Transportation Costs

On this episode, Mike Knemeyer and Stan Fawcett discuss ESG and its impact on supply chains. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts. Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Crafting an annual rate forecast has never been easier, with soaring inflation, tightening cargo capacity, and a shrinking labor market, one thing adds up for today’s global logistics managers - the triple whammy.

A multi-carrier TMS enables companies to execute shipments in the most cost-effective manner possible.

Is it possible for everyone to win when you’re trying to control your transportation costs?

Extreme weather events are becoming more widespread, but transportation and logistics pros can take steps to be better prepared and mitigate the impact.

This capstone project studies route deviations in the last-mile deliveries of a large soft drink company.

Urbanization and customer demands are making last-mile delivery optimization increasingly complex and important for retail companies.

How are companies using technology to address varying global trade issues such as labor rates, uncertain transportation costs and last-mile delivery challenges?

The business-friendly U.S. Chamber of Commerce has often spoken about the need to raise the gas tax, and recently proposed a 5-cent per year increase in the federal gasoline tax, over the course of the next five years.

How to calculate the maximum return on technology investments.

There is increasing pressure on both U.S. gateways and inland transportation to meet growing freight transportation needs. However, U.S. transportation infrastructure is fast approaching its capacity, and capability to invest in this critical sector is limited. Added to the infrastructure capacity constraints are escalated fuel prices and growing concern about climate change.