Supply Chain Optimization

I Was Wrong

Diesel prices are holding their own— despite refineries coming online. What gives? While fuel exports haven’t hit records, they are trending higher than in prior years. Seaborne gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel shipments departing the U.S. Gulf Coast ...

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Controversy In Warehousing + Fewer Refineries = Higher Diesel

June 1, 2022 Expect controversy and some great tips from veterans Jeff Potts and yours truly. 15-minute webinar on June 9th. 1 PM CST Registration: https://new.elasticwebcast.com/user/registration/theme_04/index.php?videocast=NDY0. Diesel prices are ...

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Diesel $5.509 (A Record) + Amazon Fighting Unions

The second Staten Island Amazon distribution center rejected the union by a factor of 68% to 32% — wait, there is more. Amazon is challenging the other election where the union won by, amongst other things, attacking the NLRB (National Labor ...

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No Pain Like The Fuel Pain

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 ...

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Victory for 3PL’s

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 ...

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Are Carrier Costs Really Softening?

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 ...

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Carriers Make Money From Diesel + We Are Helping Ukraine

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 ...

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Unintended Consequences + Diesel $4.849

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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