Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is mobilizing for another major hurricane – and reminding supply chain professionals to take the 13th named storm of the season as seriously as they took the first. “In an ideal world we’d have plenty of time to focus all … Read more

The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline headed up for the third consecutive week, according to data issued this week by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Rising $0.04, the national average came in at $3.584, for the week of October 7. This followed a 0.005-cent increase, to $3.544, for the … Read more

The NextGen Supply Chain Conference, presented by Supply Chain Management Review and Peerless Media, will be held on Oct. 21-23 at the Chicago Athletic Association hotel in downtown Chicago. The event starts with an opening reception on the evening of Monday, Oct. 21, at the famous Chicago hotel, with full days of content following Tuesday and … Read more

Preliminary September Class 8 truck net orders were somewhat mixed, according to data respectively issued this week by FTR and ACT Research. FTR reported that preliminary September Class 8 net orders, at 30,000 units, saw a 107% gain over August, while falling 4% annually, which it said matches up with seasonal expectations for average September … Read more

While there is a sense of relief sweeping over the United States supply chain and, by extension, the economy, following a tentative agreement struck late yesterday by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), port operations will not immediately return to normal. However, the situation did not fully escalate to … Read more

Data recently released by industrial real estate firm Colliers, in its report titled “The Markets that Move America – Q2 2024,” highlighted key findings related to vacancy, new supply, demand, and rent growth, focusing on the 25 largest U.S.-based industrial markets by inventory. Colliers observed that these 25 largest markets account for 76% of the … Read more

The new edition of the Shippers Conditions Index, which was issued this week by freight transportation consultancy FTR, remained in positive territory for the fourth consecutive month, after several months of declines. FTR describes the SCI as an indicator that sums up all market influences that affect the transport environment for shippers, with a reading … Read more

United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending September 28, were mixed, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Rail carloads, at 227,046, were down 3.5% annually, trailing the weeks ending September 21 and September 14, at 232,818, and 232,154, respectively. AAR reported that four of … Read more

Labor peace is now restored for 36 United States-based East and Gulf Coast ports following a brief but heightened period of uncertainty. The ports had been shut down for the better part of three days after the expiration of the previous six-year contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance … Read more

Since East and Gulf Coast port dock workers officially went on strike earlier this week, both parties—the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are continuing to make the case for their respective positions, in terms of what led to the work stoppage and what it will take to get a … Read more