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Cargo Business News: Trucking Trends: Finding and retaining truck drivers is a job for everyone
Sep 28, 2021
At the end of July I drove up from Boston to the annual Gear Jammer magazine truck show in Winchester, N.H. Everyone's eyes were on the polished-up rigs but the main topic of conversation centered around drivers.
Talk Business and Politics: Economic recovery leads to supply chain issues
Sep 27, 2021
A compressed economic recovery, following a two-month recession at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, has resulted in supply chain issues, and the stretched supply chains are contributing to inflation, an economist said.
Supply Chain Drive: Los Angeles, Long Beach ports extend truck hours amid cargo deluge
Sep 23, 2021
The ports' latest tweaks to their hours come after months of congestion and surging consumer demand.
Transport Dive: Los Angeles, Long Beach ports extend truck hours amid cargo deluge
Sep 22, 2021
The ports' latest tweaks to their hours come after months of congestion and surging consumer demand. Port bottlenecks have directly impacted trucking firms, facing equipment detention and a shortage of drayage drivers.
Refrigerated Transporter: New C.H. Robinson technology identifies spot-market savings for shippers
Sep 22, 2021
3PL company says Market Rate IQ reveals $75 million in potential savings across $1.2 billion in freight during incubation phase
Transport Topics: C.H. Robinson Releases Spot Market Navigation Tool
Sep 22, 2021
C.H. Robinson launched a new tool to help businesses navigate spot market costs, the company announced Sept. 20.
Logistics Management: DAT reports new records in its August Truckload Volume Index
Sep 21, 2021
The August reading for the TVI—at 231—increased 2% from July and posted a 17% annual increase and is one of the five highest months on record. July came in at 222, which was preceded by June’s 237 (the all-time record), and May’s 212.
Supply Chain 247: DAT reports new records in its August Truckload Volume Index
Sep 21, 2021
Fleet Owner: Freight increased 2% in August
Sep 21, 2021
According to DAT Freight & Analytics, shippers are at the precipice of their most challenging peak season yet.
Perishable News: An Industry First in Rate Transparency: New C.H. Robinson Technology Identifies How Shippers Can Save on the Spot Market and Lets Them Compare Their Rates to the Dat Benchmark
Sep 21, 2021
With tight trucking capacity and market volatility pushing more freight into the spot market, global logistics provider C.H. Robinson has launched Market Rate IQTM – a new tool that shows companies how their spot rates compare to a trusted third-party benchmark and breaks down where they could save money.