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Will the bullwhip do the Fed’s job on inflation?
With record inventories building and bottlenecks easing is deflation next?
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Inventory growth hits all-time high as warehouse prices soar in latest LMI
Inventory levels grew at an astonishing pace in February. Is the supply chain crisis ending?
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Warehouse, transportation capacity tight with retailers potentially ‘over-ordering’
December supply chain numbers again show “significant expansion.” The Logistics Managers’ Index report questions whether retailers ordered too much for the holidays.
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Loaded and Rolling: Transload service starts, omicron variant spreads and length of haul increases
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) J.B. Hunt transload service starts as shippers deal with intermodal and port congestion J.B. Hunt Transport Services has started a transload service…
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FTC launches probe into supply chain snarls
The Federal Trade Commission will investigate whether large companies have taken advantage of the supply chain chaos at the expense of consumers or smaller competitors.
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Loaded and Rolling: Private fleets expand; trucking mergers and acquisitions; and detention on the rise
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Private trucking fleets expand amid soaring spot rates According to a recent National Private Truck Council Report, private fleets continue to expand…
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Daily Infographic: Don’t wait till Black Friday to shop for holidays
National Tree CEO: Don’t wait till Black Friday to shop for holidays
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Transportation capacity ‘historically low’; prices ‘show no sign of slowing’
An April survey of supply chain executives showed “continued downward pressure on transportation capacity” with prices surging to a 2.5-year high.
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Transportation caving under weight of inventory
The January Logistics Managers’ Index moves higher as more firms take on inventory and delays throughout the supply chain further deplete transportation and warehouse capacity.
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Transportation capacity hits new lows, ‘no relief in sight’ for pricing
Transportation capacity has dropped to new lows and the precipitous rate at which pricing is increasing is expected to continue for at least the next…
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