Research: 50 years of Operations Research for the tactical planning of consolidation-based freight transportation sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Multidomain contested logistics, urban littoral logistics, and joint logistics over-the-shore—these are the three elements that combine to explain the scale of the sustainment challenge in the Indo-Pacific region. mwi.westpoint.edu/sustaining-an-…

In-freakin'-credible: Jones Act tanker rates found to be *an order of magnitude* higher (~$90,000/day vs ~$9,000/day) than those of internationally-flagged tankers operating in the Caribbean.

Top 15 States with the Highest Percentage of One-Truck Carriers. *Based on FMCSA data, so 7% chance it's accurate.

My favorite line from Lu Feng’s interview: “Industry is not a movable object like factories, equipment, or production lines. At its core, it is an organizational and social capacity—and it is this capacity that determines the effectiveness of physical capital.”

Shipping insurance costs in the Gulf now 0.2% from 0.125% prior to Jun 13 & Hormuz crossings collapse (West-East, not East-West) That's 7-day rolling, so it takes a BIG drop on June 23rd to get this

Watched FTR’s June 12 State of Freight this morning—one thing jumped out: 🚨 Trucking insurance premiums are up 6.4% YoY in May—highest on record. If this holds, smaller fleets in the general market are gonna feel it. Add in regs like today’s English proficiency rollout, and

Glenn I think the problem is with the notion of GDP in general tbh 👇 x.com/Francis_GSouth…

This is my internal monologue this is basically how I think about things when I look at them

$UNP - Union Pacific $NSC - Norfolk Southern I just published my article on these two railroads, which announced the biggest railroad merger ever, creating the first real transcontinental railroad, a dream Abraham Lincoln had more than 160 years ago. It's a $280 billion deal

🏭 Excess Production 📈 Estimated to reach ⚖️ 721 million tonne 📅 by 2027 Per the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development #supplychain #steel #globaltrade nytimes.com/2025/07/25/bus…

"This is the Supply Chain. It’s our loading program. We can simulate anything. Ports, warehouses, rates, detention clocks, ELDs, even the FMCSA."

"Life on the road" is not all it's cracked up to be. There's an intense "sameness" to all roads and all automotive infrastructure that makes the motorist's view of America seem like one giant parking lot. A parking space is 9' x 18', and there is no grade on the US highway

Shipping rate for 40-foot container (TEU) has fallen swiftly and is approaching lowest level in 18 months ⁦Jim Bianco⁩ ⁦Bloomberg⁩

the consumer was manufactured, then turned into the producer of what they consume (which ended up being themselves) while shipping the benefits elsewhere.

Il Capo moves marble and earth in this striking portrait of quarry life #marble #materials bit.ly/1RJH56U