It is somewhat hard to believe, at least sometimes, that good ideas and plans end up in the trash can. In this case, the good…
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The recent executive order issued by the White House late last week, focusing on promoting competition within the American economy, has brought no shortage of…
In light of Peak Season parcel surcharges recently kicking in, based on recent announcements respectively issued by the global parcel duopoly of FedEx and UPS,…
Make no mistake, the White House’s announcement yesterday that a bipartisan framework has been established for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure authorization is a big deal.…
With day two of Amazon Prime Days wrapping up today, many consumers, at this point, may view this event differently than in the past, or…
We have seen a dramatic turnaround in key metrics for things such as freight volumes (i.e. tonnage) that were very negatively impact by the pandemic.…
Overall, CEOs and C-level executives are not happy about soaring freight costs, and they have questions about the CODE RED conditions in the transportation marketplace.…
As more people continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, coupled with more pockets of the United States economy reopening, it did not come as a…
With 2020 done and in the books, so to speak, there was, in some respects a collective sigh of relief, given the myriad challenges the…
When President Biden last week announced that the United States is focusing on reducing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 50%-to-52% below 2005 levels…
With another day comes another development in the pursuit of Kansas City Southern (KCS) by both Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP),…
The often-used saying “what a difference a year makes” really takes on a new meaning these days, especially when taking into account just how, umm,…
A main theme of the paper, entitled “Freight Railroads & Climate Change,” focused on how United States railroads need to be a part of the…
At a time when the global supply chain is ostensibly dealing with more simultaneous issues than perhaps ever before, including the COVID-19 pandemic, winter weather…
While the myriad changes that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on all walks of everyday life, one cannot help but be optimistic about the…
Looking at 2021, NRF said it is pegging retail sales to be up between 6.5% and 8.2%, which would represent a tally topping more than…
While it is still very much in the early innings of the Biden Administration, it is fair to say that there are certain aspects of…
The letter did not mince words in laying out the case for the “urgent issue” of vaccinating the U.S. maritime workforce. Source: logistics Mgmt
On its earnings call, UPS CEO Carol Tomé dug deeper into the move, explaining that UPS Freight is a capital-intensive low returning business, one that…
The lack of real movement relating to U.S. exports continues to remain a major concern for supply chain stakeholders. Source: logistics Mgmt