Fleet Owner: End-of-July strike might permanently rob UPS of volume, analyst says
More freight-industry stakeholders—most notably 3PL AFS Logistics and TD Cowen in their analysis of their new Q3 freight index—prognosticate about a possible walkout by Teamsters at the giant parcel carrier and the impact of bankruptcy at LTL Yellow.
JOC: Anxious US shippers prepare for possible UPS strike, tighter LTL market
US shippers and logistics providers that have enjoyed pricing power and transportation savings this year are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of a Teamsters union strike at UPS and a shutdown at Yellow, one of the largest US less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking companies.
Overdrive: DAT steps up fight against freight fraud, but is it enough?
DAT Freight & Analytics on Tuesday acknowledged the rise of freight fraud and double brokering while introducing its plans "to reduce the risk of fraud and double brokering in the trucking industry."
Fleet Owner: Freight-market ripples ahead of possible UPS strike
A Teamsters strike looms as the current agreement covering more than 340,000 full- and part-timers expires July 31. But shippers might start diverting freight as soon as this week—and the effects could start to show in the beleaguered spot market.
Yahoo Lifestyle: Yellow Sees ‘Freight Diversions’ Amid Cash Crunch: Cowen
Trucking giant Yellow Corp. might have gotten a second wind ahead of possible bankruptcy concerns, but shippers might be taking their business elsewhere.
DC Velocity: DAT introduces new tools to help the freight industry fight fraud
DAT Freight & Analytics today introduced new initiatives to reduce the risk of fraud and double brokering in the trucking industry while delivering the speed, convenience and open marketplace users expect from the DAT One truckload freight network.
AJOT: DAT introduces new tools to help the freight industry fight fraud
DAT Freight & Analytics today introduced new initiatives to reduce the risk of fraud and double brokering in the trucking industry while delivering the speed, convenience and open marketplace users expect from the DAT One truckload freight network.
Food Logistics: Fraud-Fighting Tools for Truckers, Brokers
The new fraud-fighting tools include tougher verification protocols and a Fraud Protection Program, a microsite with free security-related information. DAT Freight & Analytics introduced new initiatives to reduce the risk of fraud and double brokering in the trucking industry.