JB Hunt partners with Google to provide shippers real-time visibility

Tight capacity has sent cargo owners scrambling to find trucks. And they're turning to digital brokers that provide as much real-time data as possible.

By S.L. Fuller • Feb. 19, 2021

Winter storm slams Texas food supply chains, logistics networks

Even with improving road conditions, logistics managers may experience capacity challenges and delayed shipments.

By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 19, 2021

Shipper, trucker groups applaud FMC on 'strongest step' to demand container information from carriers

The Federal Maritime Commission said failing to follow the agency's interpretive rule on detention and demurrage "might constitute a violation of" the Shipping Act.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 18, 2021

Gatik's autonomous, middle-mile box trucks go electric

The company, known for its partnership with Walmart, is using EV technology in B2B short hauls.

By S.L. Fuller • Feb. 18, 2021

Expeditors: 'Severely' misaligned freight market spikes ocean, air rates

"We moved more freight in the fourth quarter of 2020 than in any other quarter in our history," the company's CEO said in its earnings release.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 17, 2021

4 charts show the effects of West Coast port congestion and supply chain delays

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been overburdened with a deluge of container imports over the last few months.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 16, 2021

Winter weather disrupts Western rail service, logistics networks

Union Pacific told customers to expect a delay of at least 72 hours for shipments moving through the affected region until conditions improve.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 16, 2021

Tight capacity puts pricing power in trucking's hands as spot, contract rates rise

Trailer orders are up YoY and fleets say they're trying to hire drivers, but one analyst said it will be the end of the pandemic that will bring drivers back.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 12, 2021

FMC to discuss 'big, huge step' related to detention, demurrage and container returns

The commissioners will meet as ports face congestion issues resulting from record import levels and shippers deal with a container imbalance that is increasing the price of equipment.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 11, 2021

Maersk: Contract, short-term rates up across the board

The carrier expects a high freight rate environment to continue through Q1 before easing in Q2, though "it is really hard to predict the demand patterns for 2021," the company's CFO said.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 11, 2021

DSV Panalpina ready for 'M&A adventures'

The CEO said its preferred acquisition is a large, global forwarder with similar characteristics as DSV, as the company seeks a larger share of the fragmented market.

By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 11, 2021

NRF expects record imports through June, with retailers buying goods early to ensure carrier space

Tight capacity has pushed spot rates to more than double over the last year and caused an uptick in rolled cargo.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 10, 2021

Inflection point: Contract rates overtake spot rates

An ongoing driver shortage coupled with consumer demand will keep spot and contract rates elevated — and could make 2021's first half look a lot like the last half of 2020.

By Jim Stinson • Feb. 9, 2021

Peloton will incur 10 times its usual transportation costs as it ships by air, expedited ocean

The fitness equipment company is spending $100 million to speed deliveries to frustrated consumers.

By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 8, 2021

The Container Store: 3PL surcharges 'much more impactful' than expected

The retailer pegged a double-digit slide in its margins on increased shipping costs that "more than offset" a nearly 21% YoY increase in sales, executives said this week.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 5, 2021

Dry ice demand rises more than 1,100% as procurement leaders navigate vaccine rollout: Thomas

Sourcing for freezers and syringes ticked up significantly, and nitrile gloves are expected to be in high demand throughout the year.

By A.B. Brown • Feb. 4, 2021

Analysts see 'no underlying currents' to loosen tight airfreight capacity

Shippers, forwarders and carriers pivoted to short-term rate negotiations and the spot market as airfreight capacity dropped 18% YoY.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 4, 2021

Harbor truckers dispute millions of detention, demurrage charges as fees surpass $200

Trucking firms may pass added costs down to shippers, depending on the relationship, as well as the terms of the contract between the two parties, HTA's CEO said.

By S.L. Fuller • Feb. 3, 2021

Why the empty container math doesn't add up in US exporters' favor

What led to a global imbalance of available shipping containers? And what were the effects on U.S. businesses?

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 3, 2021

FMC calls on Biden to prioritize vaccines, PPE for port workers

Unions and groups representing maritime employees reported nearly 2,000 COVID-19 cases since March 2020.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 1, 2021

Tight capacity pushes CH Robinson to the spot market, hikes prices 29%

The market is showing signs of normalization, but pricing for customers will continue "gravitating higher throughout the course of the year," CEO Bob Biesterfeld said.

By Matt Leonard • Jan. 28, 2021

Is Lunar New Year the turning point for equipment shortages?

Manufacturers are operating at full capacity to produce containers. It's just a matter of moving the new equipment to where it's needed.

By Matt Leonard • Jan. 27, 2021

XPO CEO: More acquisitions possible once spinoff is complete

Bradley Jacobs turned XPO into a trucking powerhouse over the years by growing the LTL company organically and through absorbing other firms.

By Jim Stinson • Jan. 27, 2021

Intermodal carloads up 12% but railroads struggle with trip plan compliance

Traditional commodities, such as coal, saw volume slump on the rail lines in 2020, but intermodal grew thanks to a tight trucking market and a glut of containers needing to move.

By Matt Leonard • Jan. 26, 2021

Ocean rates rose through January as ports report record year

Carriers have held off on the blank sailings that usually happen around Lunar New Year, but one forwarder suggested booking loads for spring now as capacity is strained.

By Matt Leonard • Jan. 22, 2021