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Last-Mile Fuel Delivery Lets Truckers Skip the Gas Station
Cutting out fuel stops can save time, money and the environment.
Trucks refuel at a gas station. Photo: Getty Images.
Containers Waited a Record 7.6 Days at L.A. Ports in October
The number of days containers are waiting to be picked up by trucks at California’s neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach climbed to a record in October, just before officials announced a new plan to clamp down on the backlog in collections.
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
Bonus Capacity, Better Insurance: Four Ways 3PLs Can Benefit Your Business
Here's how third-party logistics providers supplement fulfillment and delivery operations.
Container trucks sit in a parking lot. Photo: Getty Images.
FedEx Sees 10% Rise in Holiday Package Volume to Record Levels
FedEx is forecasting a 10% increase in holiday package deliveries over a previous record peak season in 2020 as consumers remain hooked on internet shopping even as stores reopen from last year’s lockdowns.
FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.
California Increases Truck Weight Limits to Ease Port Snarls
California will increase weight limits for trucks carrying goods in and out of its ports in an effort to ease supply chain bottlenecks and clear containers off the docks of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.
Five Ways Parcel Shippers Can Navigate Peak-Season Rate Increases
This year’s higher-than-normal general rate increases for parcel shipping caught many companies by surprise.
Packages move down a chute at a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.
Battle Over Independent Truckers’ Employment Status Wages On, Awaiting High Court Ruling
The recent debate over who is an independent contractor versus a direct employee promises to have a big impact on commercial truckers.
A heavy goods vehicle drives down a highway. Photo: Bloomberg.
Georgia Port Pins Hopes on Rail to Move 80,000 Containers
At the Port of Savannah, one of the busiest U.S. trade gateways, containers are stacked up like colorful children’s building blocks stretching as far as the eye can see.
A truck carries a shipping container at the Georgia Port Authority Mason Mega Rail Terminal in Garden City, Georgia. Photo: Bloomberg.
Trucking Profits Soar as Their Customers Grapple With Shortages
While a global supply chain crisis is crimping sales for companies from Apple Inc. to Caterpillar Inc., transportation firms are riding an unprecedented profit boom.
A truck carrying a J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. intermodal container enters the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Spireon Introduces the Next Generation of Its Modular Trailer Management Solution and IntelliScan Cargo Sensor
Spireon, a vehicle intelligence company, is introducing the next generation of the FL Flex suite of products and IntelliScan cargo sensor under its FleetLocate product line, timed with American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Management Conference and Exhibition (MCE).
Fifty Years in Idle Time Seen for Trucks at Two Major U.S. Ports
Trucking trips originating around the U.S.’s busiest ports are showing massive increases in idle time, another sign of the supply chain logjams plaguing American transport hubs.
Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
Blume Global Unveils Drayage Trucking Marketplace to Unclog Port Congestion During Holiday Season
Blume Global, a provider of supply chain execution and visibility technology solutions, has announced CarrierGo Live, a web-based solution that provides shippers, motor carriers and port terminal operators with the tools to alleviate unprecedented supply chain congestion.
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