In this Issue:
- 29th Annual State of Logistics: Carriers take charge
- Truckload brokerage: Game on
- Taking the Cloud-first approach
- Emerging markets: Reaching out and reining in
- Special Report: Rising economic tide boosts North American ports
Logistics Management Magazine Archives
July 2018 Logistics Management
July 31, 2018 · The staff of Logistics Management (LM) is honored to present the logistics and transportation community with the results of our “35th Annual Quest for Quality Survey”
July 31, 2018 · Learn about the 35th Annual Quest for Quality Award winners for Ocean Cargo carriers.
July 31, 2018 · While air cargo volumes continue to stage a modest uptick, shippers are now waiting to see how the introduction of larger freight aircraft might serve to sustain this growth. At the same time, shippers need to keep an eye on which domestic airports are prepared to handle more capacity and the new demands driven by e-commerce.
July 31, 2018 · Learn about the 35th Annual Quest for Quality Award winners for Air Carriers and Air Freight Forwarders.
July 31, 2018 · Learn about the 35th Annual Quest for Quality Award winners for North American Shipping Ports
July 31, 2018 · News emanating from the U.S. West Coast indicates that among many of the critical risks logistics managers must confront these days is that of forced labor.
July 31, 2018 · Things remain on solid footing in the freight transportation and logistics market and likely will for the foreseeable future.
July 31, 2018 · Learn about the 35th Annual Quest for Quality Award winners for Railroad and Intermodal Carriers.
July 31, 2018 · There are two areas where shippers will feel the effect of the growing water and air pollution problem: freight costs and various taxes and fees.
July 31, 2018 · Learn about the 35th Annual Quest for Quality Award winners for Truckload Carriers
July 31, 2018 · Learn about the 35th Annual Quest for Quality Award winners for Regional Less-than-truckload (LTL) Carriers.
July 9, 2018 · As if higher rates and capacity shortages weren’t enough to worry about, shippers must now deal with a pending trade war, import/export uncertainties and increasing scrutiny from C-suite executives. Shippers now face a steep climb to keep budgets and service levels intact.
July 9, 2018 · Voice-directed picking and other types of voice solutions are proven in warehouse environments. But suppliers are now out to make voice-directed work even more productive with analytics and optimization, as well as improvements to the voice recognition engines.
July 8, 2018 · As we have for the past 29 years, the Logistics Management editorial team has devoted a large portion of our July issue to putting context around the “Annual State of Logistics Report (SoL)”—and we continue to do so for good reason.
July 6, 2018 · Focused on low upfront costs, quick deployment models and less need for internal IT support, companies are turning to the Cloud to manage their end-to-end supply chains.
July 5, 2018 · As the economy and GDP grows, so too does container volume. But some North American ports are capitalizing on their competitive advantages and growing faster than the overall market.
July 5, 2018 · A combination of strong demand, favorable economic conditions and technological innovation is paying off in the truckload brokerage space—and savvy shippers are leveraging this dynamic market to gain advantage.
July 5, 2018 · While tactically scrambling for coverage, shippers need to begin now to strategically build relationships that will sustain competitive cost and service metrics over many years.
July 3, 2018 · Leading industry analysts observe that there’s a host of new technologies opening up fresh emerging market opportunities for U.S. shippers. How to properly harness these solutions and third-party partners now becomes the chief challenge.
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U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are up, for week ending September 16, reports AAR
September 22, 2023
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
September 22, 2023
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
September 21, 2023
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
Join our webinar, hosted by Adrian Wood and Robert Oliver from Dassault Systèmes, to discuss an integrated approach to S&OP and how advanced modeling and optimization capabilities allow you to achieve key results:
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
The USPS cited various investments it has made, in advance of the 2023 Peak Season, including: hiring 10,000 seasonal employees; utilizing 348 new package sorting machines; increasing daily processing capacity to approximately 70 million; moving 95% of volume via more reliable ground transportation, for First Class Mail and more than 95% of First-Class packages; and its new USPS Ground Advantage Shipping Service
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.
