Logistics Management Magazine Archives

May 2022 Logistics Management

In this Issue:

  • Tracking supply chain's digital transformation
  • 2022 Technology Roundtable: The future is now
  • Forwarders face unstable times
  • Autonomous lift trucks have arrived
  • Look back at MODEX
  • 2022 Robotics Survey
May 5, 2022 · Shipper demand, vendor innovation and advances in technology have worked together to get the vision of the digital supply chain over the finish line.
May 5, 2022 · Faced with more moving parts than at any other time, the current state of the less-than-truckload market has carriers riding high, with shippers looking to lock in strong pricing and balance their network operations and priorities.
May 5, 2022 · Our panel says that all of the software and automation tools we need to meet the new supply chain challenges are right in front of us—all we need to do is put them to work.
May 5, 2022 · Congestion and capacity shortages have been big subjects among forwarders and have resulted in high air, ground and ocean rates. The shortage of capacity has pushed freight rates to historic highs during the last 18 months. Forwarders are banking on technology to build in more agility.
May 4, 2022 · Once considered the purvey of the far-off future, autonomous lift trucks have arrived. Here’s what they can offer.
May 4, 2022 · If you offer a safe, meaningful job with fair wages they will come.
May 4, 2022 · Modex 2022 was the largest to date, with registrations reaching 37,047—­a 20% attendance jump over the pre-Covid Modex 2018. The four-day show (March 28-31) covered 405,000 net square feet of exhibit space at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center with 857 exhibiting companies. Here’s a glimpse of what our editors saw at the show.
May 4, 2022 · Indeed, the technologies with all of the capabilities that we need are right in front of us—and more affordable than ever. No more excuses.
May 4, 2022 · A new Peerless Research Group report takes an inside look at how companies are investing in robotics, how they’re putting the systems to use, and what their future robotics plans include.
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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.

POLA and POLB receive $112M for Upgrades
The funds will support various infrastructure projects, including seismic upgrades and channel improvements.

Looking at leveraging fast-food warehouse operations in a best-case scenario
enVista assisted a major client in streamlining operations by following a blueprint to success.

LM Podcast Series: Assessing the freight recession and truckload market with Mike Regan, TranzAct Technologies
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, LM Group News Editor, interviews Mike Regan, Co-Founder and Chief Relationship Officer, for TranzAct Technologies, one of the largest privately held logistics information and freight audit and payment companies in the United States

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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