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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. percent drop in cargo volumes.

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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Part of this decrease may be attributed to temporary declining freight volumes as regions in Asia continue to deal with COVID-19 related suspensions of production, shipping or transport operations. In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure.

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This Truck Could Save the American Freight System

Elementum

We’ve talked about the truck driver shortage and its potential to disrupt domestic freight shipping: fewer people are choosing to become truck drivers, leading to a serious dip in truck capacity in only a few years. Automakers like Volvo are already testing prototypes in Nevada. A few companies have found the answer.

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Which Supply Chain Strategy Will Prevail in 2022?

Stord

The Three Types of Supply Chain Strategies Making Waves Today, we’re seeing businesses take creative approaches to increasing the resiliency of their supply chain, and these strategies boil down to three categories: changes to the way goods are manufactured, transported, and stored. Manufacturing changes tend to be the most challenging.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon says its new robotics system, named Sequoia after the giant trees native to California’s Sierra Nevada region, is designed for both speed and safety. DHL Express Teamsters work outdoors, loading and unloading approximately 360,000 pounds of cargo per day. September imports, at 2.54 million TEU tally.