In recent years, our collective environmental consciousness seems to have grown exponentially. Consumers are increasingly taking steps in their everyday lives to act in ways that better promote sustainability.... View More
Whether a business’s logistical operations involve shipping parcels around the world or from a central distribution center directly to the consumer, using the appropriate form of packaging can positively... View More
There are currently a finite number of high-volume shippers and carriers in the market, and they are eager to secure long-term service contracts to preserve the status quo. With the current lack of economic... View More
Freight fundamentals are at the bottom. Our industry contacts, industry trade data, and recent quarterly earnings reports from public companies reflect stabilizing demand fundamentals after arguably three... View More
The back-story...The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), a federal government agency, the authority to regulate interstate trucking companies (the "motor carriers").... View More
China is widely known as the world's manufacturing hub. Most Chinese coastal small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are exclusively export-oriented and rely upon foreign customers for their sales.... View More
The Internet has revolutionized how people in business get things done. Tasks that used to take hours are now only a click away. Gone are the days of establishing relationships through face-to-face meetings... View More
Your global shipping profile is a detailed report of your company’s shipping characteristics. It should contain everything from the number of packages that you ship per day to things like delivery... View More
For the many retailers that rely on increased holiday business for a significant chunk of revenue, it’s time to begin planning for the peak shopping season. In fact, you’re behind if you haven’t... View More
Being environmentally conscious doesn’t mean the same thing today as it did a few years ago. Before, incorporating green initiatives into operations was a relatively novel, cutting-edge business... View More
Airfreight & Logistics (Market Underweight): We spoke with an industry contact based in Europe about ocean container rates and his outlook for global containership capacity. Global ocean container volumes... View More
The requirements for protecting machinery and people are changing more and more with the increased use of automation. With the growing demand for automated processes, logistics operations and factories... View More
As forecasted by IDTechEx, there has been a surge in orders for RFID in 2009. Despite the world’s largest RFID project, the $6 billion China National ID card scheme, being completed a year earlier,... View More
The U.S. transportation industry will experience at least one more year of muted growth, The Colography Group, Inc. said today in releasing a mid-year update to its annual projections for growth in the... View More
EDITOR'S NOTE: Doug Kahl has prepared the following to help you understand the current state of fuel surcharges and how to calculate them in advance of the carriers releasing the information to you. Keeping... View More
EDITOR'S NOTE: Doug Kahl has prepared the following to help you understand the current state of fuel surcharges and how to calculate them in advance of the carriers releasing the information to you. Keeping... View More
The Internet has revolutionized how people in business get things done. Tasks that used to take hours are now only a click away. Gone are the days of establishing relationships through face-to-face meetings... View More
Sometimes motivation is forced upon us. We are thrust into the Un-comfort Zone. And, whether we sink or swim depends on how we respond to the situation. How do you react during a crisis? Here are... View More
There are currently a finite number of high volume shippers and carriers in the market, and they are eager to secure long-term service contracts to preserve the status quo. With the current lack of economic... View More
If you have missed the recent earnings announcements from the parcel companies that are required to report, you see a very interesting trend. Here in chronological order are some of the public filings... View More
