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Patrick Swaney, Evans’ VP of Human Resources Featured in WSJ

3PL Insights

New claims and benefits payments have trended downward in recent months, largely reflecting a strengthening economy. Louis Fed economist Bill Dupor said one possibility is that benefit recipients in states halting benefits recognize that the $300 weekly add-on and duration extension will soon end and leave unemployment rolls.

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Order Fulfillment Upheaval: Understanding the Rapidly Changing Fulfillment Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Our research goal is to capture measurable insights into the rapidly changing fulfillment environment and the direction of change going forward, whether it be acceleration of existing trends, deceleration of existing trends, reversion to prior practices, or a new path forward. Note: Image chart data from St.

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Order Fulfillment Upheaval: Understanding the Rapidly Changing Fulfillment Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Our research goal is to capture measurable insights into the rapidly changing fulfillment environment and the direction of change going forward, whether it be acceleration of existing trends, deceleration of existing trends, reversion to prior practices, or a new path forward. Note: Image chart data from St.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Additionally, trucking is also impacted significantly by seasonal trends. A good indicator for where trucking is headed is the Industrial Production Index published by the St. Louis Federal Reserve ( [link] ). Business cycle impact. Overall economic health clearly has an impact on trucking. Above all stay informed.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Additionally, trucking is also impacted significantly by seasonal trends. A good indicator for where trucking is headed is the Industrial Production Index published by the St. Louis Federal Reserve ( [link] ). Business cycle impact. Overall economic health clearly has an impact on trucking. Above all stay informed.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

That's a typical trend for this time of year, but volumes are starting to gather strength. VAN TRENDS. FLATBED TRENDS. Further south, Memphis to St. Louis dove 79¢ to $3.01/mi. As a result, we saw continued decline in the national average rates for vans, reefers and flatbeds. loads per truck. loads per truck.

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Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else

GlobalTranz

Manufacturing establishments (the number of factories or manufacturing sites), have followed the same trend. Clearly, such articles represent cherry-picked case studies, not a national trend. Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A.