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Security and service problems face Mexico's intermodal sector as it seeks to expand its share of the reefer market.

Container and chassis dwell times in Los Angeles-Long Beach edged lower in December.

Patience is the key right now, logistics professionals say, because many BCOs and truckers are dealing with the same challenges, caused by large volumes, a chassis shortage, and now Arctic cold.

Truck turn time information is the latest feature added to the Oakland portal.

Ripples from last year’s ELD mandate are still reverberating down rail tracks.

The ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland are investing billions in physical infrastructure, digitization, and process improvements to relieve congestion and speed container transport.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has started handling import cargo booked under direct port delivery services by intermodal rail.

Since 2012, small trucking companies (100 trucks or fewer) have been hiring truck drivers twice as fast as large carriers (500+ trucks).

High cargo volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey and shortened workweeks due to the holidays have prompted the call for Saturday hours.

Capacity may ebb and flow, but e-commerce will keep pressure on shippers to adopt technology and review supply chain strategies, says DHL Supply Chain’s Jim Monkmeyer.

The congestion is subsiding, according to draymen and logistics providers.

Sharing information on shipments digitally will help companies make more efficient use of existing capacity.

With 12 container terminals handling more than 16 million TEU per year, including 30,000 gate moves per day, Los Angeles-Long Beach is the nation's most complex port environment.

While blockchain has captured the imagination of the logistics world, it's important for most to focus on the application layer (actual solutions) and not so much on the underlying structure.

Many variables have affected capacity, but heightened economic activity has been the main factor squeezing US capacity since 2017.

The closure of rail lines at the two biggest ports on Mexico's Gulf Coast is shutting down supplies to manufacturers.

The gridlock is another example of how a small piece of equipment can cause havoc to the supply chain.

The hefty capital injection for NEXT, announced Wednesday, places it among the biggest individual raisers of capital in the most recent wave of logistics technology startups.

An unpredictable influx of tariff-related freight has constricted chassis supply, emphasizing the need for new solutions.

The year 2018 was a volatile, challenging year for shippers, and 2019 is showing few signs that it will be any different.

The US trucking industry is evolving faster than ever.

Bangladesh shippers have nearly tapped out containerized rail capacity on the Chittagong-Dhaka route.

The 2019 regulatory schedule isn’t clear, but what is clear is that there will be many more hours of debate over truck driver hours of service.

The intermodal sector enters 2019 with cautious optimism amid adequate US economic growth; however, factors point toward more-competitive conditions.

The summer/autumn beat-the-tariff front-loading of imports to West Coast ports is now spreading inland.

A slew of upgrades, efficiency improvements, and new services are all aimed at boosting business.

Amid tightening Mexican truck capacity, rail has an opportunity to attract smaller shippers.

There are two popular operating models for running a chassis pool, but truckers want to create a third version they believe will improve cargo deliveries.

Knight-Swift projects higher fourth-quarter, first-quarter earnings, but analysts are not doing the same for 2019 truckload pricing forecasts.

The cause of the extreme gridlock at Los Angeles-Long Beach is manifold.

Truckload carriers are losing some of the bargaining leverage they hoped to retain in 2019.

Truckers and equipment providers in Mexico should find it easier to lease intermodal equipment if the country's first uniform interchange agreement goes ahead.

The history of and the battle between trailers and containers parallels the history of US transportation.

Schneider's adoption of the new systems places in stark relief the need for brokers to differentiate.

Even owner-operators work under ‘contracts of employment,’ the US Supreme Court said, which means claims of misclassification, ‘stolen wages,’ can’t be forced into arbitration.

Long delays in CDL skills tests in some states discourage potential drivers and create a ‘hidden’ drain on capacity.

Class I railroads face uncertainty in global trade, as well challenges in service and pricing, to keep momentum going in 2019.

IMO 2020 has the potential to change costs for freight that never comes close to the open sea.

For the first time in a decade, LTL operator YRC Worldwide enters contract talks without an existential threat to its survival looming.

At least two ocean carriers will initiate US street-turn fees next month to reduce administrative costs for this measure; truckers and BCOs say it will increase supply chain costs.