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by Tom Moore on Jun 19, 2023 10:45:00 AM
In 2020 I was highly critical of the government for giving Yellow Freight a $700MM bailout. Now the company is threatening bankruptcy. "Without [restructuring operations that Yellow labels as] crucial reforms, which are standard practice in the ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 14, 2023 7:00:00 PM
Getting more carrier capacity the expensive way: Buy trucks – the backlog at truck assembly lines in North America has grown to 205,000 orders – up sharply from 89,300. Getting more carrier capacity cheaply: Ryder, which rents trucks and trailers, ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 13, 2023 6:58:44 PM
Next year, truck manufacturers will need to supply 9% of trucks sold in California to be zero-emission. But this is tougher than it sounds: Batteries add substantial weight —decreasing payload. Consider an EV Hummer weighs in at 9,000# Batteries ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 13, 2023 4:28:49 PM
The benefits of the transportation deployment scheduler LevelLoad are numerous. Kimberly-Clark is a global leader in child care and personal care goods, with such famous brands as Kleenex, Huggies, Kotex, and Cottonelle, Scott, among others. Demand ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 12, 2023 3:06:47 PM
There is a bill in Congress to pilot allowing 6-axle tractor-trailers to get permits to gross 91,000#. If they use a tri-axle, it can’t exceed 45,000. AutoO₂ is ready to manage these bigger shipments today. What I am not ready for is the honesty of ...
by Tom Moore on May 31, 2023 9:00:00 AM
Ships transiting the Panama Canal now can draw more than 44 ft. of water— i.e., the biggest ships must reduce their payloads. Reason: The canal goes over a hill — and to do that, it gathers water from the surrounding area and uses it to raise the ...
by Tom Moore on May 9, 2023 9:10:00 AM
At the same time that iRobot is suing Expeditors International for lost sales after malware shut down Expeditors last year, Americold is suffering a debilitating hack. What do you do if you use a 3PL warehouse? One Americold customer sent staff to ...
by Tom Moore on May 2, 2023 9:15:00 AM
Why more trucking companies will go bankrupt: "Spot rates excluding total estimated fuel costs are only 3% higher than they were in the spring of 2019. It doesn't take an economist to figure that operating costs have grown more than 3% over the past ...
by Tom Moore on Apr 18, 2023 9:23:00 AM
Bob Costello with the ATA has some great points: The freight market is and has been worse than the macro-economy for a host of reasons, including: • Consumers move back to buying services (e.g., travel) • Related, port volumes have plummeted • ...
by Tom Moore on Apr 11, 2023 9:38:00 AM
Owning truck stops is hot: BP tried to buy TravelCenters of America (TA) (NOTE—BP owned a then much smaller TA (~50 sites) in the mid-1980s, having purchased from Ryder). ARKO swooped in offering more money. Who is ARKO? 1400 “C” stores in 30 states ...
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.