For those interested in transportation management, the news that truckload rates are trending flat for the time being may be good, although on a year-over-year basis, May's index registered 5.0 percent higher than for the same period last year. The continuing share shift toward intermodal is at least one reason rates are being held in check.

Real-time locations systems (RTLS) are increasingly being deployed in companies with revenues of $200m or more across all regions and vertical markets, according to 2012 research by VDC Research Group.

Nearly nine in 10 (88 percent) executives surveyed for the quarterly Robert Half Professional Employment Report said they anticipate no changes to the size of their teams in the next three months. Five percent of respondents plan to add full-time, professional-level staff in the third quarter, while another 5 percent indicated they will make personnel reductions. Recruiting challenges continue to surface for executives - 69 percent of those interviewed said they are having difficulty finding people with the skills they need, up eight points from the second-quarter survey.

Daymon Worldwide, a provider of brand-building and sourcing services for retail, has formed a new unit dedicated to transportation management and logistics support for retailers and suppliers.