This is an excerpt from Thursday’s (5/17) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. The headlines read something like “April retail sales flat, missing expectations.” Indeed, Americans spent 0.0% more in April (seasonally adjusted) than we did in March. Compared…
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How technology and innovation are key to navigating today’s supply chain DETAILS: Necessity is the mother of all invention and innovation, and the past year…
Rail stakeholders and observers are weighing in on how competing attempts by Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and CN (NYSE: CNI) to merge with Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) might affect the freight rail industry. Both CN and CP are seeking…
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Great companies should always be in stealth mode DETAILS: Drew McElroy of digital freight marketplace Transfix and FreightWaves’ JP Hampstead discuss the dissolving borders between…
This is an excerpt from Monday’s (5/13) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. One of the most intriguing COVID silver linings was the opportunity for massive companies to pivot. For the apparel industry, those pivots have been largely consistent…
Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle are back for another special episode of Put That Coffee Down during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. On this episode, they look at how two companies have designed platforms to help with the sales process from automation…
An exemption for local delivery companies – including food delivery platforms and Amazon Flex drivers – from regulations generally used to regulate trucking companies in the state of Oklahoma has been signed into law. The bill, the Oklahoma Courier Application…
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Tuesday regarding the deadly capsizing of the SEACOR Power liftboat. The boat capsized on April 13 about 8 miles off the Louisiana coast. According to the NTSB, there were 19 people…
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Charting the path to autonomous trucking DETAILS: The pursuit of autonomous commercial trucking that doesn’t require a human driver is a horse race among six…
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: High demand, tight capacity and how fleets are navigating the current freight market DETAILS: A discussion on capacity challenges in trucking INTERVIEWER and SPEAKER: George…
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