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XPO Logistics' Brad Jacobs is looking for a new industrial "sweet spot" for investment and growth as he prepares to hand the CEO role at XPO to Mario…
Oct 13, 2022
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William B. Cassidy
September 2022
Reprieve for Rail Shippers, and all of Us
Tentative deal struck early this morning averts a nationwide rail strike
Sep 15, 2022
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William B. Cassidy
Preparing for a Potential Strike
The prospect of a nationwide rail strike is already shaking up freight shipping
Sep 13, 2022
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William B. Cassidy
August 2022
It's Complicated
The availability of truck capacity varies by market and sector, making terms like "tight" or "loose" capacity less useful in a market where freight…
Aug 24, 2022
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William B. Cassidy
July 2022
Happy Hour or Last Call?
Big trucking companies are reporting big second quarter revenue and profit gains, while smaller carriers struggle in a high-cost market that is very…
Jul 28, 2022
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William B. Cassidy
Ups and Downs
No shortage of trucks on I-95; a tale of three truckers; and why the producer price indexes are so important to shippers.
Jul 18, 2022
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William B. Cassidy
Out of the Basement
With the economic indicators pointing every which way, shippers and carriers are trying to cope with 'The Circumstances.'
Jul 11, 2022
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William B. Cassidy
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December 2021
Knight-Swift's LTL Opportunity
After $1.5 billion in acquisitions this year, the largest US truckload operator has a chance to advance the reinvention of LTL trucking
Dec 8, 2021
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William B. Cassidy
October 2021
Where has the tonnage gone?
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…
Oct 13, 2021
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William B. Cassidy
September 2021
After 10 years, XPO still surprises
It's been a wild ride with many sharp turns for XPO Logistics. Expect more surprises in its second decade.
Sep 3, 2021
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William B. Cassidy
Bad assumptions, more stock-outs
By sticking with 'violated assumptions' used to determine appropriate safety stock levels, we're making supply shortages worse
Sep 1, 2021
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William B. Cassidy
August 2021
The Ingenious Charles H. Barrows and his Electric Tricycle
A 19th-century inventor's work presages the current trend toward electrification.
Aug 21, 2021
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William B. Cassidy
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