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US truck shippers prep for higher 2019 spending For shippers, the pressing question is how to share this news with their C-level suite after a series of difficult conversations already this year. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. As the calendar turns to September, company executives are talking with their transportation managers about budgets for 2019 as trucking […]

Trans-Pac ocean shippers forced to turn to air this peak season   Air cargo freight rates between China and the United States have been rising since July, according to US-based logistics provider CH Robinson. (Above: Air cargo being serviced at Los Angeles International Airport, California, United States.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Overbooking of container carriers’ trans-Pacific […]

Former Prince Rupert chief to head Quebec container project The Quebec Port Authority says it will be able to provide shippers moving goods to and from the Great Lakes region and US Midwest with cheaper transits than afforded through downriver Montreal. (Above: The port of Quebec.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Don Krusel, the veteran former head […]

3PL Mahindra buys stake in India logistics tech startup ShipX is a software-as-a-service (Saas)-based transportation management solutions provider for 3PLs, shippers, and transporters. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. As India accelerates reforms and digitization programs to eliminate trade barriers and streamline procedures, logistics technology startups have become an attractive investment target for supply chain conglomerates looking to […]

Shippers responding to higher costs via CSX interchange reboot CSX said the decision to alter its service through Chicago, the nation’s largest freight hub and bottleneck, will benefit all shippers in the long run. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. In the dog days of August, shippers and intermodal marketing companies (IMCs) are working at how to mitigate […]

Heavy-load coalition working to entice cargo to Pacific Northwest The year-old joint effort has produced a feasibility route study for moving mega-loads of up to 500 tons from Columbia River inland ports to Sweet Grass, Montana, the major port of entry into Canada. (Above: A large load being transported on a desert road.) Photo credit: […]

Dynamic, real-time truck appointment system at LA-LB takes shape The Yusen appointment system, developed with the cooperation of local truckers, is the type of technology that will be incorporated into the Port Optimizer tool being developed by the port and GE Transportation. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Truckers and the shippers serving the Los Angeles-Long Beach complex […]

Differing funding paths for tech startups hold risks and gains for shippers The critical questions for early-stage software providers targeting the beneficial cargo owner community are these: what is the best path to reach shippers in a financing environment flush with cash? And can a startup get traction among customers quickly enough to drive revenue, […]

Stalled BNSF’s LA-LB port facility gets push forward BNSF said Tuesday it will work with the Port of Los Angeles to certify a revised EIR under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and secure related environmental and project approvals.Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Construction of BNSF Railway’s long-delayed near-dock rail transfer yard in Southern California  may be […]

Mexico truck shippers brace for rule-driven capacity tightening Mexico’s new rules will likely add to the challenges facing shippers as they seek trucking services amid strong demand. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. New rules that are expected to further stretch the already tight capacity of Mexico’s  trucking sector by limiting the hours that a driver can be […]