The World Shipping Council, the TT Club, the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association and the Global Shippers’ Forum have jointly released a second Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document designed to support the smooth implementation of the container weighing regulations that take effect globally on July 1, 2016, according to The…
As a yellow delivery truck slides to the curb in a quiet suburban neighborhood, a hatch opens and a black drone pokes its rotors above the roof, ready to seek its next target. The drone launches, carrying the type of cardboard box that gets deposited on the doorsteps of millions…
The opening of the expanded Panama Canal is likely to create a significant shift in regional shipping networks, particularly with regards to the size and frequency of ships coming into the US East and Gulf Coast ports, according to Port Technology. However, the wider picture indicates much more significant issues,…
A few years ago, it seemed unrealistic for shippers, third party logistics providers or brokers to expect total visibility from all carriers in their freight networks. Large and mid-size carriers probably had the technology to provide shipment visibility. Small carriers, however, traditionally have lacked onboard computers and software needed to automate an electronic data…
A former Hillshire Brands Co. executive has made his way to Tyson Foods’ top ranks more than a year after Tyson’s $7.7 billion acquisition of the company. Tom Hayes, former chief supply chain officer for Hillshire, soon will make the trek from Tyson’s Chicago office to Springdale and move into…
FedEx Ground Package System Inc has agreed to pay drivers in 20 states $240 million to settle lawsuits claiming the second-largest U.S. parcel delivery company misclassified them as independent contractors, it said on Thursday, according to Reuters. The settlement, if approved, would be divided among 12,000 drivers, some of whom…
The Port of Los Angeles posted its busiest May ever, while container cargo at the Port of Long Beach also improved in May. Both ports are recovering following last year’s labor problems. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles increased nearly 11 percent in May compared to the same…
The reforms required by Congress to the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) carrier ranking system will take about two years to complete, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a Senate panel last week, according toCommercial Carrier Journal. That’s the same timeline the industry can expect to see the so-called “CSA scores”…
Drayage companies that service the Port of New York and New Jersey are once again squaring off with the Teamsters union in the divisive national debate over whether truck owner-operators are contractors or employees, this time over a bill in the New Jersey legislature, according to Journal Of Commerce. The bill, which is intended…
A report released last month by shipper-carrier connection platform LaneAxis concludes roughly 40 percent of freight contracted to the country’s largest carriers is subcontracted to smaller carriers. Freight being outsourced to smaller carriers from their larger counterparts isn’t news to the industry, but LaneAxis says its report reveals the practice…
