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 15, 2020 | freight supply chain management, Logistics, supply chain service company, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, trucking services for hire
Montreal, Quebec, September 15, 2020 – TFI International Inc. (NYSE and TSX: TFII), a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DLS Worldwide (“DLS”), a business unit of...
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...
Jun 22, 2020 | Drayage, Logistics, logistics trucking services, Shipping, supply chain service company
The article below provides an excellent overview of the advances in autonomous vehicles for the movement of freight within the United States. One of the main points of the article is that there will be incremental movement before truly autonomous tractor-trailers are...
Jun 9, 2020 | Drayage, freight supply chain management, Logistics, LTL Transportation Services, Shipping
Less-than-truckload looking up, say analyst and pricing experts Deutsche Bank’s Amit Mehrotra encouraged by volume progression through May Below is an interesting article on LTL freight trends and analysis of carrier performance. One statement at the end of the...
