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Are You Prepared for Tight Truckload Capacity?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

FTR estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. In this kind of market, you can still take immediate steps to brace yourself for the challenging market ahead, and keep shipping rate increases as low as possible.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is launching the Student Ambassador Program on March 1 at Mississippi Valley State University, Jackson State University, Fayetteville State University, LeMoyne-Owen College, Lane College, Tennessee State University, Paul Quinn College, and Miles College. US retailers reported a better-than-expected $886.7 days last January.

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Most Important U.S. Infrastructure to Build is within its Borders

Enterra Insights

The 2017 report card assigns an overall D+ to America’s infrastructure highlighting just how serious the problem is. Port congestion, lock delays and the penalty associated with not having infrastructure in place to handle larger ships make American products more expensive.”[7] Bridges: C+.