Container shipping is in uncharted territory. There has never been a crazy boom like this in its history. But as any shipping long-timer will tell you, there has indeed been a crazy boom like this in another sector: dry bulk…
Surge Transportation is the fastest growing 3PL in the logistics space today. Based in Chicago and Jacksonville, they offer unrestricted access to almost all accounts, limitless territory, and a chance to be a key player in a growing company. To…
This episode is brought to you by Emerge, The Digital Freight Marketplace. While market volatility is affecting everyone, you need an RFP expert to navigate the uncertainty. Industry expertise and technology for your RFP event, now and in the future.…
Port Houston announced Wednesday that July was the biggest month ever recorded for container twenty-foot equivalent units, with 297,621 TEUs moved. That beat the previous record set in March by more than 73,000. July saw a 27% increase in container…
Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter. In this issue, logistics of milk crates; shipping crisis impacts DTC brands; gridlock at sea; and more. #MilkCrateChallenge Twitter WHAT THE TRUCK are you doing? — While ocean containers may be in short…
Although California’s Prop 22 may be sidelined by a judicial process that recently found the initiative unconstitutional, it shouldn’t impact the attempt by app-based companies in Massachusetts to obtain approval for a version unique to the commonwealth. For now, the…
An explosive California wildfire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, as well as devastated a mountain community, is threatening the nearby Lake Tahoe basin, which straddles the California-Nevada line. Related: Western wildfires heating up jet fuel…
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There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. They are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or…
Two approaches dominate autonomous trucking: Keep working toward a flawless system that replaces the human driver with a robot. Or market what works today and keep striving for driverless operation. All developers of high-autonomy Level 4 commercial trucks run real-world…
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