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by Tom Moore on Jun 28, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Trucking fleets won’t face enforcement of California’s gig-economy law making… Trucking fleets won’t face enforcement of California’s gig-economy law making owner-operators employees until the Supreme Court decides whether to take up a case ...
by Tom Moore on May 24, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Some data points: Consumer price index is up 4% year over year Container ship charter rates reached the highest levels in 16 years, with 60% late in arriving at ports in March (about double normal) Refrigerated spot freight rates are up 21% from ...
by Tom Moore on May 3, 2021 8:00:00 PM
There is a pallet shortage. Why? My take is that the bullwhip effect is on full display. According to Investopedia, “ the bullwhip effect refers to a scenario in which small changes in demand at the retail end of the supply chain become amplified ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 29, 2021 8:00:00 PM
The Evergreen ship is now free from the Suez Canal. Now for the bad news: lawsuits! How many? Lots. Shippers, other carriers, and the Suez Canal will all have claims on the $3.1 billion insurance policy – and beyond. The insurance policy is a ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 22, 2021 8:00:00 PM
No rail interlining from Mexico to Canada! That is the promise of Canadian Pacific Railway agreeing to acquire Kansas City Southern – BUT, will the Fed's agree? The last time CP tried to buy Norfolk Southern, they (the Feds) intervened. This time ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 15, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Snowflake's (NYSE: SNOW) “data warehouse-as-a-service” got a lot of hype and a huge stock valuation. Now warehouse management systems (WMS) have their own data-warehouse-as-a-service offerings. AutoScheduler.AI is partnering with Rebus by Longbow. ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 1, 2021 7:00:00 PM
From the 10K of a large non-union LTL carrier: “We can offer no assurance that the Department of Labor will not adopt new regulations or interpret existing regulations in a manner that would favor the agenda of unions, or that our employees will not ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 22, 2021 7:00:00 PM
Put the following three things together, and you’ll see the challenges shippers face: Put the following three things together, and you’ll see the challenges shippers face: A shipping container shortage has snarled global supply chains for ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 16, 2021 7:00:00 PM
Here is why oil prices have increased and will continue increasing (if OPEC and Russia keep a steady hand): Shell said that in the next decade, it would cut production of traditional fuels such as diesel and gasoline by 55%. Its oil output has ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 1, 2021 7:00:00 PM
The headline speaks for itself… As containerships get bigger, their losses of cargo get bigger too. A Maersk ship lost 750, and other major carriers have reported losses. The most startling was a ship operated by Ocean Network Express that lost 1800 ...
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