Freight industry executives expect a squeeze on trucking capacity that has been driving up shipping costs for U.S. companies to persist through the rest of the year, as strong demand…
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U.S. companies face soaring bills for all kinds of materials that they need to do business — and surging demand is helping them pass on those higher costs to their…
Kimberly-Clark Corp. delivered its worst sales performance in at least a decade, hit by supply-chain disruptions, continued business shutdowns and fallout from last year’s toilet paper hoarding amid the pandemic….
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for February hit its highest level in 16 months, improving to 11.23 from January’s 10.37. Strong capacity utilization and freight rates along with stable…
U.S. containerized imports show no sign of letting up as the second quarter begins. On the contrary: Consumer demand is strengthening in the wake of fiscal stimulus and falling inventories…
Normality — at least what passes as normality in 2020 and 2021 — seemed to be slowly returning to trucking lanes out of the Los Angeles area after months of…
It wasn’t just you. Americans consumed more corrugated cardboard boxes than ever last year. Stay-at-home orders and stimulus checks fueled a banner year for e-commerce and a run on…
Biden Extends Small Business Loan Program (March 30, 2:30 p.m. ET) President Biden on Tuesday signed legislation extending the period small businesses have to apply for forgivable loans to…
Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic bringing about a significant, and perhaps permanent, shift in e-commerce activity, the “big box” building sector emerged as a prime beneficiary of this shift, as occupiers moved…
Some European ports have yet to see any difference in their ship call, because the ships stuck in the Suez weren’t scheduled to show up until later this week —…