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Corporate America’s New Dilemma: Raising Prices to Cover Higher Transport Costs
The drive for cost cuts and higher margins at U.S. trucking and railroad operators is pinching their biggest customers, forcing the likes of General Mills Inc and Hormel Foods Corp to spend more on deliveries and consider raising their own prices as a way to pass along the costs.
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Daimler Throws Shade at Tesla E-Trucks Plan as Rivalry Heats Up
Daimler AG cast doubt on Tesla Inc.’s plan to deliver electric heavy trucks next year, saying its more modest goal to start selling battery-powered big rigs by 2021 is more realistic.
Freight Brokers See Profits Surge on Shipping Rush
Freight middlemen are seeing a surge in business as growing economic demand and tight capacity sends companies rushing to find shipping space.
Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits
A number of U.S. companies told investors that rising shipping costs in recent months have cut into earnings.
Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars
The future of driverless driving looks like a giant toaster with a funny hat.
Funding Questions Abound Over Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
The lack of funding details for President Donald Trump’s plan to spend at least $1.5tr in infrastructure spending leaves uncertain the effort to build and expand roads and bridges nationwide, freight and logistics groups said Wednesday.
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Logistics Will Drive Saudi Arabia's Post-Oil Era
As the Arabian Gulf region aims for a larger role in the global logistics market, which it is estimated will be worth $15.5tr by 2024, Saudi Arabia is upping its own logistics game and becoming a credible competitor to Dubai in the process.
More and More Truckers Say They’re Running Out of Capacity
Should we be concerned? Truckers seem to be running out of room.
Trucking Companies Race to Add Capacity, Drivers as Market Heats Up
Trucking fleets are charging higher prices to move freight around the country. But it is an open question whether the companies or their drivers will reap the windfall.
Best Practices for Logistics Leaders in 2018
Demand for logistics services is strong. But the industry can’t turn its back on the challenges of the coming year.
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U.S. Government Reduces Fees for Interstate Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which has oversight of UCR, announced this month that annual fees for commercial carriers required by law to participate in the Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR) have been reduced.
Tight Trucking Market Has Retailers, Manufacturers Paying Steep Prices
Retailers and manufacturers grappling with an unusually tight trucking market are paying the steepest prices in years to keep their goods moving.
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