The nation's largest rail union, SMART Transportation Division, declined Monday a contract proposal in part brokered by the White House, putting the potential of a national railroad strike back on the table next month.
Even as freight demand has been strong, carriers can blame diesel as the culprit for a significant increase in their operational costs.
Parade has partnered with DAT Freight & Analytics to power Parade’s capacity-based freight pricing tool, Advantage.
Describing global supply chains as “volatile” for the last two years is an understatement. Bottlenecks, inventory imbalances and soaring costs contributed to industries and consumers worldwide experiencing negative ripple effects.
The DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI) declined for all three equipment types in September, indicating a muted shipping season ahead.
The September edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI), which was issued late last week by DAT Freight & Analytics, pointed to rate and volume declines, in advance of the holiday season.
The peak shipping season is fizzling as overstocked retailers cancel overseas orders and freight companies scale back expectations for heavy freight volumes heading into the holidays.
More shippers are returning to the truckload spot market as rates drop, but experts say they’re using that market more strategically than ever before to reduce transportation costs.
Hurricane season began in earnest in late September, impacting both Florida in the U.S. and Canada’s maritime provinces.
The Overhaul company's Intelligence and Response Team recently sent out an alert to media and subscribers to its location tracking and security services about yet another double-brokering scam wasn't just a form of skimming a small piece of the load's payment out of what might otherwise be a legitimate freight transaction.