That being said, this innovative tool has been instrumental in identifying clear indicators of market fluctuations and how that intel has helped shippers prioritize business strategies. Updated quarterly, the LCI...
More Ships and Likely Lower Freight Rates If there was a war over freight rates, whoever ocean freight carriers’ version of Paul Revere is would be riding out, yelling, “The...
Class 8 truck orders were soft as expected in June with manufacturers offering few build slots until they open order books for 2024 as soon as next month. But even...
A UPS driver won the grand champion title at the 2023 Illinois Truck Driving Championship presented by ILoca Services, Inc. and held recently at the Tinley Park Convention Center.In addition to...
Transportation providers can and should start to build a modern and sustainable maintenance maturity management plan. This guide outlines ways to rethink applied enterprise asset management practices to meet new...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is generally viewed within the Canadian shipping industry as having acted too slowly — and weakly — when containerized supply chains were significantly disrupted over the...
Over the past two months, hundreds of wildfires have spread across Canada, resulting in mass evacuations and the destruction of millions of acres. From May to September, Canadian wildfires or forest...
The new edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, which was recently released by Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, pointed to variation across some key metrics, including revenue, inventory levels,...
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) gave formal notice yesterday that it will strike starting Saturday morning. The union sent a short letter of notice to British...
Chart of the Week: National Truckload Index Linehaul Only, Outbound Tender Rejection Index – USA SONAR: NTIL12.USA, VCRPM1.USA The relationship between dry van truckload contract (VCRPM1) and spot (NTIL12) rates remains nearly unchanged...
