Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. My great-aunt Ione, who lived to be 103, quit smoking at 97, which prompted the question “why now?”
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Although it’s not what economists would call structural change just yet, Nardone is optimistic that the additional business during the pandemic won’t disappear as the virus fades. Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. It’s been booming since”.
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DAT Solutions
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Just like with dry van freight , reefer capacity tightened in the first week of November, meaning that shippers and brokers had a harder time finding trucks to move those reefer loads. The biggest spike was the lane from Chicago to Kansas City , which surged 49¢ up to $3.10/mile.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 23, 2021
Thirty-six years ago today marks either one of the greatest marketing blunders or success stories of all-time, depending on how you look at it, of course. The speculation here was the new formula was just a veiled attempt to drive interest in the original formula, which saw a huge uptick in sales once it was reintroduced and rebranded.
Elementum
MAY 13, 2015
The route is part of the the Kansas City Southern (KCS) network and is one of a few new options carriers like Maersk (the company Walmart contracts) have started to provide as an alternative to the West Coast port congestion. Before the mega-retailer started shipping goods through Lazaro Cardenas, the KCS had fallen on hard times.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Just imagine a train hauling anywhere from 100 to 250 containers or “piggy backs,” with each of those containers representing a different importer and broker. So, significant changes have occurred from a transit time perspective and in the levels of service and ramp options now available in Mexico.
DAT Solutions
MARCH 6, 2019
That's a typical trend for this time of year, but volumes are starting to gather strength. But this year there's more capacity, both from additional trucks on the road and more efficient use of current equipment. – perhaps just winter lingering. The van load-to-truck ratio increased 6% last week to 4.6 loads per truck.
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