Industry Insights

News Alert: Reports of Lockout on the West Coast This Week, Over the Weekend A news alert was released today by Peter Friedman of FBB Relations indicating plans for a gradual lockout by dockworkers this week, expanding over the weekend, and fully implemented next week on the West Coast. Mr. Friedman, indicated that it’s possible […]

TSA Freighter Security Plan Deadline Looms The new U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules on freighter security, published Dec. 29, 2014, are set to be implemented Feb. 16. That time frame puts the freight industry under pressure to digest and comply with the large-scale changes. The updated security guidelines will affect all U.S. and non-U.S. […]

AmericanShipper.com reports that ports, airports and railways are implementing winter contingency plans.  BY ERIC KULISCH |MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 Another round of bad winter weather is beginning to snarl freight transportation throughout the Northeast, putting the public and private sectors to the test again after massive storms last winter that damaged infrastructure and caused cargo […]

Massive Freight Transportation Market Growth Pushes Toward Asia The freight transportation management market is set to expand by more than 9% annually through 2019, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. The market research company figures the industry will grow from $15.3 billion in 2014 to $23.69 billion by 2019 at an estimated compound annual […]

Freight Contracts Modified to Meet Ebola Exposure Trade associations within the shipping industry are changing their freight contracts to lower loss exposure for companies transporting cargo or traveling to countries affected by Ebola. The new contracts are designed to protect crews from contracting the virus and can lead to rerouting, delays and quarantines in port. […]

Self-Driving Trucks Shift Cargo Strategy If you plan to be in business in 15 years, you need to start planning for the impact of self-driving trucks. The goal of this high-tech industry is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions while increasing highway safety. As the technology evolves, more driverless functions, or driver-assist add-ons, will be […]