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Trucking Companies Are Struggling to Attract Drivers to the Big-Rig Life

Trucking companies eager to hire more drivers but facing a slim pipeline of new recruits aren’t finding much to encourage them at the James Rumsey Technical Institute in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Q&A: Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery

Conversations with supply-chain executives how about how they are addressing the biggest challenges in fulfilling e-commerce orders to consumers today.

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Trucking Prices Set for New Surge as U.S. Keeps Tabs on Drivers

A U.S. trucking shortage that has pushed up freight costs for everything from cereal to toothbrushes is about to get worse.

Can Maersk Transform Itself Into an Integrated Service Provider?

Philosophies that underlie the management of global container-shipping lines seem to come and go with the tides.

Ryder to Launch Commercial Vehicle-Sharing Platform

Ryder System Inc. is developing an Airbnb-like marketplace for transportation assets that puts idle commercial vehicles in the hands of users looking to affordably expand capacity.

Uber Freight Rolls Out Incentives to Lure Scarce Truck Drivers

Uber Technologies Inc. is facing a problem trying to break into the freight market that’s rarely an issue in its ride-hailing expansion: a shortage of drivers.

Trucking Acquisitions Put New Spotlight on Fleet Values

Trucking companies newly flush with cash are stepping up strategies to grow through acquisitions, but they’re finding new challenges in financial reporting along the road.

Cheerios Maker Is Latest Victim of Trucker Shortage

General Mills Inc. suffered the worst plunge since mid-2015 after shipping costs and other expenses squeezed profit margins to their thinnest point in years.

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Partnership – Not 'Vendorship' -- Prevents Disruption

The ability to reduce risk for companies that use 3PLs can be narrowed down to the type of relationship that exists between the two parties. Typically, companies opt for a "vendorship," in which they simply purchase a service at an optimal price. Ideally, they should have a partnership with their 3PL providing them a seat at the table where the company's strategy is developed. -Daniel Sears, Senior Consultant, Tompkins International

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DHL Steps Back Into U.S. Package Delivery in Challenge to UPS, FedEx

Deutsche Post AG’s DHL business is tiptoeing back into the domestic parcel delivery in the U.S., drawn in by the strong growth in e-commerce to bring new competition to a market that’s been dominated by United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. for a decade.

Retail Planning in the Age of Amazon

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The Midwest's Role as a Nationwide Distribution Hub

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