Logistics
Loadsmart, Home Depot Launch Supply-Led Platform for Flatbed
A Home Depot flatbed distribution center. (Home Depot)
Loadsmart launched a platform in partnership with The Home Depot that helps facilitate flatbed backhauls by focusing on supply, the companies announced Sept. 29.
September 29, 2021Inflation Is Seen Pushing Online Holiday Sales to $1.2 Trillion
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Online shoppers will be buying less this holiday season, but spending more.
September 29, 2021European Energy Prices Surge to Records as Supply Crisis Spreads
Carrier Rudolf Samoylovich delivers and bunkers gas at the Port of Rotterdam. (Peter Boer/Bloomberg News)
European energy markets from natural gas to carbon permits jumped to records, signaling the supply shortage will get worse just as the winter season starts. Stockpiles of everything from gas to coal and Norwegian water for electricity production are dwindling and there are few signs the situation will improve anytime soon as demand continues to roar back from a pandemic-driven lull.
September 28, 2021West Coast Ports Need More Funds, Seroka Says
Seroka (right, with Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow) says truck capacity has been a stumbling block, with only 50% of registered truck drivers calling to the port at least once a week. (Bloomberg Television)
The federal government needs to invest more in West Coast ports, said the head of the Port of Los Angeles, which is the nation’s biggest gateway to Asia and is grappling with record backlogs.
September 27, 2021Xcel Bulk Logistics Acquires 1845’s Commercial Bulk Division
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Xcel Bulk Logistics announced that it has acquired the 1845 Commercial Bulk Division.
September 27, 2021USPS Mail, Small Package Delivery May Take Longer as of Oct. 1
A U.S. Postal Service worker looks in the back of a delivery truck while delivering mail in Dallas. (Kathy Tran/Bloomberg News)
The U.S. Postal Service is making changes to its express shipping as of Oct. 1 that could delay some mail going across country.
September 27, 2021Prime Partners With Mastery to Implement Cloud-Based TMS
Prime Inc. is seeking to implement a more efficient TMS platform into its operations. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Prime Inc. announced a partnership with Mastery Logistics Systems to implement a cloud-based transportation management system.
September 27, 2021Pandemic, Amazon Driving Growth of Minnesota Mega-Business Centers
Items in a warehouse. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
An enormous new kind of trucking center is rolling into the Twin Cities — thanks in part to the pandemic and the home-delivery giant Amazon.com Inc.
September 27, 2021Costco Limits Paper Products, Water Due to Supply Chain Delays
A shopper carries paper towels and toilet paper from a Costco in Hawthorne, Calif. on March 14, 2020. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Costco is bringing back purchase limits on some essential items like toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water and high-demand cleaning products, and it’s blaming supply chain delays.
September 24, 2021New York Faces New Flood Threat Just Weeks After Ida’s Havoc
Cars and trucks sit abandoned on the flooded Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
New York and the U.S. Northeast are facing another flood threat just three weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the region, but the heavy rain expected through Sept. 24 won’t match that storm’s deadly deluge.
September 23, 2021