It’s no surprise that over the last 20 years, the “Duopoly” of FedEx and UPS tops the list of carriers consistently over the span of time. This post shares some fun factoids and trends.
Trends of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Over 20 Years
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Insights from Manifest 2023 Supply Chain Conference
Earlier this month our team attended the Manifest 2023 Logistics Conference in Vegas. Over the course of the 3-day event, we had many conversations with colleagues and attended workshops. Here’s a break down of our key insights and themes from the conference.
US Domestic Freight Outlook November 2022
From a shipper perspective, the softening of the US freight markets comes as a welcome relief. Contract rates, which have remained stubbornly high, have slowly begun to fall. There is still a significant delta between contract and spot rates, however market forces will put downward pressure on contract rates to close this gap over the next few months.
Putting the Brakes on the Rush to Build Fully Self-driving Trucks
Read the full article here About Tony Wayda Tony Wayda is a seasoned leader with over 30 years of supply chain solution design and logistics software selection, implementation and management. Having operations and a technology background gives him a unique… Read More
Trimble ‘Shutting Down’ Their Kuebix TMS Platform – Now What?
Trimble announced last week that it would be shutting down Kuebix as of 2025 as they ‘pivot’ to an alternative product. But this article is not about Kuebix, nor is it about Trimble. This article is about the customers that software vendors like Trimble (and Blue Yonder, and SAP, and e2open, etc.) are “pivoting on.”
Key Logistics Technology Changes Shippers Should be Watching
In this podcast episode, Adam Perlmutter chats with Mike Mulqueen, Consulting Strategy Practice Lead at JBF Consulting about logistic systems and the complexity of selecting the right one. Mike also outlines big logistics technology changes, recent market trends, and key technologies/considerations that shippers should be watching.
Challenges of an Annual RFP and Why it’s Going Extinct
The RFP isn’t broken. Your process is! In this webinar moderated by Marney Edwards of Loadsmart, industry experts Rush Feldhacker of Metafora and Dennis Heppner of JBF Consulting discuss why the annual RFP is going extinct.
5 Key Aspects of OTM Platform Reviewed
Given my primary role at JBF Consulting is to evaluate and recommend TMS solutions for our customers, the main stage presentation given by Oracle Sr. Director of Strategy, Dr. Srini Rajagopal was most relevant to me. In this session, Dr. Rajagopal laid out Oracle’s short to mid-term strategic investment areas. Here are the 5 most interesting roadmap items as well as my perspective on their usefulness for a transportation operation.
3 Reasons Why Freight Tech Fails – Logistics of Logistics Podcast
Check out this lively conversation with Joe Lynch and Michael Wolf, JBF Client Engagement Director, on this latest episode of the Logistics of Logistics Podcast. They discuss why freight tech fails and what can be done to improve the situation.
5 Key Aspects of BY’s New Luminate TMS Platform Reviewed
“Blue Yonder has the best pedigree of any supply chain company as it pertains to math based, predictive decision making.”
