The last mile on the route to e-commerce fulfillment is getting crowded, with truckload, less-than-truckload, logistics and parcel operators all jostling to squeeze trucks onto residential roads and driveways leading to a consumer’s doorstep and customer’s dollars. (This article requires a subscription to the Journal of Commerce. To subscribe, please click on the above link.)
Archive for May, 2017
April truck tonnage declines, reports ATA
Seasonally-adjusted (SA) for-hire truck tonnage at 134 (2000=100) dropped 2.5% (its largest monthly contraction year-to-date), following declines of 1.1% in March and 0.1% in February.
Study Finds U.S. Retailers Lead the Way in International Expansion
The retail industry’s international expansion slowed a bit in 2016 from its strong pace of a year earlier as retailers adjusted to e-commerce and shifting exchange rates, according to CBRE Group Inc.’s 10th annual study of international retail expansion.
Electrifying Big Truck Fleets
Hyster Company is testing high capacity lift trucks with electric motors. The company suggests that, in the near future, ports and heavy industry will be able to electrify their big truck fleets, producing zero emissions while achieving comparable full shift performance.
ILA concerned about NY/NJ chassis depot rents
Increasingly high rents charged to chassis providers by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey could hurt the port’s overall competitiveness, says Dennis Daggett, executive vice president of the International Longshoremen’s Association.
Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like “Throwaway People”
Driving a long-haul tractor-trailer is as commonplace as the items that drivers carry, from blue jeans to blueberries, from toilet paper for Walmart to farm machinery bound for export. There are 1.7 million men and women working as long-haul drivers in the country. Yet truckers – high up in their cabs – are literally out […]
Congestion cost trucking $63.4 billion in lost productivity in 2015
Traffic congestion on U.S. highways cost the trucking industry $63.4 billion in 2015 due to lost productivity, according to new research by the American Transportation Research Institute.
How the ELD Mandate Can Drive Up Freight Rates and Disrupt the Industry
The trucking industry has been teetering on the electronic logging device issue for a years now. Not many wanted to see it come to fruition, and now that the December compliance deadline is rolling around, trucking companies and truck drivers across the nation are hoping for a reversal on the ruling.
5 Ways to Cut the Risk of Cargo Theft
Risk models provide a key advantage to firms operating globally, and are the first step in identifying key trade lanes, business partners, and the areas most likely to cause harm. The more you know, the easier it is to manage the risk. (This article requires a subscription to the Journal of Commerce. To subscribe, please […]
Housing recovery intact despite drop in new home sales
New U.S. single-family home sales tumbled from near a 9-1/2-year high in April, but the housing recovery likely remains intact amid a tightening labor market.