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Fuel-Price Hikes Hit Shippers, Truckers Across U.S. Economy

Soaring U.S. energy prices are hitting all modes of transport, squeezing smaller shipping lines amid already-volatile ocean rates, as well as truckers who have to contend with delays in clawing back higher costs.

Freight trucks drive on a highway. Photo: Stefan Doncean/ Pexels.

'Supply Chain As a Service' Turns Empty Shelves to Extra Cash

Companies from Amazon to Cardinal Health are optimizing their capacity to create additional revenue.

Food products are stacked in a warehouse. Photo: Getty.

Logistics Giants Halt Service in Russia, Ukraine

The U.S. and Europe’s biggest logistics firms have halted shipments to Russia, further isolating the country’s businesses and consumers after its military invaded Ukraine.

A DHL cargo plane at the airport. Photo: Getty.

'Unbundled' Truck Leasing May Help Fleets Weather Inflation

An increasing Consumer Price Index (CPI) hits some truck financing structures harder than others.

How Trucker Protests Shut the Canadian Border and Rocked the Economy

Canadian protests that began by championing the rights of truckers have spread into sprawling, ad-hoc anti-establishment demonstrations across the country — shuttering crucial trade links, confounding police and giving hints that the efforts could spread.

Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest against vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario. Photo: Bloomberg.

Five Reasons Shipping Software Needs to Embrace Multi-Carrier Parcel Management

Shipping operations have become enormously more complex and difficult to manage. To meet these challenges, businesses need to go beyond traditional fixes and into the realm of comprehensive carrier management systems.

Packages move down a conveyor in a distribution facility. Photo: Getty.

Two Tools to Mitigate Ever-Rising Trucking Rates

Transportation is by far the most expensive part of logistics, accounting for up to 70% of a company’s total logistics costs.

UPS CEO Solves E-Commerce Puzzle With Profit That Wows Investors

United Parcel Service Inc.’s CEO Carol Tome seems to have cracked the e-commerce conundrum.

An employee loads packages into a shipping container at a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.

Leveraging Data for Resilient Transportation Planning

Data-driven approaches to transportation management save money and time, and increase reliability for shippers.

Smart Fleets, Driver Rights: What’s Coming for Trucking in 2022

Creative problem-solving, with help from modern technology, will help stabilize U.S. trucking and move the industry forward.

A driver poses in front of his truck. Photo: Getty Images.

Urban Delivery Is Getting Tougher for Shippers and Carriers

Truckers are facing increasing obstacles to deliver shipments in metropolitan areas like New York.

Biden Takes Victory Lap, Saying Holiday-Shipping Crisis Averted

President Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday-season supply-chain crisis.

President Joe Biden meets with U.S. business leaders in the White House. Photo: Bloomberg.

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