As if parts of the South haven’t had enough rain this spring, more is on the way this weekend. Flash flooding has been an unfortunate fact of life, and the risk may linger into next week in some places. Showers…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight a strong report for Old Dominion, an interesting sustainability study and more. The High Five 1. Old Dominion Freight Line reported…
After a few quarters of sales growth significantly outpacing inventory additions, the two were closer to parity at retailers specializing in general merchandise and household goods during the fiscal first quarter, which concluded at the end of April. While stock…
This is an excerpt from Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here. The request: Federal health agencies are asking Congress for more money to bolster their surveillance of the health care supply chain and make it more resilient. …
Large logistics providers have responded to the dearth of air cargo capacity during the coronavirus pandemic by leasing entire planeloads with crews to make sure they can meet customers’ transport requirements. Not to be outdone, New York-based Unique Logistics International…
The TT Club says the fire aboard the X-Press Pearl off the coast of Sri Lanka once again illustrates the need for ensuring the safe transport of dangerous cargo. The TT Club, with a global network that includes offices in…
Global logistics company AIT Worldwide Logistics said Thursday that it has acquired Multimodal International Ltd., a customs broker that focuses on the processing and clearance of industrial commodities. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to…
Things appear to be looking up in the trucking industry. That’s the opinion of Dave Chesterman, director of recruiting at Carter Express, who joined DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to…
Talks of labor shortages and truck driver safety are common themes at industry conferences, in newsletters, editorials and even watercooler conversations — with good reason. But it’s almost as if labor and driver safety were inversely related: On one hand,…
U.S. rail traffic in May sharply rebounded from the coronavirus pandemic-induced volume trough of last year, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Rail volumes for May totaled nearly 2.12 million carloads and intermodal units, a 28%…
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