Unemployment rate across the U.S. has fallen below 4% and is creating problems for recruiting and retaining skilled labor in the logistics industry.
Lifshatz is appointed CFO; Thrasher and Pay get new roles.
The software engineering team, a lab and product demo area will be housed in the Dublin facility.
Intelligent Audit will demonstrate Intellichain, an end-to-end payment verification and processing blockchain for the transportation and logistics industries on Tuesday at Transparency18.
The Scottish port’s resurfacing development project at the container terminal will be finished later this year.
Andy Janson is named COO and successor to President F. Brooks Royster.
The partnership with Ocada gives the supermarket giant a pathway to create its own delivery network as the grocery store wars escalate.
The Australia-based global logistics software provider continues its acquisition spree with the purchase of Ulukom.
Output from the nation’s industrial sector climbed for the third consecutive month, as broad gains across industries helped compensate for a lull in auto production. This serves as yet another sign that freight demand will remain solid in the 2nd quarter.
A usually non-controversial granting of free trade zone status is denied in the latest skirmish in the “drayage wars.”
The container carrier developed the transport solution in collaboration with the supermarket chain Lidl.
Transparency18 sponsored article… IA looks to leverage data gathered from all parties involved in the journey of a shipment to help bring total visibility into the industry and untangle the mess that is transportation data.
BNSF Logistics, Union Pacific, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Yang Ming and CLX announce corporate moves.
A leader in the terminal and stevedoring industry, Edward DeNike will be honored at a September dinner.
FreightWaves was the winner of Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest pitch competition that recognizes startups that are out of traditional venture cities. The company plans to use the investment to promote growth and development of the people of Chattanooga.
Techpertise together with TMW Systems …Cooltrax provides Internet of Things devices to monitor temperature-controlled pallets, but also adds data analytics dashboards and insightful KPIs to bring value back to shippers’ logistics operations.
“How can we incentivize a company that is treating its employees like crap?” councilman asks.
The four-day program, announced during a Rise of the Rest seed fund stop in Chattanooga on Thursday, is free to company founders “building revolutionary businesses across the supply chain and […]
Sponsored by Reliance Partners…Two very different approaches could give some breathing room to the tightening CDL driver shortage.
Companies may tell you they are innovative, but a lot of the time standard procedures and internal structure inhibits the creative process limiting a company’s ability to progress. Kenco has found success by dedicating themselves to the cause.
The acquisition increases the domestic freight forwarder’s presence in the U.S. mainland-to-Alaska market.
The cooperative effort allows the two carriers to manage sales and bookings for standard and express shipments between Europe and the U.S.
Commentary: California has turned its back on an industry that employs nearly 1 million people
CEO Bradley Jacobs reports “healthy” diversification of customer verticals and service lines, continued growth in e-commerce demand and a record $972 million in new business secured in the first quarter.
The $5 million investment will enhance service for Florida importers and exporters
The ambiguity surrounding trade talks is leading companies most affected by the tariffs to delay hiring or spending plans until they have a clearer sense of what the administration will do.
Carrier Lists combines their carrier sourcing information with SaferWatch’s assessment data to provide a unique consolidated service for freight brokers.
The industrial real estate prices have been up for a long time and if market trends are to be believed, they could be climbing for the next few years.
Yusen Logistics will manage all inbound, storage, picking and value-added activities
Internet of Things provides more transparency in fleet management
The 315,000-square-foot facility will house forwarding, warehouse and distribution operations
The shared-space distribution model is designed to shorten transit times without adding overhead.
The state-of-the-art warehouse will be located next to the world’s largest airport.
Stord is a software-enabled network of warehouses & distribution centers, which helps businesses improve their operational efficiency by helping them move products swiftly and cost-effectively.
Stord is a software-enabled network of warehouses & distribution centers, which helps businesses improve their operational efficiency by helping them move products swiftly and cost-effectively.
Sales of single-family homes improved for the 2nd consecutive month in a sign that housing activity is beginning to accelerate at the start of spring. This, in turn, should boost freight demand for building materials, furniture, and appliances as households move in and settle.
