Logistics

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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

Business, Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Ryder Earns 3PL Cross-Border Security Certification

Ryder System said it has been certified as a third-party logistics provider in the Custom-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, an initiative that seeks to promote supply chain security and reduce border vulnerabilities.

June 24, 2009

Daily Briefings from Transport Topics

Transport Topics has partnered with Spoken Layer to make one-minute daily briefings available on all your smart devices. Simply say “Alexa, play Transport Topics” or “Okay Google, talk to Transport Topics” to get the day’s biggest trucking headlines.

Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Rises 4.4¢ to $2.616 a Gallon

Diesel fuel’s national average price rose for the seventh straight week, gaining 4.4 cents to $2.616 a gallon, the Energy Department said.

June 23, 2009
Business, Technology, Government, Logistics

3PL Leans on iPhone App to Eliminate Paper Bills

D.W. Morgan, a third-party logistics and supply chain consulting firm, has developed an iPhone application that the company said has helped it eliminate paper bills.

June 23, 2009
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Improve in May

Existing homes sales rose for the second straight month in May, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

June 23, 2009
Letters to the Editor, Business, Logistics

Letters: Wise Up, 3PLs

I know we’re in a national recession, money and credit are very tight and the banks are hogging all the money and have put wicked restrictions on everyone’s cash flow. But despite these money problems, third-party people seem to expect the trucks they hire to run for nearly free — especially when it comes to hauling overdimensional freight.

June 22, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Logistics Expenses Drop 3.5%

WASHINGTON — The cost of moving and storing goods nationwide fell 3.5% last year, the first decline in logistics-related ex-penses in six years, despite 2% higher transportation expenses. Manufacturers and retailers slashed inventories and excess capacity limited the ability of freight carriers to raise prices, according to a new report.

June 22, 2009
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Ryder Reaches Pallet Logistics Deal

Ryder System said that it has reached an agreement with Intelligent Global Pooling Systems to manage the flow of plastic pallets.

June 16, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Rises 7.4¢ to $2.572 a Gallon

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 7.4 cents to $2.572 a gallon, its sixth straight weekly increase, the Department of Energy said.

June 16, 2009
Business, Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

iTECH: Boring in on Core Technology

How can trucking and logistics companies — faced with new technology and endless updates to IT systems — avoid wasting money on uncoordinated solutions as they try to keep up with faster, more visible supply chains?

June 15, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Gas Climbs 17¢ to $2.66 a Gallon, Lundberg Says

The national average price of regular gasoline continued to climb, gaining 17 cents in the past two weeks to $2.66 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

June 15, 2009