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Tracking the shift to 24/7 supply chains
The San Pedro Bay ports could continue to dangle the threat of a container dwell fee through this summer.
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Deep DiveFood suppliers wade into logistics as trucking rates soar
Businesses can't evade the trucking market, but there are strategies they can adopt to lessen the impact of market forces.
By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 9, 2022 -
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Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, network changes and logistics disruptions across global supply chain networks.
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Maersk dives into bulky delivery services with $1.7B Pilot deal
The deal furthers the shipping line's ambitions to become an end-to-end supply chain service provider.
By Alejandra Carranza • Feb. 9, 2022 -
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Passing on freight costs helps Lamb Weston's results amid logistics, labor pressures
The company is placing a strong focus on transportation costs to fight input cost inflation. That means increasing product delivery rates and adjusting them more often to reflect the market.
By Max Garland • Jan. 24, 2022 -
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LTL rates to stay high in Q1, fueled by price hikes and capacity constraints
Cost per LTL shipment surged in 2021 even as weight per shipment dropped. Elevated TL shipping rates aren't slated to ease, either, according to the Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
By Max Garland • Jan. 18, 2022 -
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East Coast snowstorms jeopardized suppliers, $5B in revenue: Resilinc
The storm put an estimated 25,000 types of product at risk. It could take 23 weeks for facilities to recover.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 11, 2022 -
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In 2021, shippers faced a year-long battle with squeezed trucking capacity, high freight rates
Astronomical prices and challenges finding space pushed companies to change strategies – or double down.
By Shefali Kapadia • Dec. 17, 2021 -
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Component shortages hit EVs as Class 8 orders plummet
While a traditional truck could require up to 500 semiconductors, an electric one could require up to 5,000.
By Amanda Loudin • Dec. 15, 2021 -
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Sysco expands private fleet with acquisition of produce distributor
More shippers are leaning into their private fleet operations, largely because of the control it allows over costs and customer service in a volatile environment.
By Shefali Kapadia • Dec. 14, 2021 -
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Ashley Furniture's trucking arm to get western boost with Wilson Logistics deal
Adding capacity is a strategic move for the retailer as port congestion persists in Southern California.
By S.L. Fuller • Dec. 3, 2021 -
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Pandemic opens the door to investments in wearables for supply chain workers
Wearable technology offers a treasure trove of data for supply chain managers. But the question remains how to translate the data into decisions.
By Jen A. Miller • Nov. 30, 2021 -
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Deep DiveTrucking's role in untangling the web of West Coast port congestion
The driver shortage has become a "scapegoat" for bottlenecks as empty containers, low yard productivity, limited space and unavailable chassis converge.
By Jim Stinson • Nov. 24, 2021 -
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Loadsmart acquires digital tools to boost transparency between carriers, shippers
The company has been on a mission to curb inefficiencies through added visibility between shippers, carriers and 3PLs.
By Alejandra Carranza • Nov. 19, 2021 -
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San Pedro Bay ports move to ease congestionCalifornia to ease weight limits for trucks hauling from congested San Pedro Bay ports
Truck weight limits in California are among the most restrictive in the U.S., which creates what one expert called "a wall of inefficiency."
By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 18, 2021 -
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Pitney Bowes boosts in-house trucking fleet to avoid spot market
Spot market transportation can cost between $3,500 to $4,000 per lane, while using in-house transportation only costs the company $600, said CEO Marc Lautenbach.
By Max Garland • Nov. 15, 2021 -
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Georgia Ports Authority to convert 5 facilities into pop-up container yards
A yearlong rise in loaded import containers has ports looking for more space. Los Angeles and Long Beach are making similar moves.
By Edwin Lopez • Nov. 10, 2021 -
Biden signs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Along with repairing roads and bridges, the legislation creates an office overseeing freight policies that encourage supply chain efficiencies.
By S.L. Fuller • Updated Nov. 15, 2021 -
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Court stays OSHA vaccine mandate
The Department of Justice plans to defend the rule, which would require employers with at least 100 workers to enact a vaccine mandate in the coming months.
By Ryan Golden , Max Garland • Updated Nov. 8, 2021 -
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TuSimple readies autonomous runs to UPS hubs in Florida, North Carolina
Shippers expect high uptime, which TuSimple CEO Cheng Lu said was a benefit of autonomy.
By S.L. Fuller , Jim Stinson • Nov. 3, 2021 -
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Trucking can't solve the 80K driver shortage on its own: ATA
While there's more trucking companies can do, shippers play an important part in lowering wait times at ports and warehouses.
By Jim Stinson • Nov. 3, 2021 -
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San Pedro Bay ports move to ease congestionUnion Pacific steps up efforts to ease West Coast port congestion
The railroad is adding incentives for weekend drop offs and supporting the Port of Long Beach as it looks to move cargo out via rail instead of truck.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 28, 2021 -
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San Pedro Bay ports move to ease congestion
In bid to free space, San Pedro Bay ports will charge ocean carriers fees for lingering containers
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach decided to delay implementing the fees until at least Nov. 22 after seeing a 26% drop in "aging cargo."
By Edwin Lopez • Updated Nov. 15, 2021 -
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San Pedro Bay ports move to ease congestionTo battle congestion, California seeks private, public land for container storage
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a nine-point executive order on Wednesday, geared toward easing supply chain bottlenecks.
By Edwin Lopez • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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JB Hunt banks on new intermodal equipment to speed supply chains
Shippers and retailers tell J.B. Hunt they have a "pent-up need to increase" inventories across their systems, CEO John Roberts said.
By Jim Stinson • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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XPO Logistics adds capacity near Chicago amid intermodal congestion
A new 150,000 square-foot LTL facility will service industrial parts and other palletized freight, and help XPO manage a rebound in demand from manufacturers.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 20, 2021
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