Hanjin Shipping Upsets Global Trade After Seeking Protection From Creditors

Nov 10, 2017 | Shipping, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, Trucking

By Costas Paris and Erica Phillips – Wall Street Journal – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co., one of the world’s largest shipping lines, stopped taking new cargo and U.S. ports began turning away its ships after it filed for bankruptcy protection on...

Profit-Margins-Improve-Year-Over-Year-in-Second-Quarter-TIA-Report-Shows

Nov 10, 2017 | Logistics, Shipping, Supply-Chain

Transport Topics – The Transportation Intermediaries Association has released a second-quarter report that shows improved profit margins year-over-year and a slight decline from the quarter. The year-over-year margin percentage, based on the amount of revenue...

Trucking Industry Cautiously Embracing New Federal Standards

Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Government Actions, Supply-Chain, Trucking

By Amy Harder and Imani Moise – Wall Street Journal- WASHINGTON—Major truck manufacturers and operators of large commercial fleets cautiously embraced federal standards released Tuesday requiring cuts in fuel usage of big trucks, one of the last in a long line...

Third-Parties Viewed as Strategic Partners by LTL Carriers

Nov 10, 2017 | Shipping, Supply-Chain, Trucking

By Paul Benfer – With the growth of third-party logistics companies reselling negotiated blanket LTL rates, carriers are reducing and adjusting their sales forces to take advantage of the industry disruption created by Echo Global Logistics, Donnelley Logistics...

Trucking, Logistics Hiring Rebounded in July

Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Logistics, Shipping, supply chain services, Trucking

By Loretta Chao, Wall Street Journal – Transportation and warehousing companies returned to adding jobs in July, with trucking operators increasing their hiring after shedding thousands of jobs in recent months.Trucking companies added 1,700 jobs last month, the...