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There is much truth in that adage, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” Ships and planes transport products around the world, but the last stage in the journey to their final destination is frequently via truck. This is true not only of products reaching store shelves, but the transportation of raw materials to factories at the start of the manufacturing process. In the U.S alone, more than 80 percent of all communities rely on trucks for the delivery of food, fuel, clothing and medicine.
US Trucking Sector Faces Continued Challenges Amid Q1 Slump in Volume and Spending
As the US trucking market continues to grapple with uncertainty, the latest data from US Bank’s Freight Payment Index for… Read More
Future Energy Demand In Transportation Still Dominated By Oil
Despite all the talk of alternative fuels, particularly natural gas and electricity, energy demand in the transportation sector will continue… Read More
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Puts Workers at the Bottom
Less than two weeks after President Trump’s State of the Union in which he declared that “American heart, American hands,… Read More
Tigers Grows Global Footprint With New Temperature-Controlled Dallas Facility
Tigers has expanded into a larger facility in Dallas, Texas, complete with a temperature-controlled area, as part of ongoing global… Read More
Broad-Based Growth In Future Global Energy Demand Foreseen
Growth in global energy demand is broad-based across several sectors, according to the recently-released BP Energy Outlook 2018. The industrial… Read More
Ecommerce Logistics Costs Set to Rise
Ecommerce logistics costs as a proportion of sales look set to rise in the coming years, driven by an increase… Read More
Micro-Fulfillment
Disruption in the logistics industry is on the upswing. With increased competition and customer expectation higher than ever, advanced technology… Read More
e4score Launches Shipper Applications
e4score, provider of the cloud-based complete shipment visibility solution TrackAssured, announces the launch of two innovative applications for shippers that… Read More
Five Ways IT Leaders Can Help CEOs in the Digital Era
As a business leader, it is likely one of your top priorities is digitizing. While the trucking industry has begun… Read More
FMC Orders Formal Investigation in Detention and Demurrage Case
It’s been a long time coming, but the Federal Maritime Commission has voted to launch an investigation, focused on the… Read More
Trump’s Budget Reduces Transportation Spending
President Donald Trump’s 2019 Budget was unveiled the same week as the administration’s infrastructure proposal, pointing a spotlight on how… Read More
Spotlighting Modern Manufacturing in California
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) traveled to San Jose to highlight California’s manufacturing industry and the bright future ahead… Read More
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