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Amazon Could Acquire Toys R Us. On the Surface A Strange Move Back to Brick and Mortar
Amazon Could Acquire Toys R Us. On the Surface A Strange Move Back to Brick and Mortar
Mar 28, 2018 8:57:35 AM

Toys R Us was very late to the e-commerce party at the turn of the millennium. To compensate for their outright short si...

LTL Market in High Gear Early 2018
LTL Market in High Gear Early 2018
Mar 22, 2018 9:46:21 AM

Buoyed by surging demand, LTL carriers are revving up for a strong 2018, warning that tightening capacity means sharply ...

Logistics Evolution: Some Interesting Trends
Logistics Evolution: Some Interesting Trends
Mar 14, 2018 1:52:28 PM

The exponential growth of e-commerce is fueling significant changes in Logistics from order fulfillment to packaging pro...

Robots in Logistics and The Warehouse
Robots in Logistics and The Warehouse
Mar 7, 2018 4:50:27 PM

The robotics market serving logistics and transportation companies is primed for rapid growth over the next five years. ...

Walmart Struggling to Keep Pace with Online Retailers
Walmart Struggling to Keep Pace with Online Retailers
Feb 28, 2018 3:36:23 PM

Walmart released fourth quarter earnings on Feb. 20 and the results were less than expected. By mid-afternoon, the compa...

Freight Rates in 2018; What to Expect
Freight Rates in 2018; What to Expect
Feb 21, 2018 3:59:43 PM

Coming off a strong 4th quarter in 2017 and riding a firm economic wave, demand for transportation services are expected...

Detention is Now a Major Expense Line Item
Detention is Now a Major Expense Line Item
Feb 14, 2018 2:54:03 PM

In one of the first reports dealing with detention the U.S. DOT has concluded that time spent detained at shipper or rec...

Managing Rising Transportation Costs
Managing Rising Transportation Costs
Feb 9, 2018 10:09:47 AM

We Can All Agree Industry experts agree that costs across all sectors worldwide will continue to rise in 2018, and the m...

Transportation at Digital Speed
Transportation at Digital Speed
Jan 31, 2018 2:55:12 PM

Today's marketplace has generated a paradigm shift in customer demand and expectations. I would argue the millennial sta...

LTL Rates Expected to Rise More Than 5% This Year
LTL Rates Expected to Rise More Than 5% This Year
Jan 24, 2018 3:18:07 PM

Well, it is finally here. The day truckers will be able to get the rates they need without the haggling, so shippers nee...