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by Tom Moore on Aug 22, 2022 10:38:58 AM
Transportation Planning provides an incredible competitive edge. To quote a VP at a Fortune 50 consumer goods manufacturer: “We deploy, at a premium cost, a product that may not be needed, from sites that may struggle to ship it, to sites that may ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 16, 2022 10:01:00 AM
American Transportation Research reports trucking operating costs = $1.855 per mile, a 12.7% year-over-year increase only slightly offset by a 14.8% decrease in deadhead mileage Trucking companies hired about 73,000 new workers in the 12 months ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 13, 2022 1:00:00 AM
Many major shippers suffer high-cost spot freight. And Kimberly-Clark did something about it: Project EARL (Early Tendering and Leveling). AutoO₂ and our sister company’s LevelLoad are the underlying technologies driving the savings. Call Tom Moore ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 28, 2022 1:00:00 AM
The contradiction is: Maersk’s CEO sees inflation pushing container rates up faster than 25% to 30%. This is aided by port and rail congestion Spot rates for containers are sometimes not below contract rates. The average rate per 40-foot container ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 1, 2022 1:00:00 AM
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 ...
by Tom Moore on May 24, 2022 9:39:48 AM
May 24, 2022 The good news: The Cass Freight Index declined 0.5% year-over-year in April. The bad news: Petroleum product tanker rates for routes originating in Europe rose to record highs in April 2022. And this is important because of how we ...
by Tom Moore on May 10, 2022 1:00:00 AM
Most contracts read like this: “We’ll give the carrier x lots per year (maybe), and the carrier will accept some of them if they feel like it.” Sounds like a great basis for a partnership. So, what is happening: Ocean carriers are refusing contract ...
by Tom Moore on May 3, 2022 1:00:00 AM
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 ...
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 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 ...
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.