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...
Apr 30, 2020 | Container Drayage, Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, service trucking company, Shipping, supply chain services
Mr.Benfer – I enjoyed your article How to Develop a Good LTL RFP. Some very good points. I too have been in the industry for some time, working with an LTL carrier for over 28 years in pricing, auditing, and weight/inspections. Also, I have worked the last 16...
Apr 28, 2020 | Container Drayage, Drayage, Economy, freight supply chain management, Logistics, logistics trucking services, LTL Transportation Services, supply chain service company, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, trucking company services
How to Develop a Good LTL RFP By Paul Benfer, Kinetic Supply-Chain Services, LLC As published in the TRANSDIGEST-Volume XXV, Issue No. 266, April 2020 Few things in transportation management provide a higher level of satisfaction than running a successful LTL RFP or...
Apr 21, 2020 | Container Drayage, Drayage, Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Logistics, Ports, trucking company services
Covid-19 Statistical Review – April 20, 2020 – Stats from yesterday, April 20, 2020 Our Daily Update on the Data and the Trends Background: This is another in a series of statistical reviews of the emerging data on the Covid-19 virus. Note that our conclusions are...
