Tight capacity, increasing rates impact shippers in October December 17, 2014 BLOOMINGTON, IN - FTR Shippers Conditions Index for October reflects modest easing of capacity constraints.
Ground Transportation Costs Keep Slipping December 2, 2014 TORONTO- The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers dropped another 0.83 percent in September from August, according to the Canadian General Freight Index.
What were the Biggest Freight Transportation Stories of 2013? / What will be the Top Trends in 2014? November 3, 2013 At the end of each year, I like to take stock of the major freight transportation stories of the past twelve months and look ahead to the major industry trends…
Shippers and Carriers – – It’s Time to Talk October 27, 2013 One of the highlights of this year’s Surface Transportation Summit was the impassioned plea from Jacquie Meyers, President of Meyers Transportation Services, for shippers and carriers to collaborate. This is…
Lessons from my Travels down the Social Media Trail June 2, 2013 Social media has become one of the hottest marketing tools over the past five years. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and a host of new sites are now a major part of…
More on Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids May 26, 2013 In last week’s blog, I shared some ideas from the recent SCL – CITA annual conference on how to improve shipper- carrier collaboration. Various suggestions were proposed by a panel…
Shipper-Carrier Collaboration – How do you make the RFP Process work for Both Parties? May 19, 2013 The subject of Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids came up in at least three tracks at this week’s Supply Chain Canada Annual Conference, presented by SCL and Canadian Industrial Transportation…
