Bulk liquid companies face unique supply chain challenges, including balancing fixed asset fleets and managing the specific requirements of liquid cargoes. Traditional ISO tank and tank truck operators often lack capacity or have fleets that don’t align with these specific needs. According to Rob Parrish, president of FGN Global Logistics, specialized third-party logistics companies are…
LAS VEGAS — The Advanced Clean Truck Expo is a come-all event. Until this year, Tesla has passed on attending. The ACT Expo has outgrown the art deco charm of Long Beach and the “Disney-fied” atmosphere of Anaheim, California. This year, it moved to convention mecca with exhibitors filling the North Hall of the sprawling…
For the past two years, shippers have had enormous leverage in the freight market, as excess capacity has kept rates under significant pressure. Shippers, who suffered under the weight of sizable market stress during COVID have inflicted “shippers revenge” on motor carriers, something we were warned was coming back in August 2022. Truckload spot rates,…
After Céline Dion and Cirque du Soleil, Quebec once again succeeded in attracting attention in Las Vegas. French accents rang out, and a surprising number of members of the Quebec […]
Before founding collaboration software Beacon, CEO Fraser Davidson’s natural curiosity about how food, people and products are moved across the world came from a stint at Uber. After seeing the hurdles of building Uber products, Davidson started talking with supply-chain companies about the challenges of global trade. In an interview with FreightWaves, Davidson shares his…