Logistics

Real-time visibility solutions are becoming more critical. All shippers — and end consumers — want to know where (and how) their products are. Still, visibility remains far more important for some loads than others. Most compromised shipments result in lost time and money. Some result in lost...

Southern Oklahoma doesn't normally spring to mind as a hub for global trade, but economic leaders hope a new 200-acre logistics park will be a catalyst for growth for inbound cargo and exports. Federal, state, and local officials recently broke ground on the site of the $124 million Global...

They say every company is now a technology company. That modern adage of the business world has proved profitable for its followers as e-commerce has swept the globe over the past few years. But that increased order volume has contributed to the sister trend of supply chain backups, a contemporary...

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Norfolk Southern isn't just in the business of moving freight, they're in the business of a better planet. To learn more about Norfolk Southern's industry-leading sustainability initiatives, go to nscorp.com/betterplanet. FreightWaves Director of Carbon Intelligence Tyler Cole looks into the...

Freight broker C.H. Robinson said it would begin levying drayage surcharges in September due to worsening congestion at U.S. ports. "As you are aware, the past year has brought about unprecedented challenges for the transportation industry. Recently, it has reached a breaking point," a Thursday...

Visibility's role in logistics is undeniably a hot topic, yet a significant portion of the industry has been slow to actually adopt visibility technology. Not too long ago, enhanced visibility options were viewed as a "nice-to-have" perk, prompting some companies to put adoption on the backburner...

On this episode of Cyberly, Blythe Brumleve travels to  Charlotte, North Carolina, for Armstrong Transport Group's annual agent conference. It's an event filled with educational and community-building activities among all freight agents with the program. She was invited to Charlotte to speak on...

Hiring for virtually all roles in the logistics space is fiercely competitive. While all eyes are on the infamous driver shortage, recruiting and retaining top-notch brokerage employees is no easy task either. Creating a workplace that is equally attractive to new recruits and seasoned employees...

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a truck spill in Oregon that shut down an interstate highway, the exploding Caldor fire in eastern California and more. Sticky situation...

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois welcomes Beth Schenk, executive director of environmental stewardship for the health system Providence. Blois and Schenk talk about the carbon footprint of the health care supply chain and how health care providers, distributors and manufacturers...

Warehouse demand is at record levels. Driven by rising e-commerce demand and related one- and two-day shipping demands, the need for new warehouses has never been higher. Real estate services firm JLL (NYSE: JLL) published a survey of over 720 logisticians last month that found 74% predict 5%...

On this episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor look at how the data is showing that peak shipping season may already be kicking into gear. They look at the latest SONAR charts, including incoming U.S. twenty-foot equivalent units and U.S. imports, and touch on how those imports are...

Time was when a company's marketing communications department — better known in the marketing trade as marcomm — had to beg, borrow and steal to land an adequate budget. That has changed. The pandemic has dramatically raised logistics' visibility, especially in the I.T. arena. Capital is flooding...

Facilitator of two-way committed ocean contracts New York Shipping Exchange (Nyshex) announced Wednesday it has raised $15 million in a recent funding round. The round was led by NewRoad Capital Partners and included Collate Capital, Blumberg Capital, and the New York Angels. Since its start in...