By LM Staff ·
April 10, 2015
U.S. carloads were down 1.5 percent compared to the same week last year at 277,894, and intermodal volume was up 3.8 percent annually at 271,127 containers and trailers
By LM Staff ·
April 10, 2015
At 120.4, the Freight TSI was 27.3 percent above April 2009’s low of 94.6, which was during the depths of the recession. It was 2.4 percent below November’s 123.3, which is the historic peak for the Freight TSI since this data was first made available in 2000, according to BTS.
By MMH Staff ·
April 9, 2015
Eurozone business leaders more bullish than the global average for the first time in 15 quarters.
By MMH Staff ·
April 8, 2015
Optimism for domestic economy at highest level since 2005, more than a third of respondents report a lack of qualified workers.
By Jeff Berman ·
April 8, 2015
With the months-long West Coast port labor dispute settled to a degree, it appears that the table is set for healthy annual gains at U.S-based retail container ports in April, according to the most recent edition of the Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.
By Jeff Berman ·
April 8, 2015
Taking steps to leverage its increasing traction on the natural gas front, UPS recently announced it intends to build 15 compressed natural gas fueling stations in an effort to support the purchase and planned deployment of 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year.
By Patrick Burnson ·
April 7, 2015
Ships bypassing the Port of Oakland to overcome schedule delays elsewhere are resuming weekly calls here.
By MMH Staff ·
April 7, 2015
Powerful search and download capabilities improve user access to products, information and resources.
By John D. Schulz ·
April 7, 2015
Trucking interests are asking Congress and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to make changes in the way the five-year-old Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program uses data collection involving truck accidents to rate fleets on their overall safety.
By MMH Staff ·
April 7, 2015
The contents of the mock warehouse at Raymon'd booth included 12,000 pounds of food and essentials valued at more than $14,000.
By LM Staff ·
April 7, 2015
The current price per gallon of diesel is $2.784 per gallon, and the cumulative decline in prices over the last four weeks is at 16 cents. On an annual basis, the average price per gallon is now down $1.175.
By Patrick Burnson ·
April 7, 2015
While “modest” growth for 2015 is forecasted by most air cargo industry insiders, Wilmington, Ohio-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is far more bullish.
By Patrick Burnson ·
April 7, 2015
Despite Kraft’s Blue Box recall last month it the food giant went ahead with its announcement that it would be merging with Heinz – thereby making the Kraft Heinz Company the fifth largest food and beverage company in the world, third in the U.S.
By SCMR Staff ·
April 6, 2015
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—was 56.5 in March, which was 0.4 percent below March and also 0.6 percent below of the 12-month average of 57.1. Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector has grown for the last 62 months, according to ISM.
By Jeff Berman ·
April 6, 2015
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—was 56.5 in March, which was 0.4 percent below March and also 0.6 percent below of the 12-month average of 57.1. Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector has grown for the last 62 months, according to ISM.