Jeff Berman

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman

One day after a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump had misused the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1997, in steps he took to implement tariffs on various consumer and industrial products, including the 10% global tariff on U.S. trading partners, 25% tariffs placed on Canada and Mexico, 30% tariffs on China related to fentanyl and border crisis concerns, the elimination of the de minimis exemption on imports from...

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman

Eden Prairie, Minn.-based global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson announced today it has rolled out a new offering focused on helping shippers address tariff-related pressures and better control supply chain costs. The company said its new U.S. Tariff Impact Analysis Tool provides shippers with real-time visibility related to how tariffs are impacting the bottom line, down to the SKU level for precise cost analysis.

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman

During a period of ongoing tariff-driven economic uncertainty, a decision made yesterday by a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of International Trade could potentially have major impacts on trade policy, tariff levies, and global supply chain and logistics operations, too.

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman

At a time in which there are so many moving parts when it comes to the flurry of trade policy and tariff changes, including implementations, pauses, and speculation, it sometimes is beneficial to look at one piece of the trade-related pie to get a read on it, in terms of its impact and how it is changing things, related to operations, production, and costs, among other factors.

1 week ago | logisticsmgmt.com | Jeff Berman

Data recently issued on the DAT One network provided to LM by DAT Freight & Analytics pointed to declining metrics for truckload spot market posts, for the week of May 18-24. “Load posts settled 12% lower ahead of Memorial Day weekend,” said DAT. “The number of posted loads on DAT One declined 11.6% to 2.6 million compared to the previous week. Truck posts rose 1.4% to 242,792.