ATA reports February truck tonnage increase By LM Staff · March 21, 2023 The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for February, came in at 118.4 (2015=100), for a 1.2% increase, over January’s 117 reading ..read more

DSV announces acquisitions of S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics By Jeff Berman · March 21, 2023 DSV said that the objective of these acquisitions are three-fold: to augment its position within the semiconductor industry; align with its new Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport operations; and support its growing cross-border services into Latin America. It added that these acquisitions are expected to be made official next month ..read more

6 River Systems rolls out mobile fulfillment app to extend picking options outside of its AMRs By LM Staff · March 22, 2023 The company said the new mobile app is a major part of its software roadmap ..read more

February intermodal volumes see annual declines, reports IANA By Jeff Berman · March 22, 2023 Total February volume—at 1,248,569 units—fell 7.3% annually. Trailers—at 61,211—saw a 27.6% annual decline, and domestic containers—at 611,460—were down 4.3%. All domestic equipment, which is comprised of trailers and domestic containers, were down 7.0%, to 672,671. ISO, or international, containers—at 575,898—dropped 7.6 ..read more

MHI issues annual State of the Industry report at ProMat 2023 By LM Staff · March 23, 2023 The 2023 report, the tenth in a series of annual industry reports published by MHI and Deloitte, provides updates on the innovative technologies that have the most potential to transform supply chains into more transparent, sustainable, and responsible operations ..read more

By Jeff Berman · March 23, 2023 Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Michael Farlekas, CEO of Austin, Texas-based connected supply chain software platform services provider e2open. Farlekas provided Berman with an overview of various topics, including: a return to supply chain normalcy; inventory management, and sourcing options for shippers, among others ..read more

U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are down, for week ending March 18, reports AAR By LM Staff · March 24, 2023 Rail carloads—at 227,454—were down 2.7% annually. Intermodal containers and trailers—at 226,046—were off 15.2 ..read more

Industry stakeholders call on White House to aid in West Coast port labor talks By Jeff Berman · March 24, 2023 A group of national industry associations, largely representing shippers and freight transportation and logistics services providers, called on President Joe Biden, in a letter, to take action, regarding the still-unresolved West Coast port labor negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA ..read more

Integrated robotics direction seems well-matched to the time By Roberto Michel · March 27, 2023 Labor availability issues remain a core driver for warehouse automation and robotics, but ProMat exhibitors were also talking up analytics, algorithms, and digital twin modeling as a means of containing costs in inflationary times ..read more

Port Tracker report points to an eventual slow pickup in import volumes By Jeff Berman · March 8, 2023 For January, the most recent month for which data is available, Port Tracker noted that import volumes, for the ports covered in the report, came in at 1.81 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), for a 4.4% increase compared to December and a 16.5% annual decrease ..read more