Imagine a #rail strike. Domestic & international #cargo. Shoots a hole in the glory of #onshore / #reshore. Now what if there is a an #ILWU work slowdown at same time? #supplychain #transportation #logistics

My latest Substack newsletter, with Brad Jacobs, JOC Inland, the truck of the future, and a kilted Cassidy. williambcassidy.substack.com/p/next-big-thi…

TPM Tech is under way with Eric Johnson giving the opening remarks. "Tech is now part of the supply chain discussion"

The forecast for the US and global economies is brighter than a year ago, with reduced risk of recession, thanks in part to the “decongestion” of supply chains, economist Nariman Behravesh said at TPM23: ow.ly/Kuba50N442y #TPM23

"we are unlikely to see a sharp rebound in trucking volumes and import volumes until we see an uptick in new single-family housing activity." linkedin.com/posts/jason-mi…

Looking forward to seeing new flash #PMI numbers later this week, especially for the US services economy. Difficult to see a trend in the #ISM numbers but the S&P Global PMI™ has been on the rise from the lows seen late last year.

"We're at the bottom of the U on TL," Frank Hurst of Echo Logistics tells Jeff Bermen. Echo is is looking at investing more in AI/data analytics such as around weather...

"We're at the bottom of the U in the truckload market," Echo Global Logistics' Frank Hurst says at SMC #CX2023. "The second half will be better than the first."

Less-than-truckload carriers continue to invest in network optimization, despite soft market, Echo Global Logistics' Frank Hurst tells SMC #CX2023

"Range anxiety" is real when it comes to electric trucks, J.B. Hunt Chief Sustainability Officer Craig Harper says. The range being quoted today is about 220 miles. "Drivers aren't going to run that truck down to zero." #CX2023 SMC³ - https://smc3.info/m/SMC³

Steps for a trucker to reduce emissions: 1) Understand your business (type of equipment needed, length of haul), and 2) use that understanding to make changes and buy equipment that helps improve mpg. -- Craig Harper, CSO, J.B. Hunt #CS2023 SMC³ - https://smc3.info/m/SMC³

Yellow's 99-year-run is done. Shippers can expect LTL costs to climb higher. tinyurl.com/kphcp4yc

For an expected 'muted' holiday season, this seems a lot...UPS recruits 100,000 seasonal workers for the 2023 holiday season about.ups.com/us/en/newsroom…

#Inland23 -- Today's panels kick off with North American Freight and Economic Outlook -- which is slow heading into 2024, with industrial production and manufacturing still contracting, according to S&P's Paul Bingham.

#Inland23 Recession is not in the cards, but neither is quick return to growth in freight demand, says S&P's Paul Bingham.

Larry Gross: Intermodal decline versus truckload isn't about the market, it's about intermodal. It needs to be reversed. #Inland23

Fireside chat between Echo CEO and William Cassidy #Inland23

Interesting conversations about the timing of the #freight recovery, cost pressures, #nearshoring, rail service and fraud at JOC well attended Inland Transportation Conference. I also had the opportunity to be on a panel moderated by William Cassidy (JOC) with Dean Croke

The depressed US truckload market is a long way from a turnaround, accoridng to analysts and trucking executives. Track what shippers are paying on the trucking spot market on Gateway. Learn more: ow.ly/Zftq50Q24Vt

UPS' 2024 rates go into effect today. FedEx 2024 rates go into effect Jan. 1. According to Reveel, if they make the same shipments as this year, the average FedEx customer will pay 8.17% more in 2024 & the average UPS customer will pay 7.72% more. parcelindustry.com/article-6241-W…