While April Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Port of Long Beach (POLB) volumes were strong, the ports recently respectively stated that is not expected to be the case going forward, due to the impact of the 90-day pause, and reduction, of tariffs, which went into effect earlier this month. POLA reported that total April … Read more

The industrial real estate market looks a lot different than it did just a few years ago. Demand is shifting, vacancy rates are up, and companies are rethinking their space needs. Stephanie Rodriguez, National Director of Industrial Services at Colliers, shares how she’s helping clients make smart decisions in what she calls a “VUCA” era—short for volatility, … Read more

United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending May 3, saw annual gains, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Rail carloads, at 225,641, increased 5.6% annually, trailing the week ending April 26, at 233,411, and topping the week ending April 19, at 224,436. AAR reported … Read more

The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has opened nominations for its ninth annual Humanitarian Logistics Awards, and it’s asking for your help in identifying some of this year’s most deserving honorees. “Humanitarian relief wouldn’t happen without the facilitation and support of the supply chain community,” said ALAN Executive Director Kathy Fulton. “These awards were created … Read more

Services sector growth continued in April, rising for the 10th consecutive month, according to the new edition of the Services ISM Report on Business, which was released today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The April Services PMI, at 51.6 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) increased 0.8% over March, growing, at … Read more

Late last week, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauded action taken by the United States Department of Labor (DoL), in which the department issued a notice that directs agency administrators to not apply the independent contractor rule, which was issued by the Biden administration in enforcement matters.   ATA said that this helps to bring … Read more

Preliminary March Class 8 truck net orders saw declines, according to data respectively issued this week by FTR and ACT Research. FTR reported that preliminary March Class 8 truck net orders, at 15,700 units, fell 14% sequentially and 22% annually, coming in well below the seven-year March average, at 24,760 net orders and also what … Read more

The first quarter 2025 edition of the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, which was released today, showed sequential declines in freight volume and spending, to varying degrees.   This report, which was initially launched in the third quarter of 2017, is comprised of data on freight shipping volumes and spend on both a national and … Read more

A report recently issued by ShipMatrix, a subsidiary of Warrendale, Pa.-based SJ Consulting, points to an increasing shift in the parcel marketplace that is having an impact on the parcel duopoly of FedEx and UPS. That shift relates to how the private fleets of major retailers, “are collectively delivering billions of parcels to consumers that … Read more

The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline fell for the fourth consecutive week, according to data issued today by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). With a 2.0-cent decline, the national average came in at $3.514, following a 4.5-cent decline, to $3.534, for the week of April 21, a 6.0-cent decline, … Read more