Download Digest INDUSTRY NEWS The U.S. freight railroads and unions reached a tentative agreement this week to avert what could have been a nationwide strike. The tentative contract agreement was accepted by the unions with the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers stating they will submit the tentative […]
Download Digest INDUSTRY NEWS The American Trucking Association released its Driver Compensation Study which covers data points from 2021. Drivers median compensation rose 18% to $69,687 from 2019. The American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) Annual Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking is out for 2022. Interesting data points reflect the following: The average […]
Download Digest There has been a growing trend among shippers to get back to the fundamentals of continuous improvement as we finally work to put the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic behind us. With the ensuing disruptions we have all felt over the past two years, not to mention the changing dynamics of our businesses, […]
Download Digest INDUSTRY NEWS Noteworthy News:The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled to deny hearing the California Trucking Association’s petition over the California state’s Assembly Bill 5. AB 5, as it is known, applies an ABC Test to independent contractors. The ABC Test consists of three parts as illustrated below. Section B of the ABC […]
Download Digest INDUSTRY NEWS The ILWU and PMA issued joint statements on the recent negotiations to reassure shippers that both parties are committed to finalizing a new labor contract and avoiding a port disruption. The negotiators state, “The timing is typical, and cargo operations continue beyond the expiration of the contract. Neither party is […]
The ability to get your product where it needs to go is a fundamental part of running any successful business. If your organization ships a high volume of items, you’ve likely had to deal with freight claims before. You also probably know what a hassle it can be. From putting the paperwork together to waiting […]
Download Digest 2022 has started with a resurgence in TMS technology deployment. Shippers of all sizes are evaluating and testing the market to identify if a new TMS platform can fill the gaps in their current state, and if the ROI is enough to make a change. The resurgence has two primary decision channels, securing […]
Download Digest INDUSTRY NEWS The inspections are over. On Friday, Governor Abbott of Texas repealed his order requiring stepped up inspections of all commercial truck from Mexico. The resultant backlash from the border congestion caused by the increased inspections gave way to the last of the bordering Mexican states, Tamaualipias, signing new commitments to border […]
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