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by Tom Moore on Apr 26, 2022 1:00:00 AM
JB Hunt quarterly report: Intermodal (JBI) revenue grew 36%, driven by a 28% increase in revenue per load and complimented by a 7% increase in load volume. Truckload (JBT) and Integrated Capacity Solutions™ (ICS) — aka brokerage — grew revenue by ...
by Tom Moore on Apr 12, 2022 10:39:55 AM
April 12, 2022 Diesel: $5.07 (down 7 cents). But, in March, fuel prices were up 27%! Are brokers passing fuel surcharges (FSC) on fast enough? By their very nature, FSC is in arrears—so when prices rise fast, the carrier is playing catchup—add ...
by Tom Moore on Apr 5, 2022 10:59:46 AM
This is a victory for 3PLs and everybody who uses contractors in the supply chain. While it was overshadowed by the union win against Amazon, something good came out of the Senate: David Weil’s nomination for the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 29, 2022 1:00:00 AM
March 29, 2022 Several sources have commented that spot truckload rates have leveled off or have even declined. This may be true, but savings are being masked by fuel surcharges running 65 cents per mile (dry van) — up 19 cents from February and 33 ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 22, 2022 1:00:00 AM
According to UNHCR The Refugee Brief, the number of people who have fled Ukraine reached 2.5 million. At the same time, nearly 2 million escaped to other parts of Ukraine inside the country. It is the most significant refugees flow from WWII. ...
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 ...
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