DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Seasonal harvests are winding down, but capacity is still tight for reefer freight. Those, combined with the supply chain disruptions caused by the hurricanes, have led to tight capacity in southern Idaho, and outbound rates continue to climb out of Twin Falls. Chicago to Kansas City also had a big increase at $3.48/mile,

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Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2017

As a center of petro-chemical industry and a conduit of trucking and rail out of Mexico, the key supply chain hub is currently devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Kansas City Southern suspended train operations between Kendleton and Laredo, while Union Pacific reduced the movement of trains along the areas to be hit by the storm.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are you attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference later this month (September 25-28 in Orlando, FL)? Many products are within the category of optimizers for supply chain needs. New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement. Date: Monday, September 26, 2:00-3:15 pm.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. supply chain activity. imports peaked at 21.6 percent in 2022.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2023

Joe Oliaro is the Vice President of Sales and Chief Real Estate Officer at Wagner Logistics , a leading provider of supply chain solutions. Joe is a force to be reckoned with in the world of logistics and supply chain strategy.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart Explores Mexico’s Supply Chain. The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. Despite these drawbacks, Walmart is continuing to bank on Mexico’s supply chain. freight imports anytime soon.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 12, 2015

Ecommerce is going to be a bigger part of future supply chain services. It also increases our market share with small businesses and significantly expands our presence in the Kansas City market. The acquisition brings a talented employee base and large customer portfolio to C.H. These benefits are just the beginning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

Over these 10 years+ I have learned a lot about supply chain and logistics through conversations with end users, suppliers, and my colleagues. Department of Transportation (DOT) has added three major West Coast ports to its data-sharing supply chain platform. according to the Walmart Marketplace website. from May’s 2.24

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2024

The order calls for the Canada Industrial Relations Board , a termed independent body, to impose binding arbitration on both Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. Both railways were ordered to resume operations while the arbitration process initiates.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. In the report, NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said: “We’ve never seen imports at this high a level for such an extended period of time. It will be on highway and surface streets, hauling actual freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 25, 2021

George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit a home run in the ninth inning of a game to give his team a last inning lead against the New York Yankees. Ahold Delhaize USA Ramps Up Supply Chain Transformation. The examinations of pitchers is getting a bit comical…and a bit ridiculous IMHO. Embark Trucks to go public via $5.2

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a news capsule follow-up to previous commentaries and developments that we have provided to readers. As we highlighted on Supply Chain Matters at the time , a back and forth bidding war occurred with CN making a final sweetened offer to take the acquisition away from an announced deal with CP Rail.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. manufacturing supply chain there.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The trucking industry moves an estimated 70 percent of the nation’s freight tonnage every year, and over the next decade, ATA projects that trucks will need to move 2.4 billion more tons of freight than they do currently. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt. That’s all for this week.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In a June 2021 Harvard Business Review article and in this blog , Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil and her co-authors Tom Linton and Dale Rogers argued that more robust and sophisticated Pan-American supply networks are critical destinations on the roadmap to drive greater resilience, sustainability and agility in U.S. supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. E2open , a provider of cloud-based supply chain management technology, announced that it is acquiring BluJay Solutions. Kansas City Southern agreed to a $30 billion merger with Canadian National Railway Co., USPS could finally ship alcohol with new bill.

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Resilinc

JULY 13, 2021

In its first year in force, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has 1) helped to seal foreign investment deals in Mexico’s automotive sector, 2) led companies to build new logistics facilities on the border, and 3) added steam to the merger of Kansas City Southern and Canadian National railways. Kevin Brady (R-TX).

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