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Once again, the differing predictions about how retail consumers will act over the rest of the year depend on where you sit. Most industry leaders expect a healthy, if not spectacular spending trend, but other economic observers are not so sure. On March 29…
The American Chemistry Council told the Senate Commerce Committee its members support the proposed Rail Safety Act and outlined the organization’s railroad safety agenda. ACC supports a multi-layered approach to hauling hazardous materials by rail, which…
Inventories in the United States are expected to rise because last year’s restocking trend has come to a screeching halt, according to the international economic advisory firm Oxford Economics. The unprecedented strains in supply chains in recent years mean…
Remote working seems to have taken hold in many organizations, and the Department of Labor reminds employers that federal wage and leave laws remain in force when an employee is working at home. DOL’s Wage and Hour Division issued new Field Assistance…
The agency responsible for supervising federal contractors and subcontractors has withdrawn religious exemptions that had been granted to them by the Trump administration. The regulation in question was issued in the final days of Trump’s presidency.…
A new report released by MHI and Deloitte finds that 74% of supply chain leaders are increasing their supply chain high technology and innovation investments with 90% saying they are planning to spend over $1 million, an increase of 24% over last year, and…
Just how bad has the deterioration in rail service across the United States become? Grain elevators are full, sitting alongside trains that are also full and can’t move, leading to grain piling up beside the tracks. Plants and assembly lines have had to shut…
A major factor in the supply chain crisis is the truck driver shortage, and methods for attacking it being explored by both the industry and government are allowing younger people to drive professionally and finding ways to attract them to the job. The…
The freight rail industry pulled out all the stops attacking reciprocal switching during two days of hearings held in mid-March by the Surface Transportation Board, but the STB members didn’t seem to be all that impressed by the performance. Since the…
A survey finds that securing backloads is the top priority for small and medium-sized truckers. Convoy, an online freight network, conducted the research which also concludes that 35% of all truck miles may be empty miles. The survey also found that the…
Two major trucking groups that seldom see eye to eye on many policy issues joined together to urge the federal government action to address the need to expand parking availability for truckers. American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator…
Major shipper and industry associations wrote to President Biden last month urging him to intervene in the slow pace of contract talks between West Coast port terminal operators and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Biden late last year was…