In this Issue:
- 2017 Salary Survey: Fresh voices express optimism
- Air cargo's positive outlook
- YMS: Is your yard a black hole?
- European logistics update
- Top 50 Trucking Companies: Reinventing the fundamentals.
Logistics Management Magazine Archives
April 2017 Logistics Management
April 26, 2017 · Our “33rd Annual Salary Survey” reflects more diversity entering the logistics management market, and in marked contrast to 2016, paints a rosier outlook for career placement and advancement.
April 5, 2017 · When Judy McReynolds took over as board chairman last year, she began accelerating ArcBest’s move away from its traditional, unionized LTL operation into a new, more diversified approach to transportation.
April 3, 2017 · DOS is seeking a new approach to a single source contract that, at its core, is doing what 3PLs do best: providing customized, reliable services through multiple modes of transportation.
April 3, 2017 · A new breed of leadership is creating a long-term vision to earn strategic relationships with shippers. Solid day-to-day execution and aggressive investment in technology set the direction for trucking’s new guard.
April 2, 2017 · Preliminary research indicates that the entire logistics industry is on a course of change due to more women entering the workforce.
April 2, 2017 · New political developments from both sides of the Channel and the Atlantic still have shippers and logistics services providers scratching their heads. But where some see an element of uncertainly and discord, others see bright new opportunity.
April 2, 2017 · Our panel of air cargo experts convenes to examine the issues air shippers face today regarding a surge in global demand, new regulatory measures and the ongoing refinement of service-oriented technologies.
April 2, 2017 · Wearable technologies are nothing new in warehouses. For decades, equipment such as ring scanners, arm-mounted devices, and voice headsets and terminals have made warehouse processes more productive and accurate. That doesn’t mean, however, that wearables are standing still.
April 1, 2017 · While adoption rates have remained relatively flat, yard management systems (YMS) are helping logistics operations turn that important space between the loading dock and the gate into a vital link in the supply chain.
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Rail carloads, at 232,723, eked out a 0.2% annual gain. Intermodal containers and trailers, at 257,067 units, were up 3.3% annually.
Q&A: Cary Davis, American Association of Port Authorities President and CEO-elect
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In late August, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that its Board of Directors announced that, effective October 1, Cary Davis will become its new President and CEO. Davis joined AAPA in November 2019 and has played key public policy roles for the organization in his roles as VP of Government Relations, General Counsel and Board Secretary.
Estes’ $1.52 billion bid beats ODFL’s bankruptcy offer for Yellow terminals
September 22, 2023
The first big winner in the bankruptcy dismantling of Yellow Corp. is less-than-truckload (LTL) rival, Richmond, Va.-based Estes Express, the nation’s fourth-largest LTL carrier.
FedEx reports mixed fiscal first quarter earnings, with Ground up 3%
September 21, 2023
Quarterly revenue—at $21.7 billion—was down 7% annually, and operating income—at $1.49 billion—increased 25%. Net income, at $1.08 billion, topped the $875 million recorded for the same quarter a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $4.23, up 24% annually and topping Wall Street expectations, at $3.70.
Ryder announces the official entrance of its BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric vans
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Earlier this week, Miami-based Miami-based freight transportation and logistics services provider heralded the initial rollout of its BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric vans at four strategic facilities in California, Texas, and New York.
Success in Volatile Markets: How High-Tech Companies can Optimize Their S&OP Process
September 20, 2023
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ATA August tonnage readings are mixed
September 20, 2023
The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for August, came in at 115.3 (2015=100), for a 0.2% gain over July. July saw a 1.1% sequential gain, which was revised from an initial reading of 112.9, for a 0.8% decrease, reported by ATA on August 22 and a 0.3% June decline, which registered a 113.8 reading.
USPS is gearing up for Peak Season, says it will not levy a holiday surcharge
September 20, 2023
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August U.S.-bound shipments see another month of declines, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence
September 20, 2023
August imports, at 2.88 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), were down 12% annually, and were ahead of July’s 2.53 million TEU and June’s 2.43 million TEU. This marked the 13th consecutive month of annual declines. On a year-to-date basis through August, imports are down 14.8% annually, at 18.82 million TEU.
LM reader survey points to strong possibility of the economy entering into a recession
September 19, 2023
More than 50% of the survey’s respondents stated that the economy will enter into a recession within the next six months. As for reasons why this may be the case, responses included: high interest rates; high balances on credit cards; inflation; lower consumer demand; and high gasoline prices, among others.
August intermodal volumes see another month of declines, reports IANA
September 19, 2023
Total August volume, at 1,463,123 units, decreased 7.5% annually, faring better than the 9.8% annual decrease seen in July.
National diesel average rises for the ninth consecutive week, reports EIA
September 19, 2023
For the week of September 18, EIA reported that the national average climbed 9.3 cents, to $4.633 per gallon, following a 4.8-cent increase, for the week of September 11, to $4.50 per gallon.
August Cass Freight Index shipments and expenditures fall annually and rise sequentially
September 18, 2023
August’s shipment reading, at 1.143, fell 10.6% annually and up 1.9% compared to July, and August expenditures, at 3.459, were down 25.0% annually, in line with August’s 24.4% decline, and were up 1.1% compared to July.
OOIDA bucks effort to regulate heavy truck speeds
September 18, 2023
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is ramping up its opposition to mandate speed limiters on heavy trucks.
Rivals pick over old Yellow freight assets as shippers plan for LTL rate hikes
September 15, 2023
The dismantling of Yellow Corp. assets has begun, and so has the realignment of the $58 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) landscape.
