The Star Tribune: Toilet paper is back on shelves: Are supply chains back to normal?
For years, the global supply chain was treated like a stagehand in a theater — absolutely essential for a smooth performance but hidden from the audience.
For years, the global supply chain was treated like a stagehand in a theater — absolutely essential for a smooth performance but hidden from the audience.
Truckload freight brokers that anticipate higher rates next spring are urging shippers to lock in contractual rates in the first quarter because they might be the lowest rates of the year. But other brokers, and shippers, aren’t clear about when rates may rise and by how much.
Shipping giant Maersk announced it’s cutting 10,000 jobs as it sees softening demand. And FedEx is telling some of its pilots to go fly for American Airlines as demand for its air cargo flights dips.
We’re starting to see seasonal changes in the spot market with an increase in load volume. We’ll get the latest details from DAT on today’s Market Update.
We know that fraud in the freight broker world has reached an all-time high. This week, we’re joined by Satish Maripuri. He is the CEO & President of DAT Freight & Analytics as well as a Group Executive at Roper Technologies.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has convened an interagency working group, led by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, to develop timely information on supply chain activity. The working group includes relevant DOT modes and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Commerce and Labor.
Decline from September to October in available loads posted on the truckload van spot market, while posts for available trucks increased 14.1% from month to month, according to DAT Solutions.
It’s a standard road trip refrain and one of the most frequent questions I get at DAT Freight & Analytics: Are we there yet?
Spot market capacity is rapidly decreasing. We break down the latest numbers courtesy of DAT.
Gill joins DAT from Nordstrom, where he served as Senior Vice President of Technology and Chief Product Officer. He drove technology product development at the company, including website and native apps, omni technology, services for search, order management, payments and credit, product catalog, inventory management and supply chain.