Breakthrough

Extreme weather events pose an extreme challenge for the transportation industry. Here are some tips on how to protect your company's supply chain.

The new "State of Transportation" report reveals volatile weather, sustainability, and other factors are impacting overall performance.

The new “State of Transportation” report issued today by Green Bay, Wis.-based Breakthrough, a provider of fuel and freight solutions for shippers, addressed myriad components of freight transportation and logistics impacting shippers and carriers, including volatile weather, sustainability and emissions reduction, and over-the-road capacity, among others. 

Major U.S. container ports are entering a period of historically low cargo volumes as the holiday season winds down. However, attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and continued delays at the Panama Canal may shake up this year’s usual winter lull.

While shifting Asian cargo from East Coast to West Coast U.S. ports adds time and cost, it is one option shippers have to counter continued risk in the Red Sea.

There are a whole host of mixed economic messages, signals, and indicators, perhaps more so now than at any other time, especially over the past five years or so.

In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Matt Muenster, Chief Economist for Green Bay, Wisc.-based Breakthrough, an innovator in transportation management, dedicated to creating transparent and fair strategies for the world’s leading shippers.

In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Matt Muenster, Chief Economist for Green Bay, Wisc.-based Breakthrough, an innovator in transportation management, dedicated to creating transparent and fair strategies for the world’s leading shippers.

Logistics Management (LM) Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Matt Muenster, Chief Economist for Green Bay, Wisc.-based Breakthrough, an innovator in transportation management, dedicated to creating transparent and fair strategies for the world’s leading shippers. Muenster provided Berman with an overview of the impact of the recently-issued third quarter GDP estimate and its impact on logistics and supply chain strategies.

From disruptions in the Panama Canal due to drought and threats of major hurricanes like Idalia, weather can take a toll on your supply chain. Getting ahead of the disaster before it hits starts with building resiliency.

Survey of transportation leaders finds most expect plenty of freight capacity.

The need for freight transportation and logistics stakeholders to reduce emissions, collaborate on mutually-beneficial contracts, and deal with fluctuating linehaul rates were among the key themes in the “2023 State of Transportation” study, which was issued today by Green Bay, Wisc.-based Breakthrough.

Logistics Management (LM) Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Matt Muenster, Chief Economist for Green Bay, Wisc.-based Breakthrough, an innovator in transportation management, dedicated to creating transparent and fair strategies for the world’s leading shippers. Muenster provided Berman with an overview of steps shippers need to take and consider, relating to inventory management, and the impact of key economic indicators on freight volumes, among others.