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Transport costs decline in June: Nulogx
Toronto, ON – The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian Shippers decreased by 0.2% in June, as compared with May results, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). The Base Rate Index, which excludes the impact of…
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Time to Face the New Reality of Freight Transportation
Thankfully, the first quarter of 2014 is behind us. The challenging winter across Canada and the northeastern USA and capacity shortages, brought on, in part by the weather, created a difficult environment for both carriers and shippers. Are we in…
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What Can Shippers Do to Mitigate the Upcoming Freight Rate Increases?
Freight rate increases are coming this year. The economy is on the upswing. Truck capacity is tightening as driver shortages, government regulations, cost overruns from a very challenging winter and carrier financial prudence all push freight rates in one direction…
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Shippers and Carriers – – It’s Time to Talk
One of the highlights of this year’s Surface Transportation Summit was the impassioned plea from Jacquie Meyers, President of Meyers Transportation Services, for shippers and carriers to collaborate. This is not a new message. In fact, it is a message…
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Two New Studies provide insights into the LTL Freight Industry
Last week the Stifel Transportation & Logistics Research Group hosted a webinar event that featured two speakers from the Transportation Intermediaries Association, Mark Christos, TIA Board Member, Chair – 3PL Market Report and Robert Voltmann, President and CEO. The two…
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The Fifth Annual Surface Transportation – a Great Opportunity to Learn and Network
The 2013 Surface Transportation Summit is scheduled for October 16 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. This year’s event, co-hosted by Dan Goodwill & Associates and the Business Information Group, will focus on a range of topics of interest to Shippers…
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Is your Freight Transportation Strategy in Alignment with your Business Strategy?
One of the most enjoyable aspects of our work as consultants is that my colleagues and I have an opportunity to visit companies in a variety of industries. We typically are engaged to help businesses that have issues with freight…
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State of Logistics Report Highlights “New Normal” in Freight Transportation
Last week the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals released its 24th annual State of Logistics Report. Last year, business logistics costs were once again 8.5 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the same level they hit in 2011,…
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A U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance in 2014 to 2016 will Boost Freight Volumes
Every year at this time, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. assembles a group of investors and invites Jim Allworth, Co-Chair and Portfolio Strategist to address the group. This year’s session was particularly noteworthy in that Mr. Allworth painted a rather optimistic…
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The Major Freight Transportation Stories of the First Half of 2013
As we approach the mid-point of 2013, here is a peek at some of the major trends that are having an impact on freight transportation. Economic Growth to remain Modest and Uneven The economy continues to deliver mixed signals. In…
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More on Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids
In last week’s blog, I shared some ideas from the recent SCL – CITA annual conference on how to improve shipper- carrier collaboration. Various suggestions were proposed by a panel consisting of two leading shippers and two major Canadian carriers.…
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Shipper-Carrier Collaboration – How do you make the RFP Process work for Both Parties?
The subject of Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids came up in at least three tracks at this week’s Supply Chain Canada Annual Conference, presented by SCL and Canadian Industrial Transportation Association. The subject was discussed at length during a panel…
