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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 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 1, 2022 1:00:00 AM
On Monday afternoon, the future price for Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) was $2.94. Recall that this is the price in NY Harbor if you buy 42,000 gallons next month. The graph below shows it is even more expensive than ARA – ARA (Amsterdam, ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 23, 2022 1:00:00 AM
The US Postal Service (USPS) has lost $92 Billion since 2007. USPS has claimed these losses stem from being forced by law to fund retiree healthcare costs. It hasn’t made a retiree healthcare payment since 2010 and now has $52 Billion in unfunded ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 15, 2022 1:00:00 AM
As stocks fell on Monday, Oil jumped to $95/barrel. As stocks fell on Monday, Oil jumped to $95/barrel. At the same time, predictions of $100/barrel now seem “achievable.” But wait, the EIA, in January, predicted a price decline: “the price of Brent ...
by Tom Moore on Jan 25, 2022 1:00:00 AM
“[To help supply chain leaders get a competitive advantage,] Gartner has identified multiple technology innovations poised to transform warehousing and distribution operations.” One technology identified is what they call “warehouse resource ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 27, 2021 7:00:00 PM
Just as J.B. Hunt is paying nearly $10 million in holiday bonuses to truck drivers and other workers, the… Just as J.B. Hunt is paying nearly $10 million in holiday bonuses to truck drivers and other workers, the American Trucking Association, an ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 20, 2021 7:00:00 PM
I hate to ruin your Christmas, but I want to give you my predictions about what will happen next year to freight contracts. Here is my take: Ocean containers: Contract rates will more than double, given the spot price to ship a 40-foot container ...
by Tom Moore on Nov 29, 2021 7:00:00 PM
Automation is seen as a great way to eliminate tasks in the warehouse that require unskilled labor. Unfortunately, automation requires skilled labor to set up and maintain. One company is struggling to get automation running and is finding the ...
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