There is a need for modernizing existing warehouses to suit last-mile delivery and the advent of ecommerce, while also increasing warehousing capacity to meet spiking demands across the U.S.
The global logistics software provider, which has made more than a dozen acquisitions since January 2017, unveiled an additional three on Monday, expanding its presence in Latin America and Europe.
But Vietnam’s national shipping company sees growth ahead after public stock offering this summer.
Turkey-based Yilport Holding has started the first phase of dredging the channel to Ecuador’s marine terminal, which it took over in March 2017.
DHL and IBM predict artificial intelligence will be as omnipresent in commercial logistics processes as it is in consumer applications today.
Geodis, Delta Drone say their product for automated inventory tracking will be operational by the end of the year.
E-commerce is intensifying last mile delivery activity; warehouse prices are climbing rapidly in consumer-dense markets; but the logistics space is fragmented, with high EBITDA multiples and low barriers-to-entry hindering consolidation.
Precision Software, a provider of global trade management and transportation execution solutions, today announced it has joined BiTA.
A new survey finds that global e-commerce logistics are still handled by manual processes by many, but more technology is finally beginning to take hold.
Port of Nanaimo processing center will provide another gateway for cars moving into Western Canada.
FTR expects overall intermodal traffic to grow 6% YOY despite capacity constrains in rail and some downside risks like NAFTA renegotiation.
California State Sen. Ricardo Lara’s proposed legislation would “exert pressure across the supply chain to protect drayage drivers from further exploitation.”
Predictions about a freight market recovery in the dry bulk and container markets can be left high and dry, if the unexpected factor of a trade war comes to fruition.
The 180,000-square-foot warehouse is now equipped with a Foreign Trade Zone, as well as a devoted receiving area to meet the demands of the booming e-commerce market.
U.S. courts wrestle over whether the Montreal Convention’s liability provisions apply to air cargo damaged while in a warehouse near the Miami airport.
The proposed Harbor Performance Enhancement Center on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles is designed to speed the flow of containers.
JD Logistics, the delivery arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, uses electric bikes as just one last-mile delivery solution. The delivery drivers pick up goods as local “delivery stations” for final delivery.
Presented by Reliance Partners …Cargo theft doesn’t just happen on the road, it can also happen at the warehouse. To prevent it, leading experts noted some of the approaches that scare away thieves.
The cargo divisions of Delta Air Lines and partner Air France/KLM have placed their cargo operations into a single warehouse at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
If companies wish to reduce freight costs, collecting and analyzing data may be a good place to start.
One of the largest trends in technology today is connecting machines directly — without humans in between.
Building out its suite of driver focused benefits, ONE20 has partnered with MDLive to offer members a virtual health insurance program and is also adding a fuel card option with discounts are large as 55 cents off per gallon.
Loss expects at leading fleets say more thought needs to go into package design to ensure cargo is well protected during transit.
An over 2,000-page bill to keep the government funded through Sept. 30 included language to renew the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which lapsed Dec. 31, 2017.
Domestic container carriers ramped up capacity by adding vessels, containers and manpower to carry cargo for emergency relief and rebuilding efforts.
There are many services that shippers can outsource, including warehouse operations, and doing so can provide added value to the shipper through expertise that 3PLs can provide.
Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPay …Nexus is when a trucking company owes taxes in multiple states, but many companies are not aware of when this happens because of confusing state laws.
Shippers that work closer with carriers and treat drivers with respect can see lower transportation costs as a result.
With low post-Lunar New Year volumes resulting in skipped sailings on transpacific services, some terminals at the Southern California seaports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are closing during daytime […]
Supply chain participants spent years taking time out of the process to offer faster, more streamlined services, but with ELDs and e-commerce, that lack of flexibility is now constraining operations.
The U.S. has been particularly bad over the last few decades at helping people who’ve lost out during periods of technological change. Is there a new emerging story?
A look at the factors that would affect the growth of the Savannah port over its expansion and ambitious plan to handle 10 million TEUs by 2028.
A network of contractors will be making the final deliveries under contract to DHL.
