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Smart Strategies for Budgeting Freight Fuel Surcharges

GlobalTranz

Keeping shipping costs under control is no small task — and unpredictable freight fuel surcharges make it even tougher. In this blog, we'll walk you through how to calculate fuel surcharges on freight, track pricing trends, audit your shipping bills, and work with the right 3PL partner to keep your costs under control.

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The Container Payment Portal and the Rise of AI in Freight with Jake Hoffman

The Logistics of Logistics

Jake Hoffman and Joe Lynch discuss the container payment portal and the rise of AI in freight. Jake is the Chief Technology Officer of Gnosis Freight, a logistics tech company focused on the lifecycle of a shipping container as it moves around the world.

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Transportation pricing grows faster than capacity again in May

Freight Waves

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. reading for transportation capacity during May, which was roughly in line with April. SONAR: Logistics Managers’ Index (Transportation Prices).

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The Data-Driven Supply Chain: AI, Cybersecurity, and Real-Time Monitoring

Logistics Viewpoints

The company dynamically positions inventory within its fulfillment network using projected demand heat maps and transportation cost models. Notable Incidents and Sector Implications In 2022, Toyota suspended operations at multiple plants following a supplier-side breach. Recent events have underscored this risk.

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Logistics GDP share rose in ’24, not likely to drop: CSCMP report

Freight Waves

The decrease from 2022 to 2023 was 8.3%. The biggest contributor to the increase in the total figure last year was the cost of water transportation, up 93.1% The USBLC compiled by the report’s authors said full truckload transportation costs fell to $387 billion in 2024 from $408.7 billion in 2022. of nominal GDP.

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Import demand recovers back to even with 2024

Freight Waves

This swift recovery has raised questions about the potential impact on supply chains and surface transportation as a new wave of imports makes its way to U.S. However, the extent of inland freight movement will depend largely on inventory levels, many of which were already elevated in anticipation of the tariffs. While direct U.S.-bound

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Strategic cargo theft is a rapidly growing concern

Freight Waves

Scott Cornell, Vice President of Transportation at Travelers Insurance , sat down with FreightWaves’ Timothy Dooner on the May 19 th episode of What the Truck?!? to discuss the evolving landscape of cargo theft that continues to plague the freight industry. I don’t think you can ever eliminate the human part of it,” Cornell said.

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