With a 1.0-cent decrease, the national diesel average is at $3.034, coming on the heels of 0.07-cent and 0.004-cent declines, respectively, over the previous two…
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For May, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI jumped to 5.6, following a 1.9 reading in April, which was almost…
While the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) is not a done deal until it is signed off by Congress and signed into law by…
The Department of Transportation is quietly moving to make truck drivers’ hours of service rules more flexible. Source: logistics Mgmt
Commerce reported that June retail sales, at $519.9 billion, were up 0.4% compared to May and up 3.4% compared to June 2018, and the National…
With a 0.004-cent decline, the national diesel average now stands at $3.051 per gallon. This comes on the heels of a 1.3-cent gain last week…
With its one-day Prime delivery program made available “coast-to-coast” to consumers on July 15, many supply chain managers are concerned about its impact on demand…
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—slipped 1.8% to 55.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring). This…
The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline fell for the seventh time in the last eight weeks, according to data issued this week…
A major freight railroad deal was announced this week, with Darien, Conn.-based short-line railroad carrier Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) Inc. set to be acquired by…
The report’s key metric, the PMI, dipped 0.4% to 51.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), following 0.7% and 2.5% declines in May…
Besides ranking the Top 20 U.S. maritime ports by import volumes, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) , it also offers a look at the…
For April, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI was at 1.9, which was almost a full point below March’s 2.8,…
When looking at the many challenges that come into play for companies competing in, or looking to enter, the last-mile logistics delivery market, there are…
Infrastructure is becoming like the weather: nearly everyone in Washington complains about it, but nothing really ever gets done about it. Source: logistics Mgmt
With e-commerce growing at the rate of more than 15% annually, logisticians have been studying the best way to deliver all these home deliveries faster…
Effective June 23, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will formally make a change in how it implements its dimensional weight rules. This will be…
Toronto-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, said this week it has introduced a fulfillment network, entitled the Shopify Fulfillment Network. Company officials said that this…
Riding a booming economy, U.S. Business Logistics Costs (USBLC) rose 11.4% to reach $1.64 trillion– or 8% of 2018’s $20.5 trillion gross domestic product (GDP).…
Falling 3.5 cents, the national diesel average is $3.070, following declines of 3.1 cents, 1.5 cents, and 1.2 cents, respectively, over the previous three weeks.…