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San Pedro Bay ports move to ease congestionIn 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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Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, network changes and logistics disruptions across global supply chain networks.
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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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Legislators propose federal office to manage supply chain crises
A new bill would create the Office of Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response to monitor and respond to disruptions.
By Colin Campbell • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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San Pedro Bay ports move to ease congestion7 challenges lie ahead for the Port of LA to support 24/7 supply chains
The goal is to transition quickly to round-the-clock operations, but "it's not a single lever we can pull today to open up all the gates," the Port of Los Angeles' Gene Seroka said.
By Edwin Lopez • Oct. 15, 2021 -
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ArcBest's MoLo acquisition bolsters presence in crowded freight brokerage market
MoLo's expertise on truckload brokerage has helped the company maintain high service metrics in a volatile market.
By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 13, 2021 -
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7 ways to optimize budgets as transportation costs rise
Prolonged high prices force manufacturers and retailers to figure out how to make their budgets work.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Oct. 13, 2021 -
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Lamb Weston passes on freight costs as rate inflation continues
Hiking prices can help "recover the cost of product delivery," said CFO Bernadette Madarieta, after noting inflation ate away at profits in Q1.
By Max Garland • Oct. 12, 2021 -
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Union Pacific to test robotic cranes at Chicago intermodal hub
The cranes will semi-autonomously load and unload containers at the Joliet terminal, which has been struggling to keep up with a flood of shipments.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 7, 2021 -
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The rise of LTL: How e-commerce changed the middle mile
Businesses are shipping smaller quantities of freight more frequently, giving logistics professionals more to manage in increasingly complex networks.
By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 6, 2021 -
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Home Depot gives shippers visibility into cheaper flatbed capacity
The retailer is partnering with Loadsmart's Flatbed Messenger marketplace to provide access to trucks with room on their backhauls.
By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 1, 2021 -
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FedEx partners with Paccar and Aurora on autonomous linehauls
FedEx is looking to AVs to improve safety, efficiency and productivity.
By S.L. Fuller • Sept. 28, 2021 -
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San Pedro Bay ports move to ease congestionLos Angeles, Long Beach ports extend truck hours amid cargo deluge
The ports' latest tweaks to their hours come after months of congestion and surging consumer demand.
By Jim Stinson • Sept. 23, 2021 -
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LTLs become selective about freight as demand booms
Carriers have to make tough decisions to preserve quality of customer service.
By Jim Stinson • Sept. 17, 2021 -
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Long Beach port offers drivers traffic alerts via text to fight congestion
The free Truck Alert system aims to assuage some frustrations resulting from a deluge of imports.
By Shefali Kapadia , S.L. Fuller • Sept. 13, 2021 -
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Truck makers struggle to fill backlog of orders as supply chain issues continue
Unproduced orders are getting pushed into next year, potentially creating "even more headaches for the industry," according to one freight analyst.
By Jim Stinson • Sept. 2, 2021 -
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CH Robinson introduces drayage congestion surcharge for major US ports
Ports and the drayage providers that serve them have been walloped by a spike in volume and a lack of labor and equipment to quickly handle it.
By Max Garland • Sept. 2, 2021 -
Burlington's sourcing costs are up 78% over 2 years due to pandemic supply chain disruptions
Company executives laid out three reasons why supply chain costs are leading to high prices — and why they think price hikes won't last.
By Edwin Lopez • Sept. 1, 2021 -
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Gatik opens Texas hub for autonomous middle-mile deliveries
The AV company, known for delivering goods for Walmart, will deploy box trucks in response to heightened e-commerce demand.
By Max Garland • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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Ida disrupts freight movement after making landfall as Category 4 hurricane
Rescue and relief efforts are underway, but the damage to infrastructure and impact on business could be long term.
By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 30, 2021 -
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Boiling truckload market to last through 2021: Morgan Stanley
Carriers are reporting a surge in demand as Labor Day approaches, with little protest from shippers as rates rise.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 24, 2021 -
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Retail freight proves a doorbuster for trucking
The continued inventory stock-up will keep trucking busy until consumer picking starts to wane. Shippers are trying to lock down lanes they need by contracting with dedicated fleets.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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US Xpress projects tight truckload market will push up contract rates
Driver supply "remains challenging," and tight capacity will keep spot rates above contract rates through 2021, the company said.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Industry group releases contactless delivery standard to increase safety, reduce dwell
The Consumer Brands Association found contactless delivery practices, like using electronic bills of lading, reduced average dwell time from 66 minutes to 23 minutes.
By Max Garland • Aug. 10, 2021
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