Filed in Freight

Thursday, February 09, 2012

January shipments at 1.046 were down .95 percent compared to December and up 3.6 percent compared to January 2010. This marked the 20th consecutive month shipments were above the 1.0 mark since May 2010

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) increased 0.1 percent from October to November.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Join Group Editorial Director Michael Levans, Logistic Management's Executive Editor Patrick Burnson, and a panel of leading economic and transportation analysts as they share their exclusive insight on where rates and capacity are headed over the next 12 months.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

A watchful eye on inventory levels by retailers kept freight shipments and expenditures down on a sequential basis for the second straight month, with mixed results annually, according to the November 2011 edition of the Cass Freight Index.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Pricing across the transportation modes

Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported on Wednesday that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) increased 0.9 percent from in September from August.

Friday, November 04, 2011

The October 2011 edition of the Cass Freight Index showed signs of mixed messages, when it comes to figuring out freight trends. While freight shipments and expenditures were up annually, they were both down from September in another sign that the economic recovery is both gradual and unpredictable.

Saturday, October 01, 2011

Big shippers and the world’s top carriers vow to work collectively towards leveraging technology to improve business processes and relationships. Will they make good on the promise or slip back to business as usual?

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

In its August report, Cass data indicated that shipments at 1.143 were down 3.7 percent compared to July, with shipments topping the 1.0 mark for the 15th straight month since May 2010, when shipments moved above the 1.0 mark for the first time since November 2008.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Managing international freight shipping operations presents a set of challenges that potentially expose shippers to risky and costly misfortunes.