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Lingering Port Congestion with Paul Brashier

The Logistics of Logistics

Having been featured in CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, The Loadstar, CBS News, Freight Waves, and Transport Topics, Brashier lends his expertise on US and global supply chain matters. Episode Sponsor: Greenscreens.ai Greenscreens.ai’s dynamic pricing infrastructure built to grow and protect margins. The Greenscreens.ai

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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. In essence, it is confirmation of a freight recession condition. government data indicates that trucking employment in March declined at the most significant rate since the early days of the pandemic. percentage points below the February value of 54.7,

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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 rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestenbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

Esther has also held SVP and VP roles with retail marketing technology companies specializing in mobile, ad tech and data analytics. and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Prior to that, she was founder and CEO of TheShops.TV, an ecommerce company leveraging QVC-style video.

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The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestanbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

Esther has also held SVP and VP roles with retail marketing technology companies specializing in mobile, ad tech and data analytics. and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Prior to that, she was founder and CEO of TheShops.TV, an ecommerce company leveraging QVC-style video.

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

On the cautionary side, the November LMI trending data looking forward observes that downstream retailers are looking to keep inventory levels lower over the next 12 months, while upstream suppliers appear to continue to be “somewhat aggressive” in building inventories in the same 12 month outlook. The reported November value of 49.4

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Evidence Mounts of Non Peak Holiday Season in Transportation and Logistics

Supply Chain Matters

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. The July PMI report further pointed to current inventory levels being at their lowest point in the history of this index, and based on July data, is still an ongoing process. The July value of 45.4