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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. The past, present and future market forces causing today’s extreme truck capacity shortage include: Strong Economy. Holiday Season.

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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

But it was featured on CNN Business and in other business media because it had traveled 6,000 miles from Xian China and represented a growing trend in China-Europe supply chains: shifting a portion of container traffic away from pricey and congested ocean shipping lanes to rail. It’s growing dramatically however.

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A “New Normal” in the Truckload Industry

Talking Logistics

Steve explains that a key factor is capacity utilization rate and the narrowing gap between the cyclical highs and lows of utilization. Steve says that according to research firm FTR Associates, effective truckload utilization since 2011 has been running in the high 90s to 100 percent, with the low points still up in the 90s.

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How to Fulfill Orders When You Don’t Have Enough Product to Meet Demand

MIT Supply Chain

For example, General Motors scrambled to find scarce materials in 2011 after a trifecta of disasters?—?an Rationalize SKU count When the Covid-19 crisis hit, demand for consumer staples outstripped manufacturers’ production capacities. an earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and the related nuclear meltdown?—?hit

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What’s Driving the Demand for Crowdsourcing Parcel Delivery in the Final Mile?

Intelligent Audit

Even business-to-retail shipping has been streamlined to a science when it comes to parcel delivery. E-commerce shipping has forever changed the way consumers shop and the way shippers schedule deliveries. Capacity Crunch / Talent Shortage. E-Commerce Growth. ?The

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The State of LTL Shipping in Light of YRC Freight Bankruptcy

TransAudit

LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. The repercussions are profound, with the LTL shipping sector being notably impacted. They then underwent a major restructuring in 2011, aiming to raise fresh capital. The bankruptcy of Yellow Corp.,

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New Trucking Regulations: What Can Shippers Anticipate and Prepare For?

Elementum

This year opened with a list of regulatory changes in the over-the-road trucking sector, with new policies set to impact driver capacity and productivity. In fact, many stakeholders, including trucking and shipping associations, have lauded what is perceived as a right move by the government. ELD (Electronic Logging Devices).