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How Does Visibility Translate Into Trust in Deliveries?

What do consumers want out of deliveries? As the world of delivery gets more competitive, the answer seems to elude more and more businesses.

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The Future of Supply Chains: 2023 Trends to Know

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Organizations are recalibrating to address supply chain pressures and disruptions amidst the changing world order. To build resilience, incorporating strategic technologies that solve their unique needs is critical.

Why Private Equity Investors Are Targeting the Chaotic Supply Chain Sector

With all the chaos that’s roiling logistics and supply chain service providers these days, it might come as a surprise to learn that deep-pocketed private investors are keen on the sector.

Dollars in cash.

Tesla and Nikola Big Rigs Race for Up to $40,000 U.S. Incentives

After President Joe Biden’s landmark bill passes, the federal government will start doling out up to $40,000 tax credits per heavy-duty truck purchase.

A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Supplier Inflation Logs Slowest Pace Since Last Fall

A key measure of wholesale costs shows U.S. suppliers raised prices in July at the slowest annual pace since last fall, adding to signs that the rapid growth in production expenses that has helped fuel consumer inflation is easing.

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FMC Seeks Comments on Possible Emergency Order to Share Information

If the Commission issues an emergency order, common carriers and marine terminal operators would be required to share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor carriers information relating to cargo throughput and availability.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Truck-Driver Pay Rose 11% Amid Strong Freight Demand Last Year

A new survey shows wages for truck drivers rose at a double-digit pace last year, as companies raced to recruit workers in a market marked by tight labor conditions and high freight demand.

A trucker drives at night. Photo: Getty.

Closing the Logistics Technology Gap for Small and Midsized Shippers

Most platforms cater to the large enterprise market, but a new breed of transportation management system is changing the competitive landscape.

Trucks on a busy highway.

Rhine River Withers to Crisis Level as Europe Craves Energy

The Rhine River is set to become virtually impassable at a key waypoint in Germany, as shallow water chokes off shipments of energy products and other industrial commodities along one of Europe’s most important waterways.

A map showing the course of the Rhine river.

Apple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Label Products as Made in China

Apple has reportedly asked Taiwan-based suppliers to label their products as being produced in China, in an effort to avoid disruption from strict Chinese customs inspections resulting from the visit of the U.S. House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, to Taipei.

An iPhone.

Tyson Foods Says Consumers Shifting Away From Higher-Priced Beef

Consumers are switching from pricey cuts of beef to less expensive chicken and other meats.

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Container Lines Are Set to Smash Year-Old Profit Record by 73%

The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are squeezing capacity amid sustained U.S. demand for imports.

A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.

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