by Lori Conger | Dec 22, 2021 | Industry Analysis
In the past decade, over $300 billion has been invested in supply chain technology with the hopes of improving the age-old problem of matching loads to trucks. These innovations to increase supply chain visibility, including fewer empty miles, improved communication...
by Lori Conger | Dec 15, 2021 | Industry Analysis
Trucking executives have been getting creative and bold when it comes to offering incentives to lure drivers in, including multiple rounds of pay increases, sign-on bonuses and enhanced unemployment benefits, but recruiting drivers has still been a huge feat. The...
by Lori Conger | Dec 8, 2021 | Industry Analysis
Never mind that there’s a peaking delta variant, or a waning stimulus, or extra unemployment benefits, consumers spent a robust amount during retails fiscal third quarter, which ended the first of October. This may seem like great news for retailers, who are still...
by Lori Conger | Nov 16, 2021 | Industry Analysis
The impact from the volatile supply chain has some major equipment manufacturers rethinking how they operate and wondering what new steps they need to take to confront the effects they have felt. The availability of parts varies month by month. Material costs continue...
by Lori Conger | Nov 4, 2021 | Industry Analysis
Labor shortages and backlogged equipment orders are making it difficult to keep up with growing freight demand. Indexes are showing that carriers are at tight capacity regularly, which might create healthy freight rates, but rising fuel prices and insurance premiums...
by Lori Conger | Oct 26, 2021 | Industry Analysis
It seems like everyone is talking about Supply Chain these days, especially with Christmas quickly approaching. Apparently, even the President is concerned he might get coal in his stocking because in recent speeches, President Biden emphasized that if change didn’t...
