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by Tom Moore on Jan 7, 2019 7:00:00 PM
Firstly, we wish you a very happy and prosperous 2019! Railroads impose fees when customers take too long to unload railcars, don’t have their facilities ready to pick up shipments, and take other actions that could cause slowdowns on the rail ...
by Tom Moore on Jan 1, 2019 7:00:00 PM
Truckers are paying through the nose for diesel…why was revealed by a Wall Street Journal analysis late last year. Because breaking a barrel of crude into its component parts yields ~44% gasoline and only 29% distillates (Diesel), refiners run a lot ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 26, 2018 7:00:00 PM
Here is another instance of infrastructure not keeping up with technology. The Port of Houston is joined to the ocean by the 50-mile-long Houston Ship Channel. This artery is not wide enough to allow two-way traffic when 1100 feet long large ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 17, 2018 7:00:00 PM
Month-to-month orders for new class 8 tractors fell 36% – a sign that trucking companies are not as excited as they once were. Considering that carriers have ordered 468,600 trucks in 11 months this year – up 81% from last year, the world is far ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 10, 2018 7:00:00 PM
Why is the price of diesel still falling when crude oil is actually going up? Here is my list of answers: When prices are declining, there is a long lag between crude costs falling and diesel matching. When prices are rising, there is no lag. (Up ...
by Tom Moore on Nov 6, 2018 8:59:00 PM
I spent a week in Europe and can report: Shortages of labor in Western Europe are as concerning as they are here High labor costs in Western Europe are driving increased automation of items such as layer picking. Migrants are seen as ready labor ...
by Tom Moore on Oct 29, 2018 8:00:00 PM
Loss: In a ruling that will cost shippers more, an Arkansas court ruled drivers must be paid for all time worked – including waiting. Win: Like Trump or not, the decision to pull out of the postal agreement that allowed China, among others, to ship ...
by Tom Moore on Sep 10, 2018 8:00:00 PM
Many big shippers have so-called contracts with “core carriers”. Many of these are loosely structured, promising a limited volume of loads in exchange for a rate structure. Even carrier contracts that are more stringent may be on the endangered ...
by Tom Moore on Sep 4, 2018 8:00:00 PM
Manufacturers are getting stressed by demand. A great example is Boeing which is building 737s at rates that its engine supplier is having difficulty matching. Partially finished 737s are piling up, and Boeing is taking the drastic measure of ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 27, 2018 8:00:00 PM
Hormel joined other companies, like Kellogg, reporting that rising freight costs were part of the reason it cut its forecast. Really? If freight is such a high cost, surely they would say what they are doing to mitigate that cost. So far this year, ...
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