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June 19, 2008Logistics News: State of the Logistics Union
The annual State of Logistics report was released this week.The headline number - logistics costs rose for the fifth straight year as a percent of GDP, to 10.1%. As always SCDigest digs into the numbers and a summarizes key data for you.
  Topics : air carriers/cargo | Inventory management | Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Supply chain costs | Supply Chain studies | Transportation | Trucking
   
May 15, 2008Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - Trucking Company Failures Rise
Rising Diesel Costs, Falling Demand Drive Sharo Rise in Trucking Firms Leaving Market; Capacity Issues Down the Road?
  Topics : Transportation | Trucking
   
April 01, 2008Logistics News: As Independent Truckers Plan Brief Strike to Protest Rising Fuel Costs and Lower Wages, It is Likely Many Must Leave before Things get Better
Independents may Vent Some Steam, but Impact will be Minimal; the $1200 Fill Up
  Topics : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking
   
March 20, 2008Supply Chain Graphic of the Week - The Incredible Rise in Diesel Prices
The Picture Tells the Ugly Story; Rise of 65 Percent since January, 2007
  Topics : Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply chain costs | Transportation | Trucking
   
March 14, 2008Supply Chain and $200 Oil
High oil and fuel prices have the potential to wreak havoc on our supply chains. With oil prices now over $100 per barrel, some analysts are saying oil and diesel prices could rise another 50-100%. How will this impact supply chain management and logistics? We take a look.
  Topics : Logistics costs | Logistics | Network design/optimization | Supply chain costs | Supply chain strategy | Supply Chain Trends | Transportation | Trucking
   
March 03, 2008Logistics News: Current Transportation Capacity Glut is Forcing Many Independent Truckers out of Business
Move will Eventually Help Clear the Market, Restore Carrier Pricing Power; what a Difference Two Years Makes
  Topics : Logistics | Transportation | Trucking
   
February 26, 2008Logistics News: When Looking at Distribution Center Sites, be sure to Factor in Drayage Costs, Especially for Inland Ports
Differences in Costs for Container Movement Can Often Overwhelm Differences in Land or Lease Prices; One Retailer Learns the Hard Way
  Topics : Distribution | Global logistics | Inbound logistics | Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking | Warehouse design
   
February 20, 2008Logistics News: Will Massive Railroad Infrastructure Fundamentally Change US Transportation Logistics?
Growth of Imports, Fuel Costs, Green Movement, and Congestion all Favor Rail over Trucks; Return to "Working on the Railroad" in Big Numbers
  Topics : Green supply chain | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Supply chain and the environment | Transportation | Trucking
   
January 29, 2008Logistics News: National Surface Transportation and Revenue Study Commission Report Recommendations Can Have Big Impact for Shippers
Headlines of 40 Cent Increase in Consumer Gas Tax Only Part of the Story; When Does the Cure Become Worse than the Disease?
  Topics : Case studies | Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking
   
January 21, 2008Logistics News: Understanding The National Surface Transportation and Revenue Study Commission Report
Proposed Gas Tax Gets the Headlines, But There is a lot More Concern for Shippers; Recognizing the Role of Freight in Global Competitiveness; Better Highways, but Higher Shipping Costs?
  Topics : Logistics | Supply Chain studies | Transportation | Trucking
   

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