After setting one record high after another in the early weeks of 2018, the weekly DAT Dry Van and Reefer Barometers have finally pulled back slightly, before stabilizing in a strong growth range.
ts best performance in year-over-year increases in revenue per hundredweight (excluding fuel surcharge) in years was not enough to turn a first quarter profit for YRC Worldwide.
The industry in the Netherlands makes it the Wall Street of flowers.
Slync, an enterprise blockchain platform for the shipping, logistics and supply chain industries, has appointed Samuel Israel to its advisory board. As a regional CEO, Israel led DHL Global Forwarding for more than 10 years, where he built a multibillion-dollar logistics organization in Latin America.
Blockchain has been touted as one of the most revolutionary pieces of technology since the invention of the internet. While hype continues to pick up speed, the most innovative organisations have moved beyond talk and are actively deploying pilots leveraging the technology into supply chain and logistics networks.
E-commerce is intensifying last mile delivery activity; warehouse prices are climbing rapidly in consumer-dense markets; but the logistics space is fragmented, with high EBITDA multiples and low barriers-to-entry hindering consolidation.
Custom Pro Logistics, a Cincinnati based 3PL, has announced its membership in BiTA.
PAM Transport, Inc., a top 100 largest For-Hire Carrier in North America, announced today that it has joined BiTA.
JD Logistics, the delivery arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, uses electric bikes as just one last-mile delivery solution. The delivery drivers pick up goods as local “delivery stations” for final delivery.
The power has shifted to the carriers, and shippers need to work at staying on their good side.
Today’s tools and approaches for managing contract freight are broken. LE offers a potential solution.
Flexport is modernizing global trade through a combination of software and human expertise, bringing in greater visibility and transparency to the freight forwarding industry.
Loss expects at leading fleets say more thought needs to go into package design to ensure cargo is well protected during transit.
There are many services that shippers can outsource, including warehouse operations, and doing so can provide added value to the shipper through expertise that 3PLs can provide.
Shippers that work closer with carriers and treat drivers with respect can see lower transportation costs as a result.
Supply chain participants spent years taking time out of the process to offer faster, more streamlined services, but with ELDs and e-commerce, that lack of flexibility is now constraining operations.
Atlanta-based supply chain consultancy firm Chainalytics and UK-based ocean shipping consulting firm Drewry Supply Chain Advisors have officially formed a partnership through a joint venture, The Ocean Buying Group.
One year after launch, FreightWaves takes the top spot for news in the freight and logistics industry according to Amazon’s Alexa.
Britain’s pending withdrawal from the European Union spells traffic doom for Calais, according to the Calais port’s boss, Jean Marc Puissesseau.
Health company higi is opening up resources at its 11,000 self-screening health stations to truck drivers who are members of Rolling Strong for free biometric testing.
