U.S shippers and third-party logistics providers could see truckload rates increase by as much as 25 percent over the next two to three years, according to one of the heads of the largest privately held freight payment company in the U.S. “We’ve had for many years a sea of relative…
WE’RE MOVING INTO the age of the connected vehicle. And as excited as we might be to have cars that play our ’90s alternative rock Spotify playlists and let us send text messages via voice control, such things are frivolous compared to the safety and efficiency benefits that come when…
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose for the week ended June 13 as carloads declined for the 11th consecutive week, the Association of American Railroads reported. Intermodal traffic increased 1.6% from the same week last year to 276,907 intermodal trailers and containers, AAR announced June 24 in its weekly report. The…
The importance of talent acquisition has grown significantly over the past few years. With the value of businesses shifting from having tangible assets to having the right human capital, companies are now largely focused on acquiring talent. If they want to increase their overall market value, companies have no other…
Ex-NFL lineman Terry Unrein, a former executive at SEKO and EGL, will focus on building Crane’s Asia business Crane Worldwide Logistics LLC named Terry Unrein, a former executive under Chairman Jim Crane at EGL, as vice president of global sales. Unrein had been vice president for global sales at logistics…
Smart chips could deliver real-time decisions in any location. Supply chain transactions could run with blistering speed and nearly error-free performance if a technology startup called N.io Innovation Limited has its way. The year-old Broomfield, Colo.-based company (whose name is pronounced “Neo”) recently unveiled an ambitious plan to automate logistics,…
MISSISSAUGA – Jeff Van Poucke could not have wished for a better debut. The 40-year-old new President of Cummins Eastern Canada—who assumed his presidency May 1—greeted customers and industry VIPs Tuesday and Wednesday under sunny skies surrounded by an array of the diesel company’s latest on-highway gear. Tuesday was a special VIP…
SAN DIEGO — Chief executives of companies that operate in the highly competitive trucking and logistics space admit they have a real challenge on their hands as they work to provide good service, seek new business and turn a profit as operating costs, including truck driver wages, go up. “Customers…
A recently proposed regulation aimed at prohibiting driver coercion could have a significant impact on the way shippers and transportation brokers hire trucking companies to move freight across the U.S. This proposed rule seeks to prohibit motor carriers, shippers, receivers, or transportation intermediaries from coercing drivers to operate commercial motor…
Finding talent is one of the most important and challenging tasks for any company. In order to set up solid foundations and open opportunities for growth, companies need to acquire and nurture talented team members. However, as the talent gap grows, finding employees that will help drive business results is becoming…
