Freight Waves

JULY 10, 2025

The confirmation by Fluor not only solidifies the economic potential of the Brook Mine but also positions Ramaco Resources as a key player in reducing the country’s dependency on foreign sources of rare earth elements. The company, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, had been primarily focused on coal mining in Appalachia.

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Freightera

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

While passenger electric cars have seen widespread adoption, transitioning the freight industry to electric trucks has proven to be very challenging, for multiple reasons. EVs Face Serious Production Challenges Electric freight truck production is very different from traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

Edge computing processing data locally, near the source has emerged as a method to address these challenges by reducing latency and improving resiliency. Data security at the edge also presents risks. Environmental factors present additional challenges.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 14, 2025

However, the extent of inland freight movement will depend largely on inventory levels, many of which were already elevated in anticipation of the tariffs. For inland freight demand to surge, inventory levels in interior markets will need to show meaningful reductions. ports in the coming weeks. While direct U.S.-bound

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Freight Waves

JUNE 21, 2025

In weaker markets, carriers are generally more willing to accept freight, so rising rejection rates in a down market carry more weight. While much of this decline stems from mode shift—particularly in long-haul freight moving to intermodal—recent trends suggest that overall demand may also be softening.

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QAD

JULY 23, 2025

Enhancing the sourcing process: Identifies optimal suppliers by evaluating pricing, lead times, and risk factors. Optimizing carrier selection: Identifies the most efficient carrier in real time by factoring in freight rates, traffic, weather, and historical performance.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Supply chain and procurement executives should urgently pay heed to the need to make sure it is distributed to them, said Jay Koganti, vice president supply chain at the Center of Excellence of Estée Lauder , during a presentation titled “ AI Trends Transforming Supply Chain – and How Leaders Should Respond,” at the DPW New York conference June 11.

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a complement to financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues was 45%, compared to 44% in Q1FY25 and 45% in Q4FY25.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

Though Hawaii presents exceptional complexity, it serves as a valuable stress test for global shippers. This control is particularly useful if you’re shipping specialized freight. The landscape is shaped by a complex lattice of variables.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

The last five years have prompted many businesses to interrogate whether their pricing processes are fit for purpose, but the extreme challenge presented by the current trade policy landscape has heightened that need. Andrew Butt is founder and CEO of Enable.

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Freight Waves

JULY 26, 2025

Weak overall demand has kept the truckload market from meaningfully rebounding, but the loss of longer-haul freight is compounding that stagnation. The primary driver behind the declining average is the shift of long-haul freight to intermodal, though demand for regional truckload moves has also softened.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2025

How digital logistics can help to achieve supply chain visibility Optimizing business processes and increasing revenue can be achieved through the development of customized logistics software, presenting a wide array of opportunities.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 28, 2025

Freight recession gets an extension After what looked like a straightforward path toward a much stronger freight market in 2025, transportation service providers are closing out the first half of the year in no better position than they were 12 months ago. in June, up slightly from May’s low of 52.2. What’s next?

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Below is a plot he produced of manufacturing output excluding hi-tech products like computers (which don’t contribute much freight and inflate total industrial figures due to how inflation adjusted output is measured [compare inflation adjusted output [link] versus value of shipments [link] and you will see the difference]).

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

It gives you access to 100+ payment methods and lets you present in local currencies. Triple Whale Triple Whale is a data integration platform to help you maintain a single source of truth for all your ecommerce data. million in freight cost savings for Our Place. Payment gateway integrations 7.

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

It gives you access to 100+ payment methods and lets you present in local currencies. Triple Whale Triple Whale is a data integration platform to help you maintain a single source of truth for all your ecommerce data. million in freight cost savings for Our Place. Payment gateway integrations 7.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

What would you do with one million extra dollars?

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 9, 2025

As always, our goal is to use our significant scale, combined with the uniqueness and flexibility of our assortment to secure the lowest landed cost on the products we source and provide our customers with compelling products at a great relative value. So we are focused on agility and on improving that agility. Reported June 3.

