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...
Nov 10, 2017 | Government Actions, Logistics, Shipping, supply chain service company
By Paul Benfer – The new SOLAS requirements will help improve safety for all involved in the physical movement of containers. That is a good thing. What you should be on guard for are mistakes in listing weight on your paperwork that can lead to extra added...
Nov 10, 2017 | Government Actions, Logistics, supply chain services, Trucking
By Paul Benfer – Kinetic Supply-Chain Services – The Department of Energy stated that the average retail price of diesel increased for the 14th time in the past 15 weeks. The cost increased 2.5 cents per gallon to $2.382. Diesel costs are still 58 cents...
Nov 10, 2017 | Government Actions, Logistics, supply chain services, Trucking
By Laura Stevens – Wall Street Journal – Shipping crude oil is going to become an increasingly unpredictable business for railroads, as refiners have now demonstrated they will turn to the cheapest source for oil—no matter its location. “And when prices...
Nov 10, 2017 | Government Actions, Logistics, Trucking
By Chris Burroughs – TIA – Yesterday, May 24, 2016, the Full Appropriations Committee marked up and approved the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) bill. Of interest to TIA members, the new language would specifically...
Nov 10, 2017 | Government Actions, Logistics, supply chain service company, Trucking
By Eugene Mulero – Transport Topics – The U.S. House and Senate last week advanced separate transportation bills that would make changes to the hours-of-service restart rule for truckers that many across the industry have opposed. A provision that would...
