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by Tom Moore on Mar 16, 2022 1:00:00 AM
Diesel topics worth repeating: Street prices react to oil’s rise quickly — but when oil falls, the price you pay lags far behind. In traditional contracts, carriers make incremental income out of fuel surcharges: Their real mpg vs. that contracted ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 8, 2022 1:00:00 AM
The unintended consequences of developing Electric Vehicles (EVs) are numerous. Sometimes collateral damage is self-inflicted. Here are examples. The push for Electric Vehicles and “clean” power has the unintended consequence of: Large mines must be ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 1, 2022 1:00:00 AM
On Monday afternoon, the future price for Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) was $2.94. Recall that this is the price in NY Harbor if you buy 42,000 gallons next month. The graph below shows it is even more expensive than ARA – ARA (Amsterdam, ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 23, 2022 1:00:00 AM
The US Postal Service (USPS) has lost $92 Billion since 2007. USPS has claimed these losses stem from being forced by law to fund retiree healthcare costs. It hasn’t made a retiree healthcare payment since 2010 and now has $52 Billion in unfunded ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 15, 2022 1:00:00 AM
As stocks fell on Monday, Oil jumped to $95/barrel. As stocks fell on Monday, Oil jumped to $95/barrel. At the same time, predictions of $100/barrel now seem “achievable.” But wait, the EIA, in January, predicted a price decline: “the price of Brent ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 8, 2022 1:00:00 AM
Previous entries have outlined California’s stance on independent contractors: “Someone cannot be considered a contractor if they are in the same line of business as the employer. As a result, a plumber working for a retail store can be considered a ...
by Tom Moore on Jan 25, 2022 1:00:00 AM
“[To help supply chain leaders get a competitive advantage,] Gartner has identified multiple technology innovations poised to transform warehousing and distribution operations.” One technology identified is what they call “warehouse resource ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 27, 2021 7:00:00 PM
Just as J.B. Hunt is paying nearly $10 million in holiday bonuses to truck drivers and other workers, the… Just as J.B. Hunt is paying nearly $10 million in holiday bonuses to truck drivers and other workers, the American Trucking Association, an ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 20, 2021 7:00:00 PM
I hate to ruin your Christmas, but I want to give you my predictions about what will happen next year to freight contracts. Here is my take: Ocean containers: Contract rates will more than double, given the spot price to ship a 40-foot container ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 13, 2021 7:00:00 PM
As companies push out their payables – some as far as 180 days – they are offering vendors a way to get their money earlier called supply-chain financing. How it works: The vendor sends a bill The customer approves it A bank then offers terms ...
Our founding team of supply chain veterans and ML experts has created one of the most sophisticated suites of optimization tools in the supply chain world. Let us show you.