LTL

Thomas Wasson Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Loaded and Rolling: Investment conference equipment highlights, Knight-Swift acquires MME, transportation unemployment falls

Stephens investment conference trucking equipment highlights Supply chain challenges were the main focus at the Stephens annual investment conference earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee. Executives said driver recruiting and broader supply chain bottlenecks were slightly easing, but purchasing and procuring equipment has gotten notably tougher.  Lack of trailers becoming new driver shortage: Derek Leathers, […]

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Thomas Wasson Thursday, November 18, 2021

Loaded and Rolling: Private fleets expand; trucking mergers and acquisitions; and detention on the rise

Private trucking fleets expand amid soaring spot rates According to a recent National Private Truck Council Report, private fleets continue to expand due to high spot market rates and dwindling capacity in the market. Less capacity equals less service, and service metrics remain a big driver for in-house transportation. For large common carriers (they haul […]

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Sponsor Monday, November 1, 2021

Supply Chain Bottleneck – Addressing the Issue Head On

Written by Steve Keppler, Co-Director, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting One of the nation’s most pressing challenges of today is the condition of the supply chain. The pandemic has stretched its ability to serve the evolving needs of today’s global marketplace. This issue is front and center for government and private sector leaders alike and has become front page news. It also has come home to roost for many households as they […]

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Sponsor Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Filling the Supply Chain Education Gap with LTL Education Courses

If there’s one immutable truth in the world of logistics, it’s this: LTL is an inherently complex form of transportation. Tariffs, rates, DIM weights, transit times — it’s enough to confuse even seasoned logistics professionals. The solution to this knowledge gap has historically been on-the-job training or university supply chain education, but for a variety […]

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Sponsor Monday, July 19, 2021

Global Healthcare Organization Streamlines RFP Process and Reduces Costs with automated LTL RFP Processes

For one global healthcare company seeking to avoid unexpected costs and shipping inefficiencies, while simultaneously unlocking the benefits of multiple countries and business units under one RFP, powerful automation proved to be the missing piece to the RFP puzzle. Let’s take a look at four reasons why automated LTL RFP processes, like SMC³ BidSense®, are equipped to help save the day.

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Eric Kulisch Wednesday, June 16, 2021

FedEx Freight customer dump shows LTL carriers in driver’s seat

Hundreds of shippers, including ones that supply big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, are scrambling for transportation after FedEx Freight (NYSE: FDX) on Monday abruptly stopped truck pickups at many locations to help overwhelmed terminals restore productivity levels. The snap decision to jettison thousands of customer sites from its network was an aggressive response […]

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