Donald Broughton says that the oil boom and Trump tax cuts are driving a young industrial expansion cycle; shippers continue to adjust supply chains to minimize transport costs; Google invests $550M in Chinese e-commerce site JD.com; China may put a tariff on US oil imports; Brazil’s trucker strike shattered economic growth outlooks; Asia-North America container rates are softening.
Read MorePiecing together the details of what comes from seed to table has never really been done successfully before. If it could be, the implications for both public health, corporate transparency, and anti-counterfeiting efforts would be huge.
Read MoreAudi CEO Rupert Stadler has been arrested in Germany today in connection to the auto major cheating the emissions test, now dubbed the “Dieselgate”.
Read MoreAlleging that Prime Inc. put female truck drivers in harm’s way, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit this week against the carrier, alleging Prime did not take adequate steps to prevent sexual harassment of a female truck driver.
Read MoreWyoming Supreme Court decided to send a wrongful death lawsuit against CRST International to trial last week.
Read MoreDelays by other railroads in implementing PTC is the basis for BNSF to request a delay in its end-year deadline.
Read MoreAlthough Brazil’s massive truck strike has come to an end, the ramifications are still rippling through the country’s supply chain, and it looks like it could take certain industries up to a year to recover.
Read MoreAs of late yesterday the Canadian dollar volatility began trending poorly throughout the night and into today, and the short-lived support fell.
Read MoreFTR’s State of Freight: capacity to remain tight, economy in strong but there are some mixed signals. How the Denham amendment could impact the J.B. Hunt meal break trial. JP and Chad do "Five Good Minutes" with Ken Evans and Andy Dishner from Konexial. The Dallas freight market is leading the country. Indian logistics suffers from capacity fragmentation and labor shortage. JP and Chad discuss all this and more on this week's episode.
Read MoreRailroads have raked in profits while service deteriorated, posting record operating ratios as network velocities reached 10 year lows. Pressure from regulators, though, may have finally pushed them to raise capex.
Read MoreThe U.S. trade tariffs on Chinese exports is due to come into force on July 6, with U.S. businesses looking for different manufacturing options in South Asia to adapt their supply chains around the new reality.
Read MoreU.S. shale oil production is fast-growing, but pipeline bottlenecks at the Permian basin could mean that it can’t completely fill the gap being created by the drop in Venezuelan oil production.
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