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

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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Inside the trends affecting logistics management

The demise of the de minimis exception, trade tensions and tariffs are among the new challenges logistics managers are facing.  

By Supply Chain Dive staff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winter storms squeeze capacity, drive spot rates up 20 cents

Long-haul deliveries and outbound volumes dropped in Texas markets, but analysts said effects may be just a "blip" on the long-term freight market radar.

By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 25, 2021

Tyson to use real-time data for visibility in warehouse shipments, volume

Data is helping Tyson identify its highest dwell times by facility — its own and those belonging to customers — as well as informing what mitigation actions to take.

By S.L. Fuller • Feb. 23, 2021

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

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

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