Logistics Management Magazine Archives

June 2023 Logistics Management

In this Issue:

  • Logistics Labor: Increasing retention
  • Private fleet growth soars
  • Improving productivity with LMS
  • Cross-border business booms
  • Top 50 3PLs: Ripe market conditions
  • Transportation Market Update: Ocean shipping returns to per-pandemic status
June 5, 2023 · To better manage through the constrained labor market, logistics operations are courting more women and other diverse job candidates; ramping up their training programs; investing in automation; and ensuring that positions offer the work-life balance that many new recruits are seeking.
June 5, 2023 · Voice-directed solutions do more than translate pick lists in voice instructions. These solutions are multi-modal, using wearable scanners and Android device screens when appropriate, and have evolved to handle work execution functions and integrate with mobile robots.
June 5, 2023 · There were hordes of robots at ProMat 2023, but what are they doing for operations in terms of high-value applications, and how do they integrate to help material flow? To find out, we asked a few exhibitors about the top warehouse robotic apps and trends.
June 5, 2023 · We take a deeper dive behind the numbers to examine why private fleets have had eight consecutive years of consistent growth in four key metrics—shipments, volume, value, and miles-run.
June 5, 2023 · Companies of all sizes are leveraging labor management systems to detect workforce issues, improve asset utilization, and incentivize employees across a distributed network.
June 5, 2023 · What has been called “phenomenal” growth in near-shoring will only increase cross-border trade as manufacturers seek sites closer to their markets. While freight transportation providers are streamlining cross-border moves with strong data, partnerships, and expertise, there’s still a lot shippers need to understand before setting up a long-term strategy.
June 5, 2023 · This is a game-changing transformation for transportation, with much the same impact of the jump from sail to steam power and steam to diesel propulsion.
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DAT’‘s April Truckload Volume Index sees volume momentum as excess capacity remains intact
The van TVI, at 278, is up 7.3% compared to March; the refrigerated TVI, at 213, is up 5.4% compared to March; and the flatbed TVI, at 304, increased 8.2% compared to March, rising for the fifth consecutive month.

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LM Podcast Series: Assessing the freight recession and truckload market with Mike Regan, TranzAct Technologies
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Prologis and Performance Team roll out largest electric charging depot in Southern California
A collaboration announced this week between two well-known supply chain players—San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis and Performance Team, a subsidiary of Copenhagen, Denmark-based A.P. Moeller Maersk, an integrated global logistics services provider, operating more than 140 electric vehicles across the U.S.­—heralds the rollout of the largest heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging depot in Southern California.

U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes, for week ending May 18, are mixed
Rail carloads, at 214,092, were off 4.8% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 260,794 units, saw a 6.2% annual increase.

Bipartisan legislation focused on supply chain resilience is introduced in the Senate
The bill, entitled the “Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act,” was introduced by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a senior member of the Committee. This bill was also introduced in the House (H.R. 6571) by Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and passed last week by a 44-0 unanimous vote.

How to Optimize Your RFID Mandate Labeling within the Supply Chain
Unlock supply chain success by joining SATO America, Loftware, and GS1 Global experts to master new RFID mandates, retail labeling, and compliance strategies.

Gartner releases its 20th Annual Global Supply Chain Top 25
Schneider Electric maintained its top position, with Cisco Systems and Colgate-Palmolive rounding out the top three. NVIDIA also made a strong debut at seventh place.

U.S.-bound imports see growth in April, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence
April imports, at 2,524,299 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), saw a 7.7% annual increase, growing for the eighth consecutive month, following a 14-month stretch of annual declines, while up 8.5% compared to pre-pandemic April 2019. Annual growth in April was well short of March’s 16% annual gain. Imports grew 1.2% from March to April.

Industry experts dissect White House’s tariffs announcement
As reported by LM earlier this month, after a statutory four-year review process of Section 301 tariffs levied on United States-bound imports from China conducted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the final outcome, the White House announced, that those tariffs are remaining intact, with ones for certain products, to see increases.

April intermodal volumes turn in solid performance, reports IANA
Total April volume, at 1,456,241 units, increased 12.0% annually, topping March’s 6.7% annual increase, and in line with February’s 14.6% annual increase.

Packaging Efficiency: The modern way to reduced freight costs
Join our webcast to discover how Packsize & Paccurate can help your operations and outbound logistics teams cut costs and boost efficiency through innovative order fulfillment strategies.

Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach monthly volumes head up again
Total POLA volume, at 770,337 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), rose 12% annually, marking the ninth straight month of annual volume growth. The Port of Long Beach reported that total April volume, at 750,524 TEU, headed up 14.4% annually.  

Truck tonnage trends down again in April, reports ATA
The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.2%, to 111.7 (2015=100), following a 2.2% March decline.


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