Transportation planning for the furniture and home goods industry presents a complex puzzle. Online retailers, like the company we’re about to uncover, face the challenge of efficiently moving products from…
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‘Deteriorating’ conditions at some off dock ramps. Chassis shortages and efforts to dig out containers at rail terminals continue to characterize the rail side of the U.S. import supply chain…
Tender rejection data in the FreightWaves SONAR data platform shows that the freight market bottomed on May 14. Since then, conditions for carriers have slowly been improving. SONAR’s outbound tender…
A severe drought is threatening shipping on the vital Panama Canal, which is responsible for moving 40% of the world’s cargo ship traffic. About two-thirds of the canal’s traffic is…
“Every company should have received the memo that supply chain needs a seat at the table.” Especially in regard to the sustainability or ESG (environment, social and governance) agenda. I…
Ocean cargo rates remain depressed and capacity remains abundant—all factors that favor shippers. However, as inflation recedes and inventory levels head down, there’s a sense that ocean cargo flows and…
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has released the full text of its tentative national contract agreement with UPS, which details a variety of changes between the parcel delivery giant and…
Like any part of an organization, supply chain planning has its obstacles and rewards. When approaching planning, often organizations either mix short-term and mid-term planning in one process or treat…
When authors of the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report” on the U.S. business logistics industry were doing their final research, they thought “Revenge of the Shipper” might be an accurate…
After breaking off talks and being apart for nearly three weeks, UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and the Teamsters union needed just three hours Tuesday to agree to a five year-contract…
