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FreightFest 2023 with Rahmel Wattley

The Logistics of Logistics

Rahmel is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. About Rahmel Wattley Rahmel Wattley is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. Rahmel Wattley and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightFest 2023.

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The Truck N’ Hustle Story with Rahmel Wattley

The Logistics of Logistics

Rahmel is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. Rahmel Wattley is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. In 2015, after seeing an opportunity in driver turnover, he started a CDL driver staffing company with a partner.

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UltraShipTMS Chosen by Leading Small Town Retailer, Stage Stores

Supply Chain Collaborator

Monday, March 2, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – UltraShipTMS announces the latest addition to its growing roster of valued client companies – America’s leading small town retailer, Stage Stores. The Houston, Texas based retailer operates 850 department stores across 40 states under the Bealls, Goody’s Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage brands.

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Downturn in the Oil and Gas Industry: An Opportunity for Supply Chain Improvements

Talking Logistics

oil-and-gas producers have written down the value of their drilling fields by more in 2015 than any full year in history, as the rout in commodity prices makes properties across the country not worth drilling…A group of 66 oil and gas producers have taken impairment charges totaling $59.8

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Disappointing April Container Volumes Keep LA and Long Beach In The Red For 2015

Elementum

Los Angeles has handled 5% fewer containers so far in 2015 compared to last year. 3% fewer containers in 2015 compared to 2014. After months of chipping away at the backlog, in April the ports saw their first days of 2015 without a vessel waiting at anchor. percent increase over April 2014.

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Billion Dollar Port Plan Brings Mega-Retailer To Mexico

Elementum

The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. counterpart, while doubts about the security of goods being transported give carriers pause. Despite these drawbacks, Walmart is continuing to bank on Mexico’s supply chain.

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How Natural Gas and Plastics Impact the Truckload Spot Market

DAT Solutions

Now there is a push to capture a higher percentage of the gas, and changing it to a liquid form (LNG) reduces its volume 600 times, making it easier to transport by road, rail, or ship. In the period of 2015 to 2019, an estimated 560 new plants will enter the market, with many eyeing the export marketplace. The Houston Hub.

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