U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are up for week ending June 9, reports AAR
Carloads were up 2.8% to 271,641, which topped the week ending June 2 at 252,162 and trailed the week ending May 26 at 273,226.
Carloads were up 2.8% to 271,641, which topped the week ending June 2 at 252,162 and trailed the week ending May 26 at 273,226.
For more than a while now, there has been a general consensus of “we will see what happens” among global supply chain, logistics and freight transportation stakeholders, when it comes to what actually happens, or what the eventual fall out will or would be as a result of the tariffs the United States planned to…
The report, entitled “Bulls Lead: Third-Party Logistics Market Results and Trends for 2018,” estimated that 2017 net revenues for the U.S. 3PL market rose 5% to $77.1 billion, with gross revenues up 10.5% to $184.3 million. The gain in net revenues continues a pattern of single-digit annual growth.
Global supply chains must evolve in order to keep pace with the ever rapidly changing needs of both shippers and carriers. Countries around the world need to upgrade their border protection technologies and enhance trade facilitation in order to attract global economic giants to improve their economies through greater efficiencies.
Taking the calculation, complexity, and cost out of LTL shipping.
A new research paper by AlixPartners on “sourcing and purchasing transformation,” reveals that supply chain managers may face fresh challenges in the coming months. Titled, “Rough seas ahead for procurement,” the paper notes that traditional business models of many industries are being disrupted by technological innovation, putting a cap on the ability to pass price…
Themed “A Culture of Resilience,” the report provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and addresses 2017 activities in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
The ATA reported this week in its quarterly Trucking Activity Report that the annualized turnover rate for large truckload carriers or fleets with more than $30 million in annual revenue, increased 6% to 94% in the first quarter of 2018. This marks a 20% annual increase.
There’s a national labor crisis in full effect, and it’s getting harder and harder for companies to ignore. Today’s organizations face unprecedented workforce management challenges.
The pricing train for truckload and intermodal freight movements continues to accelerate at a rapid clip, according to data in the most recent editions of the Truckload Linehaul Index and Intermodal Index from Cass Information Systems and Broughton Capital.