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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

SEE ALSO : Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else (a hard look at the numbers reveals, although there is optimism about widespread reshoring, there is still more work to do. Remember, realism & optimism breed sustainability!). Remember, realism & optimism breed sustainability!). Drop in the price of crude oil.

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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

They recently calculated that North Dakota just topped an average output of 1 million barrels of oil per day. The oil and gas industry impacts freight transportation in four significant areas: Diesel Prices. And it has all happened incredibly quickly. Typically, you can get 19 gallons of gasoline out of a barrel of oil.