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Based on various data trends, several industry analysts, including those on Wall Street, are predicting the U.S. is heading toward a freight recession -- that is, a period of declining freight [...]

Historically, supply chain professionals have focused their efforts on reducing costs and improving efficiency while meeting customer service expectations. However, as a July 2021 BCG article [...]

After a decade of acquisitions, XPO Logistics announced this month that it "intends to separate its brokered transportation services from its less-than-truckload (LTL) business in North America; [...]

In the United States, according to the DOE, on-highway diesel fuel prices were $4.849 per gallon on 3/7/22, up $0.745 from a week earlier and $1.706 from a year earlier. This sharp increase in [...]

Historically, many companies have taken a siloed approach to planning and executing their transportation and distribution processes (including labor and automation). That is, they plan and [...]

Last week Russia invaded Ukraine. In addition to the tragic consequences of war on lives and property, this event is "piling new troubles onto the world’s already battered supply chains," as [...]

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As highlighted in a recent Talking Logistics post and a presentation by labor economist Ron Hetrick titled “The Demographic Drought,” there are various factors leading to decreased labor [...]