April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022Categories GeneralSupply Chain ImbalancePart of this is from a drop in inventory, combined with the record cost of warehousing. As in: it's costing more money to keep less inventory.
March 24, 2022 March 24, 2022Categories TechnologyThe Hydrogen HelperThink of your smartphone charging only up to 75 percent, leaving you to wonder about that other 25 percent.
March 18, 2022 March 18, 2022Categories CarriersDiminished DeadheadingA silver lining to this combo of higher prices and high rate of deadheading? Maybe so: 86% think fuel economy is an important consideration.
March 11, 2022 March 11, 2022Categories GeneralSmoothing the Highway RibbonAmong other things, those roads of politics and conflict lead directly to the roads on which our economy drives.
February 25, 2022 February 25, 2022Categories Freight LogisticsButter, Bottlenecks, and FreightOur butter's in a jam. Prices are up 40%. That's nobody's fault. Or everybody's fault. Depends on who you ask.
February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022Categories Freight LogisticsLinking the Supply ChainNo easy explanations. No easy answers. What we do know is that consumer demand has long pushed our supply ability in new directions.
February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022Categories CarriersTrucker PerspectiveOne of our carriers once wisely told us that truck drivers are providing “a justice to the community." We enthusiastically agree.