Head transportation analyst Mehrotra departing Deutsche Bank

Well-known transportation analyst Amit Mehrotra is leaving Deutsche Bank, and for now at least, Deutsche is halting its coverage of transport-related equities. Mehrotra is an active observer of the transportation sector, with often multiple updates on a busy earnings day blasted out to his list of email contacts, including FreightWaves. His departure was signaled in…

‘Convergence’ key to efficient supply chain systems, Gartner exec says

SAN ANTONIO — A case study in the disjointed state that supply chain management can find itself in was having lunch at the Momentum conference, a gathering of 1,000-plus people who in one way or another rely on the supply chain software capabilities of conference host Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH). “Bob” told his story of…

Borderlands Mexico: Nearshoring to continue boosting cross-border trucking in 2024

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nearshoring to continue boosting cross-border trucking in 2024; Careismatic Brands to close Dallas distribution hub, lay off 404 employees; ITS Logistics to open office in Fort Worth; and Aztema begins construction of $240M tire plant in…