J. Paul Getty said, “Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.” If you believe this, then there is no danger of becoming bored in your supply chain role. These words are particularly applicable in managing supply chains in the current uncertain […]
Last week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released the “27th Annual State of Logistics Report”. This year’s report was entitled Logistics in Transition: New Drivers at the Wheel, partially due to the fact that it was authored by a new researcher, A.T. Kearney. The SOL report was launched in 1988, by the […]
In 1984, Congress enacted the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) which prohibited discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee who refused to operate a commercial motor vehicle if doing so would violate a regulation, etc. related to CMV safety, health, or security. This regulation was typically enforced (or not) under the OSHA provisions of the […]
This Memorial Day week it only seems fitting that we say a few words about veterans, and I believe that one of my favorite “courageous veteran” stories is worth repeating. In April 0f 1942, 80 airmen, under the command of Lt. Col. James Doolittle, took off on a mission to bomb Tokyo in retaliation for […]
Those who are students of ancient history (Before I Phones)) may recall the “carriers’ market” of 2004, when capacity was tight and freight rate increases were the order of the day. It was a good time to be in the trucking business. For 10 truckload carriers tracked by BB&T Capital Markets, earnings rose an average […]
While information technology has been a fixture in the business community for a number of years, as the years have passed, new innovations have appeared, and technological advances have been made, good technology has become even more critical. In some respects, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy in that the more information we have, the more […]
Some logistics service providers claim they can do anything; and while this may be a bit of a stretch, when called upon to do so, some can rise to some interesting occasions. In 1903, when William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson built their first motorcycle, they probably had no idea of what they were starting. […]
On June 26, after several construction delays and cost overruns, the new lane of the Panama Canal will be opened, introducing a new era in international shipping. The canal has a colorful history dating back to 1882, when a Frenchman, Ferdinand de Lesseps, began work on a sea level canal across Panama. At that time […]
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, or “FAST” Act. After ten years and dozens of extensions and delays, Congress finally had provided long term funding for new surface transportation projects and improvements. While Congress and DOT praised the legislation, Congress had continued to take a hard line […]
……….continue in Congress. This time they are considering legislation that will impact all of us from both a personal and a business perspective. The funding for the Federal Aviation Administration runs out at the end of this month. As was the case with the highway reauthorization bill, the new FAA reauthorization being considered, the Aviation, […]