PierPass President John Cushing said he suspects marine terminal operators at the two ports will make a decision within the next few weeks.
Blockchain’s digital potential for the supply chain industry is gaining so much traction because of the inefficiencies of tracking goods through so many paper-based sources and multiple interfaces.
The logistics arm of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines formed a partnership with California-based NEXT Trucking to make it easier for overseas companies to ship cargo to final distribution […]
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s container terminal operating arm will make new investments to help shippers with landside connections.
A rash of recent announcements from tech startups have revealed that self-driving trucks are already among us–and there is nothing to fear.
Added tariffs of 25 percent for steel and 10 percent for aluminum will hit a range of products at 12:01 a.m. March 23, as Trump cites lack of multilateral engagement […]
Last fall, it was revealed that Hino – traditionally a medium-duty truck company owned by Toyota – would build a Class 8 truck for North America. That truck was unveiled on Wednesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
RK Logistics Group has found success by targeting high-tech companies in the San Francisco Bay area, growing revenues from about $16 million five years ago to $65 million.
Stock is down across the beer industry. The tariff costs to the industry will ultimately cost consumers.
Insurance & Risk Management presented by Reliance Partners … U.S. companies moving freight across the border need additional insurance to cover their Mexican drivers, even if it is only within the border zone
What people who are out on the road are talking about on social media this week.
The global third-party logistics provider introduced WMx, a cloud-based, mobile software platform that creates a single solution for warehouse integration.
The French container carrier said its logistics facility at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park is expected to commence operations in early summer next year.
Dubai Ports World will build new inland ports in two Indian states to handle increased container traffic coming into that nation’s ports.
The majority of the UK branches of KFC were forced to shut down due to the unavailability of chicken, caused by a supply chain mishap.
UPS is planning to add 50 plug-in electric vehicles from Workhorse this year for testing with plans to add more units in 2019.
President Trump again has Amazon in his cross hairs, but forcing online retailers to charge state sales tax will likely hurt small businesses the most.
Insurance & Risk Management presented by Reliance Partners … While the number of recorded cargo thefts in 2017 declined to 649, the group said, the threat remains, and according to Scott Cornell with Traveler’s Special Investigations Group (SIG), may be underreported.
E-commerce sales are putting pressure on retailers and that is leading to additional changes to the movement of freight and logistics.
Matt Motsick, who founded the rate management software company a decade ago, is now fronting the freight forwarding ERP provider Swivel.
The global port and terminal operator said it will continue its organic growth in the next three years and that it is currently engaged in negotiations to acquire ports and […]
Flowspace is an on-demand warehousing startup that is helping businesses access warehouses faster and with lesser integration hassles.
Union Pacific is investing $550M in its new Brazos Yard in Texas, aiming to smoothly manage growth in two crucial sectors: Mexican automotive production and Gulf Coast petrochemicals and plastics.
Apollo Global Management is reportedly planning to take its subsidiary CEVA Logistics public by April.
While producer price inflation for the overall service sector has remained fairly benign, hovering between 2-2.5%, freight trucking inflation has been accelerating rapidly. After a dismal 2-year period of declining rates within the trucking industry, prices have picked up, with inflation reaching a 6-year high in January.
The Chinese e-commerce giant has entered into agreements with investors – including Hillhouse Capital, Sequoia China, China Merchants Group, and Tencent, among others – for the financing of its supply chain and distribution subsidiary, […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4979 Tuesday under an expedited floor procedure, which would renew the Generalized System of Preferences program through 2020.
E-commerce giant JD.com is expanding their reach and efficiency.
Customers want more visibility and creativity than ever; technology solutions must be nimble enough to add value for a customer without adding a burden; just because you spend on technology doesn’t mean you’re truly tech-oriented.
In all, 35% of Americans will purchase flowers this year, says the Society of American Florists, totaling some $2 billion in sales, and the most of them get to their destinations via the trucks.
After several delays, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) workers have begun installing truck toll gantries in the state this week. The project, which will collect truck-only tolls at 12 locations in the state, is estimated to raise about $470 million in tax revenue over 10 years.
