May’s Freight reading, at 135.4, marks the second straight month of declines, falling 0.7% from April and 0.2% annually, with the latter well off an…
Posts published in “News, Logistics, 3PL, Transportation,”
May shipments, at 1.128, slipped 6% annually and were down 2.8% compared to April. This marks the sixth consecutive month that annual shipments were down.…
The topic of tariffs and the ongoing trade war has primarily involved the United States and China. But Mexico is now in the mix, too,…
For March, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at 2.8, which topped February’s 0.6, as well as January’s…
A recent report issued by Zipline Logistics, a Columbus, Ohio-based 3PL focusing on retail and consumer products, continues to drive home the importance of logistics…
A recent report issued by Zipline Logistics, a Columbus, Ohio-based 3PL focusing on retail and consumer products, continues to drive home the importance of logistics…
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–rose 3.0% to 59.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), following…
More than a few moving parts remain intact, when it comes to the interaction between Basel, Switzerland-based global 3PL and airfreight forwarder Panalpina by Hedehusene,…
NextGen Supply Chain is the premier educational conference that answers the question “What’s next in supply chain management” for senior-level SCM professionals. View the agenda…
With an eye on helping shippers meet delivery requirements set forth by retailers, non asset-based third-party logistics services provider Transplace said this week it has…
Freight shipment and spending levels showed improvement from the third quarter to the fourth quarter, following a trending down from the second quarter to the…
A recent Logistics Management reader survey of more than 120 logistics and supply chain professionals had somewhat of a measured view of the impacts of…
Lowell, Ark.-based trucking and intermodal services bellwether J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., entered into a definitive…
Even though the federal government shutdown is approaching its third week that does not deter from the many facets of surface transportation infrastructure that will…
For October, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI was -2.1, marking an improvement over September’s -7.6, as well as the…
November shipments, at 1.162, eked out a modest 0.6% annual gain and were down 5.1% annually, and November expenditures, at 2.849, saw an 8.4% annual…
FedEx said that rates for FedEx Express are heading up by an average of 4.9% for U.S. domestic, U.S. export, and U.S. import services. And…