Freight Plus
JULY 29, 2020
Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. Noi Mahoney. , “Borderlands: Truck capacity tight near Mexican border; millions in drugs found in shipments of ketchup and onions”. The increase of freight volumes creates a large capacity crunch - there are not enough drivers to transport all the freight.
Freight Plus
JULY 29, 2020
Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border. Noi Mahoney. , “Borderlands: Truck capacity tight near Mexican border; millions in drugs found in shipments of ketchup and onions”. The increase of freight volumes creates a large capacity crunch - there are not enough drivers to transport all the freight.
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Talking Logistics
JULY 9, 2014
And as the chart below from Wolfe Research shows (click to enlarge), shippers are seeing truckload capacity tightening, which will cause rates to rise. And some shippers are starting to “walk the talk” on collaboration, sharing truckload capacity with other shippers, which enables continuous moves and reduces empty backhauls.
Freight Center
JANUARY 30, 2020
Of those four, we’ve dedicated one article to an in-depth discussion of Transportation Infrastructure, Congestion and Funding. The driver shortage is an important issue for shippers because it contributes to a lack of capacity in the industry. Truck Parking. Fewer drivers means less competition, which means higher prices.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JULY 7, 2015
Upgraded highways and bridges in Mexico make Texas border towns like El Paso and Laredo more accessible and more popular than Nogales, AZ, the previous volume leader. That’s about 4% of California’s $45 billion in annual revenue from agriculture, and spot market transportation is likely to bear the brunt of that reduction.
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