Here’s an interesting question for you: Why become a truck driver if you had to convince a group of young people why it’s a good profession? If you were in this position, what would you tell them? We’re surrounded by…
Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) reported Monday that logistics real estate markets tightened further during the second quarter. The San Francisco-based logistics real estate investment trust posted core funds from operations (FFO) of $1.01 per share in the quarter before the…
The complexity associated with LTL rates and RFP processes makes formal bids difficult to navigate—and even more difficult to navigate successfully. Errors stemming from manual tools and dense spreadsheets—no matter how careful you are—can wreak havoc on a shipper’s RFP…
Americans can have just about anything delivered to their front doors, whether it’s a pizza or a bag of groceries or a shiny new SUV. But it has long been taboo – under the law, at least – to deliver…
Capacity constraints, increased demand for home deliveries and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic led experts to believe that sustainability efforts would fall by the wayside. But that doesn’t seem to be the case, according to the “2021 State of…
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Dozens of wildfires are still burning across the West, producing smoke, poor air quality and leading to road closures in some areas. It’s unlikely the situation will get better in the coming weeks and months. Bootleg fire The Bootleg fire…
Five or 10 years ago, a truckload carrier would have looked askance at acquiring an LTL carrier. Truckload carriers were comfortable shipping directly from the shipper to the consignee at a minimal fixed cost, a model that runs counter to…
Nuclear materials couriers (NMCs) might have one of the toughest and most secretive jobs in the transportation industry: hauling nuclear bombs and other dangerous material. The drivers who make up the covert fleet transporting nuclear weapons to locations across the…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico faces growing shortage of truck drivers; Mexico creates new national customs agency; CBP expands Santa Teresa port of entry cargo…
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