Scottsdale, Arizona-based Emerge, a provider of its proprietary Digital Freight Marketplace (DFM) and TMS focused on accelerating productivity and increasing visibility for supply chain stakeholders and freight procurement, recently announced, that it has tapped DAT Freight & Analytics.
Hurricane Ian is currently steaming toward Florida's west coast with an anticipated landfall as soon as Wednesday as a major storm, prompting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to issue a state of emergency, suspending hours of service regulations, along with certain size and weight restrictions in the state.
Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram have gained popularity amongst truckers, helping build communities and bridge gaps within a fragmented industry
US petroleum demand, as measured by total domestic petroleum deliveries, was 20.2 million b/d in August, according to the latest monthly statistical report by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Every year the trucking industry promotes National Truck Driver Appreciation Week to celebrate the professionals who deliver our goods securely and on time but also keep our highways safe. This year’s event was held from September 11-17.
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) welcomes DAT Freight & Analytics as its newest Gold Level Partner. The Gold Level partnership is the highest level of support and commitment to the WIT mission: to encourage employment, promote accomplishments and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry.
There are signs of normalcy returning after three years of turbulence in the $830 billion trucking market.
While the overall effect a national railroad strike might have on the supply chain could mirror that of a natural disaster or another pandemic depending on how long it lasts, its influence on road freight is likely to be swift and variable by lane and commodity type.
Companies from food suppliers in the Midwest to retail importers across the U.S. are bracing for a potential national rail strike by seeking alternative transport to keep their supply chains running.
Economic forces, consumer demand, seasonality, natural disasters and myriad other factors contribute to transport’s cyclical market.