Transportation

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 and BNSF have launched a new intermodal service to address the service-sensitive highway freight needs of customer supply chains.

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.

41 U.S. ports will share in $653 million in new investment from the federal government, the Biden administration announced last week.

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 shipment volumes and spend declined again in the third quarter according to new data released by U.S. Bank.

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.

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.

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.

UPS said consolidated revenue fell 12.8% in Q3, but that it was winning back business lost during contract negotiations with the Teamsters.

Diversification and transparent pricing are among the tips AxleHire CEO Raj Ramanan suggests e-commerce shippers follow this holiday shipping season.

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.

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.

Various media reports are indicating that Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy is taking steps to wind down its business operations.

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.

Digital freight brokerage Convoy is expected to announce its future in the next 48 hours as rumors swirl that the company, once worth $3.8 billion, could be shutting down.

Shipping bottlenecks, increased costs, and disrupted deliveries could result in shifting transportation of goods from the Middle East as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.

A new study found both shippers and 3PLs are prioritizing ways in which their relationships can grow and improve, including data sharing and joint planning.

Companies looking to build resiliency in the supply chains need to get out of silos and build collaboration to collect the right data.

Sometimes it feels like the only regulatory certainty is the uncertainty for the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry. The first workshop in the fourth series of SMC3’s LTL Online Education focused on all things regulatory, and Washington D.C. insiders and transportation regulation experts explored today's landscape impacting LTL and the next steps to prepare for potential regulatory impacts.