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Stord

MAY 29, 2025

Shippers are scrambling to front-load orders during this 90-day window, an effort thats already driving spot rates higher across ocean freight, drayage, and over-the-road transportation. Some brands are routing ocean freight into Mexico or Canada first, then using bonded trucking to move goods into the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction. John Smith Road driver, Yellow Posted on: Jul, 13 2023 Sean O'Brien is using Yellow freight as a pawn in the UPS and T-Force negotiations.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 10, 2025

Orchestrating the flow of thousands of parts from numerous suppliers presents a logistical nightmare, making it incredibly difficult to predict demand for specific configurations and avoid either surplus inventory or part shortages. ICE vehicle production planners grapple with the sheer number of components and tiers within the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 24, 2025

Source: ISM So mixed signals on the economy, with weak but and barely positive Q1 GDP, then likely a somewhat better Q2, but the PMI indicating a prolonged manufacturing slump, with weak forecasts for full year growth. Freight volumes were mixed but mostly down, as the “freight recession” continued on now for more than two years.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

In the hyper-connected global economy of the present day, supply chains traverse continents, cultures, and myriad communication barriers. Procurement staff must send alternate sourcing orders. In regular times, coordinating these operations is already a difficult undertaking. Logistics coordinators will need to reroute deliveries.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 9, 2024

trade, particularly affecting exports and the freight industry. Effects on the Freight Industry The freight industry serves as the backbone of Canada-U.S. Many UK businesses had to change their sourcing strategies, leading to an increased focus on stockpiling goods to avoid interruptionsa costly and inefficient approach.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

“This approach can work,” Aronow says, “but only after the CFO and business leaders agree to invest in additional and flexible sources of supply. In the spirit of not letting a good crisis go to waste, a silver lining to this year’s uncertain trade environment is that it has at least unlocked new sourcing options.”

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction. John Smith Road driver, Yellow Posted on: Jul, 13 2023 Sean O'Brien is using Yellow freight as a pawn in the UPS and T-Force negotiations.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

Both contribute to overall sourcing cost savings. Reduce freight and logistics costs. Source Strategically When you need to find a new supplier, don’t just choose the cheapest one on the market. If a procurement manager secures a lower cost for raw materials, that’s cost reduction.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction. John Smith Road driver, Yellow Posted on: Jul, 13 2023 Sean O'Brien is using Yellow freight as a pawn in the UPS and T-Force negotiations.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction. John Smith Road driver, Yellow Posted on: Jul, 13 2023 Sean O'Brien is using Yellow freight as a pawn in the UPS and T-Force negotiations.

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 20, 2025

Companies also need to undertake a detailed review of past declarations, to ensure compliance with present-day practices, such as the growing popularity of Mexico as a manufacturing alternative to China and other parts of Asia. Their first resource for outside help is a customs broker, which makes declarations on their behalf.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

tariffs present major challenges for small manufacturers and e-commerce brands. Or, if you’ve been relying on one supplier, it might be time to explore other options to diversify your sources and potentially reduce costs. While the Trump Administration’s stated goal is to bring more manufacturing back to the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft. God bless america from its present distraction.

Cargo 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction. John Smith Road driver, Yellow Posted on: Jul, 13 2023 Sean O'Brien is using Yellow freight as a pawn in the UPS and T-Force negotiations.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Click here to send us your comments That according to a recent blog post by the maritime analysts at Drewry, which noted that “More than five years have passed since the huge shipping disruptions, damaging port congestion, and cost spikes of the Covid period, but one feature has remained: freight rate volatility.”

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Eurasian Rail Freight: Demand for rail freight between Asia and Europe has surged, leading to congestion and longer booking times. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction. John Smith Road driver, Yellow Posted on: Jul, 13 2023 Sean O'Brien is using Yellow freight as a pawn in the UPS and T-Force negotiations.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

All that is distant memory now, as the maker of freight trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells announced it had begun selling off its assets. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? God bless america from its present distraction.

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