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How trucking firms prepare drivers for severe weather
Communication is crucial, as just one storm can cause nationwide havoc in freight movement.
By Jim Stinson • June 1, 2021 -
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Deep DiveMore frequent, severe wildfires threaten California's growing logistics network
Fires can clog and cut off freight arteries, creating choke points for inventory traveling via truck and rail.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • June 1, 2021 -
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TrendlinePeak season management
Higher peak season surcharges are one risk for shippers to manage this year.
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Port of Long Beach waives pollution fee for natural gas trucks as it targets supply chain emissions
The exemption aims to incentivize the trucking industry to adopt cleaner fuels while electric and hydrogen technology scale.
By S.L. Fuller • May 27, 2021 -
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Drop trailers provide flexibility amid tight trucking capacity
The category offers a cost-effective way to keep up with demand, and it also helps mitigate some impacts of the driver shortage on shipping.
By Amanda Loudin • May 24, 2021 -
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A fractured bridge, a closed pipeline and the fragile backbone of the nation's supply chain
Two recent events underscore the importance of the infrastructure that helps move goods around the world.
By Matt Leonard • May 18, 2021 -
Schneider uses diverse range of services to give shippers more options
Trucking firms that can offer a variety of services across modes are better able to cater to shippers' needs, the company's CEO said.
By S.L. Fuller • May 10, 2021 -
CH Robinson reprices contracts, hikes rates as truck capacity remains tight
Brokerage businesses are thriving in an environment where capacity is limited and they can play matchmaker between cargo owners and multiple carriers.
By Matt Leonard • May 5, 2021 -
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TMS integrations with digital freight brokers are gaining momentum
The partnerships meld capacity, loads, real-time rates and booking into an all-in-one platform for shippers.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 4, 2021 -
JB Hunt doubles up on trailers, containers to meet shipper demand
Injecting equipment into the supply chain could ease capacity, though the COO said shippers will likely face capacity struggles throughout 2021.
By S.L. Fuller • April 22, 2021 -
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5 freight technologies send supply chains on a greener path
A growing level of shipper interest, along with pressure from the public and regulators, is driving carriers to invest in more sustainable delivery options.
By Matt Leonard , S.L. Fuller • April 21, 2021 -
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9 charts show the highs and lows of supply chains in Q1
By the end of March 2021, supply chains had spent more than a year fighting the fires of the pandemic.
By Shefali Kapadia , Matt Leonard • April 14, 2021 -
Final-mile challenges, transport costs cloud supply chain optimism
Nearly 70% of respondents in a GlobalTranz survey said they had trouble finding transportation partners to meet growing demand for final-mile delivery.
By Shefali Kapadia • April 14, 2021 -
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Conagra incurs $15M in supply chain costs to keep up with demand
The company bypassed the distribution network it normally relies on and instead shipped directly from the plant or a single distribution center to the customers.
By Matt Leonard • April 13, 2021 -
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Lamb Weston reports higher transport costs after pivot to spot trucking
The company usually relies more on rail for moving inventory from factories to distribution centers, but changes in production schedules necessitated a more flexible transportation option.
By Matt Leonard • April 9, 2021 -
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CH Robinson gives shippers self-serve data on supply chain emissions
The broker, along with the EPA and MIT, developed a standardized way to measure carbon output and assess sustainability analytics.
By S.L. Fuller • April 8, 2021 -
Cascading effects of Texas winter storm bump up spot rates
Spring is here, and the polar vortex of mid-February is in the rearview mirror. But impacts on the spot market linger.
By Jim Stinson • April 7, 2021 -
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Tight trucking capacity won't ease until later in 2021
The market has led to increases in freight spending, which was up nearly 17% YoY in February.
By Matt Leonard • April 6, 2021 -
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Logistics costs eat into General Mills' margins
The company's CFO said he expects those increased expenses to abate once supply and demand even out and inventory levels are balanced.
By S.L. Fuller • March 30, 2021 -
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Utz resumes converting direct-store-delivery routes to independent operators
The company expects to convert 200-250 routes this year, after pausing the work last year to accommodate for the pandemic and an ERP implementation, the CFO said.
By S.L. Fuller • March 25, 2021 -
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Schneider's plan to reduce carbon with focus on intermodal
Intermodal offers a road to sustainability, but it's a challenge for the speedy delivery consumers want and expect.
By Amanda Loudin • March 25, 2021 -
Dollar General to curb logistics costs by expanding private truck fleet
The company's existing fleet accounted for more than 20% of outbound logistics at the end of last year, the COO said.
By S.L. Fuller • March 23, 2021 -
Congress takes on truck driver shortage, reboots bill to permit under-21s to haul interstate loads
Proponents of the DRIVE-Safe Act applaud its ability to bring young drivers into the workforce, but opponents express safety concerns.
By S.L. Fuller • March 16, 2021 -
Knight-Swift focuses on drop trailers, pools to 'ebb and flow' in volatile market
Flexibility could help ease stressed supply chains, the CEO said. That's one reason the carrier is expanding its fleet of trailers, not tractors.
By S.L. Fuller • March 9, 2021 -
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Coronavirus beams trucking, supply chain into an automated future
XPO Logistics shipped five times more units using robotic technology in 2020 than it did in 2019.
By Jim Stinson • March 3, 2021 -
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Why interest is growing in private fleet conversion
J.B. Hunt and other trucking firms have seen their pipelines fill, as companies realize transport may be better off in the hands of specialists.
By S.L. Fuller • March 2, 2021
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