Dec 8, 2017 | Container Drayage, Ports, Shipping
By Jennifer Smith – Wall Street Journal – Labor negotiations between employers and unionized dockworkers at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports got off to a rocky start this week after union leaders walked out of contract-extension talks. The main point of...
Nov 28, 2017 | freight supply chain management, service trucking company, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire
By Seth Clevenger, Transport Topics – Tesla Inc. unveiled its long-anticipated, all-electric Class 8 tractor Nov. 16, marking the electric car maker’s entry into the commercial truck business and reimagining the heavy-duty truck as we know it. Tesla co-founder...
Nov 28, 2017 | Economy, Shipping, Supply-Chain, Trucking
By Daniel P. Bearth, Transport Topics – Freight surged in October and carriers are bracing for what could be a record-breaking holiday shipping season. American Trucking Associations said its seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index climbed to 147.6 in...
Nov 28, 2017 | freight supply chain management, supply chain service company, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, trucking company services
By Annie Gasparro, Heather Haddon and Sarah Nassauer, Wall Street Journal – The country’s biggest grocers are increasingly demanding their suppliers deliver on time, imposing fines for late shipments as they try to keep customers satisfied and better compete...
