Non-FedEx shippers may lose out if strike occurs at UPS, consultant says

Shippers that don’t have existing relationships with FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) may find it difficult to arrange for FedEx to handle their shipments in the event the Teamsters union strikes UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) starting Aug. 1, a consultant said Wednesday. Adi Karamcheti, senior consultant for Shipware LLC and who spent nearly two decades in…

Consumer slowdown hitting CPG results, keeping freight volumes muted

Consumers are putting fewer items in their carts (Chart: Barchart.com Inc.) In the face of inflationary pressure the past two years, consumers have generally not cut back much on everyday purchases, and CPG companies have often said that elasticities have been muted, or at least no worse than history would suggest. But recent CPG results…