Companies rely on real-time shipment visibility to make strategic operational decisions and manage customer expectations. Gaining access to that visibility, however, can be a challenge. High-quality visibility vendors play a large role in delivering actionable insights to customers, but there are opportunities to improve both carrier-sourced data quality and carrier-vendor connectivity. Taking advantage of these…
In the past week, several Twitter users have pointed to government data on retail sales of heavy-duty trucks as one reason why a recession is far off. Two examples: You want to know a Leading Indicator I use as a #recession warning? Here is a great one Heavy Weight Trucks sales have predicted every recession…
DETROIT — Lightning eMotors CEO Tim Reeser does not regret going for the easy money from a special purpose acquisition company merger two years ago. But like other transportation SPACs, the converter of small school buses to run on electricity is struggling to hang on. “At the time, we needed a couple hundred million dollars…
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Leaders of the bargaining unit for FedEx pilots have approved a tentative contract first advanced by negotiators on May 30 that includes a 30% pay raise and improved pension benefits, the Air Line Pilots Association said late Monday. No details were provided when the sides announced a preliminary labor agreement two weeks ago, and the…