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Soft trucking spot market largely decoupled from contract market

Posted on August 27, 2015 | Leave a comment

Apparently large carriers and shippers are increasing rates to help hire good drivers and pay more.   This article says shippers are also more willing to help with delays to turn equipment more quickly.

Source: Soft trucking spot market largely decoupled from contract market | AS Daily Newsletter | AS Daily | American Shipper

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Posted in Labor Economics, Supply Chains, Trucking

Nationwide Truck Parking Needs

Posted on August 24, 2015 | Leave a comment

US Department of Transportation has completed a study on availability of truck parking.  It’s not promising.  With the required more frequent rest periods, truckers have to be able to park.  They could actually be in violation if they pass by a place thinking it is too early.  Quite a mess.  Whose problem is it to fix?

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USDOT ‘Jason’s Law’ Survey Reaffirms Nationwide Truck Parking Needs | Department of Transportation.

The actual report in HTML is below.  You can also download the 100 page pdf from the site.

Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration

Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey Results and Comparative Analysis – FHWA Freight Management and Operations.

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Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains, Trucking

Inventory – Interesting Comparisons

Posted on August 21, 2015 | Leave a comment

We know that inventory turns is an important number for measuring supply chain performance.  And we’ve been taught that you have to compare a firm’s performance on this measure with other firms in similar industries.  Dan Gilmore breaks it out in detail for lots of industries in this essay.

Supply Chain News: Inventory Performance 2015 – Interesting Comparisons.

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Posted in Logistics, Production Operations, Supply Chains