggests e-commerce shippers follow this holiday shipping season.

PITT OHIO Receives 2nd Supply Chain Sustainability Award
PITT OHIO, a leader in transportation, warehouse and logistics services, announced it has been awarded a 2023 Supply Chain Sustainability Award from their customer, Parker Hannifin (Parker). The award, PITT OHIO's second in as many years, was presented to PITT OHIO in September.

Convoy is Closing its Doors on Core Business Operations
Following heavy speculation in recent days that it was taking steps to wind down its business operations, Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy is officially closing down its current core business operations, according to a company letter sent to Convoy employees from Convoy CEO and Co-Founder Dan Lewis.

Seattle-based Freight Broker Convoy’s Future in Question
Various media reports are indicating that Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy is taking steps to wind down its business operations.

Shippers are Looking for Long-Term Contracts Again
As many of the worst-case scenarios in the supply chain have not panned out, many shippers are more comfortable discussing long-term contracts with carriers, says BlueGrace Logistics executive.


Featured Companies

TransForce
TransForce Inc. is a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, operating across Canada and the United States through its subsidiaries. TransForce companies service the following segments: Package and Courier | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload | Logistics
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.
LEGACY Supply Chain Services
Consumer demand for personalized experiences is at an all-time high. Faster and more efficient is the order of the day. We’ve evolved to stay ahead of the curve through strategic growth and expanding our capabilities focusing on three core…
InterFulfillment
InterFulfillment is an industry leader in Canadian eCommerce order fulfillment services, providing ideal shipping and warehousing solutions that have built trust and loyalty among our clients. Through constant research and development, InterFulfillment has broken new ground in the industry by…
Slope
Slope is designed to adapt to the needs of modern clinical research. Changing supply requirements for a site, patient and visit are no problem. We can midstream a trial and organize existing trials. Did we mention we can handle change?…
Echo Global Logistics
Echo is a leading provider of technology enabled business process outsourcing, serving the transportation and logistics needs of our clients. Evolved Transportation Manager™ (ETM), our proprietary technology platform, gives our clients access to our carrier network. Our dedicated team business…
Buytasker
Buytasker is your Digital Supply Chain platform in the cloud, powered by a worldwide network of 1132 offices of Freight Forwarders, Multimodal Logistics and Procurement Services managed with expertise around the clock.
SJ Consulting
As the premier source for strategic solutions in the transportation and logistics industries, SJ Consulting constantly invests in staff, technology, market intelligence gathering and new service offerings, such as our Industry Reports. These investments drive value creation for our clients…
Synovos
RS Group Acquires Synovos - a logistics company based in the USA that pioneers MRO supply chain, asset and technology services. Synovos provides comprehensive MRO supply chain, asset and technology services that drive increased productivity, profitability and global competitiveness. Its…
Averitt Express
Averitt Express is a leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management with international reach to more than 100 countries. The company’s service offerings include cross border/domestic offshore, dedicated, expedited, intermodal, international ocean/air, local customization, less-than-truckload, PortSide®,…
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