In this Issue:
- The Trucking Issue: 6 Motor Freight Trends to Watch
- Modern inventory management
- Truck regulations
- Digital freight matching roundtable
- Trade compliance update
- Special Report: 2022 Warehouse/DC Operations Survey
Logistics Management Magazine Archives
November 2022 Logistics Management
November 8, 2022 · Here are a few highlights of the key regulatory changes that took place over the course of 2022 that made an impact on U.S. imports and exports. Our trade compliance specialist sets out to help supply chain and logistics organizations manage each new twist and turn in the ever-changing field of compliance.
November 8, 2022 · As the need to secure capacity quickly and efficiently grows, DFM continues to build market share and investor interest—and put increased pressure on traditional brokers.
November 7, 2022 · We take our annual dive into the world of trucking regulations and explore what’s happening and what could lie ahead for both carriers and shippers as they attempt to stay afloat in the jetsam of acronyms and agencies.
November 7, 2022 · American Eagle Outfitters has long been a leader in e-fulfillment inside its distribution centers. The next step: Move outside the four walls with a distributed fulfillment network that is shared by other like-minded retailers to compete with the big guys.
November 7, 2022 · Capital expenditure expectations for the coming year declined, though there are still signs of sizable automation budgets and interest in warehouse technology. The bigger picture revolves around continued struggles with upstream supply chains, inventory management and space.
November 7, 2022 · “In a recession, the pressure will be on to cut costs for shippers and to maintain margins for providers.”
November 2, 2022 · Over the past 10 years we’ve used the November issue to fix the spotlight on the trucking market, what is by far the most utilized mode of freight transportation—as well as the most analyzed and scrutinized.
November 1, 2022 · Logistics experts reveal the top motor freight trends that shippers and carriers should be watching over the next few years.
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The bill, entitled the “Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act,” was introduced by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a senior member of the Committee. This bill was also introduced in the House (H.R. 6571) by Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and passed last week by a 44-0 unanimous vote.
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Gartner releases its 20th Annual Global Supply Chain Top 25
May 23, 2024
Schneider Electric maintained its top position, with Cisco Systems and Colgate-Palmolive rounding out the top three. NVIDIA also made a strong debut at seventh place.
U.S.-bound imports see growth in April, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence
May 22, 2024
April imports, at 2,524,299 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), saw a 7.7% annual increase, growing for the eighth consecutive month, following a 14-month stretch of annual declines, while up 8.5% compared to pre-pandemic April 2019. Annual growth in April was well short of March’s 16% annual gain. Imports grew 1.2% from March to April.
Industry experts dissect White House’s tariffs announcement
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As reported by LM earlier this month, after a statutory four-year review process of Section 301 tariffs levied on United States-bound imports from China conducted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the final outcome, the White House announced, that those tariffs are remaining intact, with ones for certain products, to see increases.
April intermodal volumes turn in solid performance, reports IANA
May 21, 2024
Total April volume, at 1,456,241 units, increased 12.0% annually, topping March’s 6.7% annual increase, and in line with February’s 14.6% annual increase.
Packaging Efficiency: The modern way to reduced freight costs
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Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach monthly volumes head up again
May 21, 2024
Total POLA volume, at 770,337 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), rose 12% annually, marking the ninth straight month of annual volume growth. The Port of Long Beach reported that total April volume, at 750,524 TEU, headed up 14.4% annually.
National diesel average drops nearly 6 cents, for lowest reading since July, reports EIA
May 21, 2024
The national average, at $3.789, decreased 5.9 cents, following a 4.6-cent decline, to $3.848, for the week of May 13.
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Dali cargo ship is finally on the move
May 20, 2024
Authorities aim to reopen the main shipping channel by the end of May.
Bloomberg/Truckstop 1Q24 Truckload Survey points to improving spot market sentiment
May 20, 2024
Despite 62% of carriers reporting lower freight volume in 1Q, 33% predict freight demand to increase in the next 3-6 months. Only 19% predict freight demand to decline in the same timeframe, which represents a 12-point percentage decline vs. the 4Q survey.
BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index sees signs of stabilization for the third quarter
May 20, 2024
For revenues, the report viewed third quarter expectations as “an interesting paradox with shipper optimism on the rise, but the expected magnitude of growth has moderated greatly, with 70% of the report’s respondents expecting positive third quarter revenue growth, topping expectations for the first and second quarters, which each respectively came in at 65%.
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index falls to lowest level since last September
May 17, 2024
For March, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI came in at- 7.25, following February’s -5.31 reading.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending May 11, reports AAR
May 17, 2024
Rail carloads, at 209,319, fell 7.0% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 254,429 units, rose 7.7% annually.
Cass Freight Index points to annual shipments and expenditures declines
May 17, 2024
April’s shipment reading, at 1.098, decreased 4.0% annually, and expenditures, at 3.227, were off 16.8% annually.
