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Tentative deal struck early this morning averts a nationwide rail strike
William B. Cassidy
The prospect of a nationwide rail strike is already shaking up freight shipping
William B. Cassidy
The availability of truck capacity varies by market and sector, making terms like "tight" or "loose" capacity less useful in a market where freight…
William B. Cassidy
Big trucking companies are reporting big second quarter revenue and profit gains, while smaller carriers struggle in a high-cost market that is very…
William B. Cassidy
No shortage of trucks on I-95; a tale of three truckers; and why the producer price indexes are so important to shippers.
William B. Cassidy
With the economic indicators pointing every which way, shippers and carriers are trying to cope with 'The Circumstances.'
William B. Cassidy
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After $1.5 billion in acquisitions this year, the largest US truckload operator has a chance to advance the reinvention of LTL trucking
William B. Cassidy
Despite a tight-capacity trucking market and skyrocketing imports, truck tonnage is lower than it was in 2018 and 2019. MSU's Jason Miller helps explain…
William B. Cassidy
It's been a wild ride with many sharp turns for XPO Logistics. Expect more surprises in its second decade.
William B. Cassidy
By sticking with 'violated assumptions' used to determine appropriate safety stock levels, we're making supply shortages worse
William B. Cassidy
A 19th-century inventor's work presages the current trend toward electrification.
William B. Cassidy
The COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce boom, and technology are reshaping the less-than-truckload sector of the trucking industry in lasting ways.
William B. Cassidy
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