During the early days of the Covid-19 shutdowns, Americans were eager to source up their homes and backyards with new furnishes.

After the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employee Division and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen voted no against the approval of the labor contracts proposed by the railroads, many have voiced renewed concerns about a nationwide rail strike.

Global supply chain issues have been bleeding into almost every facet of life since the earliest days of the pandemic.

According to Allied Market Research, the 2021 global freight trucking market was worth over $2.7 trillion.

Shortages of items from toilet paper to Play Station game consoles checkered the past two years, often causing a line of hiccups right around peak season - historically, the busiest time for the supply chain.

Typically, peak season is an extremely busy time for trucking companies… but also very profitable.

While many of the retailer’s main competitors deal with a near-crippling inventory glut, Macy’s has taken a different approach to its inventory management strategy.

fter hiking its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point for the fourth time in a row, The Federal Reserve suggested that the next time this happens, it will be more deliberate in its rate hikes instead of taking “the standard” amount.

In a small sample of sixteen privatized airports, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER Working Paper 30544) analyzed 437 privatized airports.

Investors and corporations are being more “careful” than ever as economic conditions worsen and fully autonomous commercial cars are being called into question.

Overstock strategies are expected to be abundant this holiday season, as retailers discount their surplus inventory and pour their better quality “secondary market” items into the hands of willing consumers.

Due to spot market rates declining after years of unprecedented growth during the COVID pandemic boom, carriers are asking if they can keep the profits rolling in.

With a recorded 2022 revenue of over $22 billion, the ocean logistics company is reporting higher volumes as compared to last year.

With the trucking sector now short about 78,000 drivers, this is an improvement of approximately 4% to the 80,000-person estimate implied in 2021.

The Chinese startup in question, Hydron, develops autonomous hydrogen-powered trucks.

According to the results of a recent SAP SE survey of senior business decision-makers, more than half (52%) believe that the supply chain is in desperate need of improvement.

While this is the second week in a row with a very incremental change, many say it’s still better than going up.

According to the U.S. Labor Department, the employment cost index grew by 1.2% from July through September.

With Q4 underway, the retailer made massive cost reductions as peak season begins to set in.

The financial enablement platform Denim surveyed 168 freight brokers and over half had something in common: 60% said they still pay with paper checks and 68% said that eliminating them would improve operations. So, what gives?