Nov 10, 2017 | freight supply chain management, Shipping, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, Trucking
By Paul Ziobro – Wall Street Journal – The freight-train ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tenn., usually takes a few days. Earlier this month, though, the ride was 18 days, 13 hours and 57 minutes, logs show. Congestion, delays and erratic service are...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Government Actions, Shipping, Trucking
By Chris Burroughs, Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) – The much-anticipated report by NAS was released today… The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was tasked by Congress in the FAST Act, to conduct a thorough comprehensive examination of the...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Shipping, Supply-Chain, trucking company services
By Ben Meyer – American Shipper – Shipment volumes for the month grew 0.5% from February and 0.9 % from March 2016, while expenditures were down 1.2 % sequentially but up 3% year over year, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.The North...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Logistics, Shipping, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire
By Steve Rosenbush, Wall Street Journal- Good morning. There is perhaps no clearer example of how technology is remaking a traditional industry than the ways in which autonomous vehicles are poised to change transportation. While much of the early attention has...
Nov 10, 2017 | freight supply chain management, Shipping, Supply-Chain
By Paul Benfer – Central Freight Lines has agreed to acquire Wilson Trucking. The acquisition of Wilson will enable Central Freight Lines to expand their coverage to the Southeastern United States. Don Orr, President and CEO of Central Freight Lines, said...
Nov 10, 2017 | freight supply chain management, Logistics, Shipping, Supply-Chain
By Alexander Martin and Costas Paris – Wall Street Journal – Japan’s three largest shipping companies said Monday they would merge their container-shipping operations to create the world’s sixth-largest competitor in an effort to cope with a global decline...
