Mar 8, 2021 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, logistics trucking services, Ports, Shipping, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire, Uncategorized
By Paul Benfer – The Protect the Right to Organize Act seeks to take California’s AB5 bill and make it a federal law by amending the National Labor Relations Act of 1947. What the sponsors are really seeking to do is continue their assault on small...
Oct 7, 2020 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Logistics, logistics trucking services, social responsibility, supply chain service company
By Paul Benfer – Kinetic Supply-Chain Services has received a silver medal rating from Ecovadis. Ecovadis is the leading evaluator of a corporation’s dedication to social responsiblity through actions, deeds and policies. The objective of the EcoVadis...
Sep 29, 2020 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, logistics trucking services, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire
By Paul Benfer – Perhaps I missed something, but when did a regulation demanding that owner-operators accept whatever rate a broker offered become law? When discussing 371.3 it is important to remember it was written in 1980 at the birth of trucking deregulation...
Sep 11, 2020 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, LTL Transportation Services, supply chain services
Hi All, Please see the attached two articles from today’s JOC and FreightWaves. The Journal of Commerce article provides an overview on how the loss of drivers is affecting capacity and costs. It provides multiple theories on why the shortage continues. I highlighted...
Sep 9, 2020 | Drayage, Economy, freight supply chain management
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Aug 10, 2020 5:35PM EDT Large truckload carriers put the brakes on capacity cuts in the second quarter, keeping their truck counts flat after four quarters of trimming, according to preliminary JOC.com Truckload Capacity Index (JOC...
May 27, 2020 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, service trucking company, trucking company services
Owner-operators seek DOT enforcement of broker regulations In difficult times throughout history, people and groups have singled out segments of society to affix blame for their tribulations. Right now, a small minority of owner-operators are singling out freight...
