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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Truckload Strong; Intermodal Weak

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I have not reviewed the CASS information for a while but have used other sources which have all told the same story.  Intermodal freight...
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Saturday, October 26, 2013

3d printing goes mainstream

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As my readers know I have been talking about 3D printing for a long time and have been theorizing and brainstorming how this will impact man...
Friday, October 25, 2013

Energy as part of the Global Bill of Materials

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If I told you there was a portion of your bill of materials which could make up 20% -40% of a major component would you want to know what th...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Economic Gains - Concept or Reality?

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Don't want to be a "debbie downer" here but I came across this article in Logistics Management Magazine titled: Economic Gains...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Is Domestic Oil Drilling The Right Security Policy for the US?

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This is a topic near and dear to logisticians and the overall energy strategy for the United States which then translates into what supply c...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

In Memory of A True Visionary - John "Jock" Menzies

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Last year at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference I had the pleasure of randomly sitting down with a person I had never met before and his n...
Saturday, August 17, 2013

Tesla Motors' Supply Chain VP to Speak at CSCMP Annual Global Conference; Closing Session to Focus on Personal Development

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Tesla Motors' Supply Chain VP to Speak at CSCMP Annual Global Conference; Closing Session to Focus on Personal Development A great dev...
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Macroeconomic Monday® - The Demographic Shift to Multi Family, City Dwelling is Real

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For those reading this today, Saturday, I normally write this on Saturday then post on Monday.  But, I figured if you want to read on Saturd...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Wal-Mart Guides Lower - Sales Weaker

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Reporting this morning, Wal-Mart is describing slow sales , and it has guided the street lower for the remainder part of the year.  This is ...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Application of "Signal and The Noise" to Predicting Freight Volumes

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I am deep into reading Signal and The Noise  by Nate Silver - This is the guy who almost perfectly predicted the outcome of the last electio...
Monday, August 5, 2013

Why You, The Logistics and Supply Chain Manager, Need to OWN Your Sustainability Program

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Many companies have sustainability offices or offices for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and because of this many logistics and suppl...

XPO Logistics Starts a 8m Share Secondary Offering

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The company says this is to help finance the previously announced acquisition of 3PD.  As I said in a previous post, this acquisition seems ...
Friday, August 2, 2013

Can We Finally Get on With Life? HOS is Upheld

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Today it was reported that virtually all of the provisions in the hours of service (HOS) rule-making were upheld in court (again) .  We sho...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

What Does 1.7%GDP Growth Mean for Transportation?

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This week the first look at Q2 GDP came in and the number was 1.7%.  Headlines were anywhere from " GDP Crushes Expectations " (Se...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

XPO Logistics Records a Wider Loss Year over Year

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I continue to follow this company closely as should anyone in the brokerage and now final mile business (see acquisition of 3PD).  However, ...

What Supply Chain Needs is Long Term Thinking

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We all know there is a conflict - a push / pull relationship if you will - between delivering current results and looking out to the long te...
Monday, July 15, 2013

XPO Logistics and 3PD - An End Run Around Coyote Logistics?

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Back in November of 2012 I reported on XPO Logistics and their "insane" growth pattern .  The company, and its CEO Bradley Jacobs...

Read into The Earnings Statements - Freight is Soft - Beyond the Hype

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I found something very intriguing for shippers in the JB Hunt earnings release and it had to do with the ICS (Integrated Capacity Solution...
Monday, July 1, 2013

Carbon Offsets Should Be Part of a Sustainability Program

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When I talk sustainability, either individually or in groups, the same consistent theme comes from middle management:  We will do it if it a...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Will Monday Morning, July 1, be Y2K All Over Again?

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The fear mongering that has gone on about the hours of service (HOS) changes taking effect on Monday remind me a lot of the Y2K fear.  Fo...