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6 days ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
A report published by the Alexandria, Va.-based Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) earlier this week highlights the ongoing issues freight brokers continue to deal with, relating to freight fraud.
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6 days ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
The impact of President Trump’s tariffs was apparent in the new edition of the Port Tracker report, which was released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates, with the report explaining that United States-bound cargo is expected to decline in May, for the first time in more than a year-and-a-half.
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6 days ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
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.
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6 days ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
Earlier this week, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) filed comments addressing a final rule issued by the Biden administration, establishing minimum safety requirements for train crew sizes, with the rule requiring a second crew member on all trains.
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1 week ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
While no official deals between the United States and its many trading partners had been announced since President Trump announced his plan for reciprocal tariffs in early April, that changed today, with a deal being reached between the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
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1 week ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
Amid the many economic data points followed in both the freight economy and also the macroeconomy, including GDP, retail sales, manufacturing output, and employment, among others, one which continues to receive a large amount of attention is the federal funds rate, which comes from the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
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1 week ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
Earlier this week, Westerville, Ohio-based DHL Supply Chain, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced it has acquired IDS Fulfillment, a Plainfied, Ind.-based e-commerce fulfillment and retail distribution logistics provider. A purchase price was not disclosed. DHL Supply Chain described this deal as a strategic move to further enhance its e-commerce capabilities, as well as extend its services to small and midsized customers.
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1 week ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
In his opening keynote, Ken Chadwick, Vice President and Distinguished Advisor at Gartner, tackled one of the biggest challenges facing supply chain leaders today: making decisions in a world defined by divergence. From AI disruption to geopolitical uncertainty, Chadwick laid out a roadmap for how supply chains can turn complexity into competitive advantage. 1.
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1 week ago | 
logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman
Earlier this week, Greenwich, Conn.-based global contract logistics services provider GXO Logistics Inc. and Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blue Yonder, a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services, said they have inked a global multi-year strategic agreement.
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1 week ago | 
scmr.com | Jeff Berman
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 a faster rate, for the 10th consecutive month, and for the 56th time in the last 59 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in June 2020.
