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April 29, 2021
US Trucking Companies Boost Pay in Hunt for Drivers as Demand SurgesU.S. trucking companies are scrambling to hire more drivers as roaring consumer demand and tight shipping capacity stoke a resurgent…
April 27, 2021
Trans-Pacific deteriorating, brace for shipping ‘tsunami’The number of container ships stuck at anchor off Los Angeles and Long Beach is down to around 20 per…
April 23, 2021
DAT Truckload Volume Index hits new records in MarchOne record month was followed by another in the most recent edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which was…
April 16, 2021
CONCEALED DAMAGE AND SHORTAGE CLAIMSThe Basics Concealed Damage or Shortage is defined as damage or shortage that is not discovered (or could not be…
April 14, 2021
Egypt Seizes Ever Given Ship in Suez Canal, Demands CompensationEgypt has seized the container ship that last month blocked the Suez Canal, the vessel’s owner said Tuesday, amid a dispute…
March 31, 2021
Suez aftermath: businesses looking to avoid ocean gridlock have few optionsWhen supply chains break down, one of the first options for time-critical shipments is airfreight. But businesses hunting for air…
March 17, 2021
Worst cloverleaf interchanges in USTo celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we wanted to know which cloverleaf highways truckers hate the most (see what we did…
March 9, 2021
Transportation & Logistics News AnalysisLESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD (LTL) Despite disruptions from the pandemic and resulting changes in demand levels from their customers, leading LTL companies are…
March 9, 2021
California port pileup leaves old records in the dustLabor unrest at West Coast ports in 2015 was a landmark event for U.S. importers. Massive congestion amid contentious contract…
March 3, 2021
Ocean carriers hold all the cards in contract talks with shippersIt’s annual-contract negotiation season for U.S. importers — and the hand they’ve been dealt couldn’t be worse. The deck is…