A recurring narrative related to the United States Postal Service (USPS) over the last several quarters pertains to how even though the organization continues to…
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With most everyone (assumingly) still recovering from election malaise, of one type or another, and the results of the Presidential election (seemingly) in and official,…
While we all know 2020 is truly a year unlike any other, there are many themes that are indicating that will also be the case…
Even though parcel networks are already operating in Peak Season-like conditions—and really have been going back to last spring—when a vaccine arrives, it will take…
This goes back to just how different 2020 is shaping up to be, from a shopping, shipping and e-commerce logistics perspective, make no mistake. As…
A recent blog by Vivek Vaid, Chief Technology officer, for Chicago-based FourKites, observed that consumer packaged goods (CPG), food and beverage (F&B), and retail payments…
A research report pointing to ways in which the strategy can impact industrial site selection on various fronts. The CBRE research report, entitled “Changing Patterns…
The “Freight Transportation Forecast: 2020 to 2031,” was released this week by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and conducted by IHS Markit. This publication is…
Even though this development is unlikely to have a material impact on the current state of global trade, specifically as it relates to tariffs and…
With consumers itching to get their holiday shopping going, driven by pent-up demand and more time than usual spent at home, due to the ongoing…
It is well known that the large, publicly traded companies in the logistics sector are well capitalized. That pretty much goes without saying. But data…
Memphis-based transportation and logistics titan FedEx, not surprisingly, issued its “2020 Seasonal Peak Surcharges and Fees. Source: logistics Mgmt
Heading into the second quarter earning season there was some sentiment that the results posted by publicly traded freight transportation and logistics services providers would…
While things are strange, confusing, uncertain, difficult, challenging, or whatever you want to call it, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remains top of mind, when it…
At a time when nothing is really close to normal, in the conventional sense, due largely to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, recent data from Chicago-based…
Amid the interminable infighting, debates, and skirmishes that occur within Congress on a daily basis, which has been the case for more than a few…
CAGTC has developed 15 “Follow That Freight” brochures, which began in 2015, with each one featuring a unique consumer product, which CAGTC said explains the…
Saying that we are living in strange and surreal times could very well win the award for “most obvious phrase of the year,” to be…
While the economy is clearly feeling the negative effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are some positive signals out there that things could be…
When President Trump recently spoke on Fox & Friends, he was asked about American truck drivers being “price gouged” by transportation brokers and what the…