Retailers and manufacturers rushed to lock in low freight rates in the first quarter as overcapacity in the trucking industry dragged on the profits of transportation companies but bolstered profits for middlemen who arrange shipments, according to The Wall Street Journal. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. reported Wednesday net profit of…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance continued work this week at its Workshop event in Chicago on defining an “electronic inspection” and the parameters of a new North American Standard Electronic Inspection. With several variatns of “wireless” or “electronic” inspections being deployed in real-world testing today, CVSA established an ad…
Global logistics provider DHL believes worldwide supply chains are beginning to undergo a fundamental transformation as more “artificial intelligence” is deployed to handle both the domestic and international movement of goods According to research conducted in support of its recent 2016 Logistics Trend Radar, DHL thinks the impact of…
The U.S. Senate’s Appropriations Committee April 21 passed 30-0 a bill that corrects a legislative mess-up from December that put the 34-hour restart in jeopardy. The bill makes clear that the 34-hour restart remains available for use by truck operators should a pending study by the Department of Transportation…
The metamorphosis of supply chain from a humble collection of support functions like purchasing, shipping and production to true business leadership is huge. Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) increasingly control 50% or more of a company’s annual spending, with two thirds of all employees directly reporting to the role. More…
Steve Russell, 76, founder of Celadon Group, passed away April 15 the carrier confirmed Friday. Russell started Celadon (No. 35 on the CCJ Top 250) in 1985, growing the company from a small dry van carrier to a large, national, multi-service carrier. “We are deeply saddened by Steve’s passing,” says Paul…
Transport America, an over-the-road, dedicated and local transportation fleet based in Eagan, Minn., has been named the 2016 CCJ Innovator of the Year by Commercial Carrier Journal for the development of a truck-specific weather alerting system that has resulted in fewer weather-related accidents and improvements in customer service. The announcement…
TOKYO — International competition for the chartering of large container vessels has forced shipping companies to slash rates. “Container rates on the Asia-Europe ocean route have fallen below an in-house break-even point for mooring ships,” lamented an executive at one of the top three Japanese shipping companies — Nippon Yusen, Mitsui…
Autonomous vehicle technology doesn’t come in just one variety. Just look at Google’s fully self-driving approach, which takes humans completely out of the equation, versus automakers’ use of advanced driver assistance systems. Many industry experts and policymakers also predict that onboard self-driving technology alone won’t be enough to get the zero-accident, full-autonomy future we’ve…
A judge last week struck down the city’s approval of a $500 million BNSF rail yard near the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, saying officials failed to properly analyze the environmental effects the project would have on nearby residents and businesses, according to MyNewsLA.com. The rail yard, which was approved by…
