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The good news is your ship has come in. The bad news is it may still be waiting to dock, especially if it traveled to

Many things about college football change dramatically from season to season. Others – like sportscasters’ advice about what teams will need to do in order

On October 11, Cowen and AFS Logistics announced the launch of the Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The Freight Index will serve to provide predictive pricing tools

What’s so new-and-different about AFS and Cowen’s new quarterly Freight Index? Plenty – including the fact that it’s not just based on raw data. Our

Fall football season may have just kicked off. However, it’s already starting to feel a lot like Christmas for many eTailers. According to research from

There are a lot of reasons to love September. But FedEx’s annual GRI announcement isn’t one of them. Last week, the carrier shared plans to

How will President Biden’s proposed vaccine mandate impact the current truck driver shortage? Well, it definitely won’t give trucking’s employment numbers a positive shot in

When we say “boo,” we’re not trying to be scary, even though it is close to Halloween. We’re just registering our opinion about the latest

Raise your hand if this has ever happened to your company: You’ve had a longtime relationship with a 3PL, LTL trucking company or truckload shipping

Whether it’s a girl (hello, Florence!) or boy (we’re talking to you, Michael!), each hurricane that hits a U.S. coast has the power to disrupt

FedEx Unveils 2021 Holiday Peak Surcharge (And One After-Christmas Surprise) Remember when we told you not to be surprised if FedEx announced holiday peak surcharge

I’ve begun receiving e-mails from some of my LTL freight carriers and other transportation carriers saying that they’re moving to a new method of bill

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THEY SAID IT

Notable Quotes From Around The Industry

"Everyone wants predictability – even carriers. In fact, carriers in particular want to know what to expect. Unpleasant surprises cut both ways.”

- Jeff Trombly, Clinical Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, The University of Tennessee

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