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Spot Market Report: Record Freight Volumes AND Spot Market Capacity Surges

Avoiding Penalties in Retail Delivery

If you can't comply with today's strict delivery windows mandated by many retailers, consider expedited shipments, says Tom Goosmann, sales director of Panther Expedited Services. The cost will be much cheaper than the chargebacks and penalties a merchant will assess.

A More Effective 3PL-Client Relationship

Some shippers have treated their transportation providers like commodities, says Vincent Gulisano, chief customer officer of Greatwide Logistics Services, and that's not good. You can always find somebody to do a transaction, but partnering is what's key to your success.

Seasons & Regions: California Truck Capacity

Overcoming Today's Supply Chain Hurdles

The squeeze on capacity is continuing, and responsible supply chain managers have already ensured that their companies' transportation needs for the next year are under contract, says Vincent Chiodo, senior vice president of Transplace.

PeopleNet Enables Vehicle Data Collection; Promotes Wireless Roadside Inspection

Prophesy Issues New Version of Dispatch TMS Software

Old Dominion Adds Seven Chinese Ports to Guaranteed Service

Preparing for the Impending Driver Shortage

The truck driver shortages of 1983 and 2004 could be dwarfed by what's coming by 2012, in the view of Tom Nightingale, chief marketing officer at Con-way. New hours-of-service rules and CSA 2010 are doing nothing to help that situation. Still, there are ways to prepare for the crunch.

Challenges Facing Transportation Brokers

As new government regulations intensify the transportation capacity crunch, non-asset-based brokers will be even more hard pressed to find equipment for their customers, says Mike Williams, chief operating officer at Sunteck Transport Group. That could weed out fly-by-night operators that sometimes give the industry a bad rep.

Are We Running Out of Transportation Equipment?

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