Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management, Modern Materials Handling, and Supply Chain Management Review and is a contributor to Robotics 24/7. Jeff works and lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he covers all aspects of the supply chain, logistics, freight transportation, and materials handling sectors on a daily basis.
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SEKO Logistics’ executives address Peak Season potential amid economic backdrop
May 31, 2023
The intersection of Peak Season prospects, managing inventories, and economic indicators were some of the key themes highlighted on a recent media call hosted by Itsaca, Ill.-based third-party logistics (...
FedEx and union-represented pilots reach terms on a tentative agreement
May 31, 2023
FedEx officials declined to comment on the agreement, outside of a brief statement issued by the company on May 30, which stated: “We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement...
GEODIS expands drayage presence with acquisition of Southern Companies
May 30, 2023
A purchase price for the transaction was not disclosed. Southern Companies provides various import and export services, including warehousing and trucking, to ensure customer goods are moving swiftly through the...
Q&A: Jared Weisfeld, Chief Strategy Officer, RXO
May 30, 2023
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Jared Weisfeld, Chief Strategy Officer, for Charlotte-based RXO, the fourth-largest full truckload broker in the United States, and asset-light transportation...
Descartes acquires Melbourne-based Localz as part of final-mile expansion
May 26, 2023
Taking steps to continue to invest in its final-mile service offerings, Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it has acquired Melbourne, Australia-based Localz,...
LM Podcast Series: Examining the global trade market with Chris Rogers, Head of Supply Chain Research for S&P Global Market Intelligence
May 26, 2023
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, for Logistics Management and Peerless Media, interviews Chris Rogers, Head of Supply Chain Research for S&P Global Market Intelligence.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are down, for week ending May 20, reports AAR
May 26, 2023
Rail carloads, at 225,093, were off 0.4% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 245,601 units, fell 9.3%.
