Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. More than $728 million is on the way to communities around the nation to bolster intermodal freight infrastructure. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 28, 2014
Shipper demand and carrier availability have come back into balance after several years of excess capacity. Freight companies are eventually going to face severe challenges finding drivers to get your shipments where you want them when you want them there. Business has been improving for the U.S. trucking industry. We don’t shop rates.
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Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 26, 2023
Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.
Zipline Logistics
MAY 19, 2020
As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Most states across the US have opened for business in some capacity. Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. Regional Freight Volume Update ? . Zipline operates with a unique?
CH Robinson Transportfolio
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains.
Intelligent Audit
OCTOBER 10, 2022
For example, carriers plan to reduce the capacity for the Asia-to-North America West Coast trade lanes by as much as 29% in the weeks following China’s Golden week in early October. As freight rates continue to fall, shippers will likely continue to leverage blank sailings to balance operational costs against volatile fuel prices.
Intelligent Audit
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
As the logistics industry reexamines capacity challenges ahead of the 2022 holiday shipping season, SupplyChainDive gathered a group of transportation experts to discuss how shippers should prepare for a potentially tough peak season. port capacity is close to maxing out, potentially forcing ports to invest in costly construction projects.
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