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Gary Frantz is a contributing editor for DC Velocity and its sister publication CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly, and a veteran communications executive with more than 30 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industries. He's served as communications director and strategic media relations counselor for companies including XPO Logistics, Con-way, Menlo Logistics, GT Nexus, Circle International Group, and Consolidated Freightways. Gary is currently principal of GNF Communications LLC, a consultancy providing freelance writing, editorial and media strategy services. He's a proud graduate of the Journalism program at California State University–Chico.
Summer is shaping up to be one for the history books as the market contends with UPS’s labor negotiations, FedEx’s restructuring, downshifting consumer spending, and slackening parcel demand.
Summer is shaping up to be one for the history books as the market contends with UPS’s labor negotiations, FedEx’s restructuring, downshifting consumer spending, and slackening parcel demand.
Even as trucking begins to find some balance, fleet managers face renewed challenges on many fronts as they work to keep trucks rolling and drive every ounce of efficiency into their operations.
Even as trucking begins to find some balance, fleet managers face renewed challenges on many fronts as they work to keep trucks rolling and drive every ounce of efficiency into their operations.
The nation’s shippers and their third-party service providers face a post-pandemic market beset with nagging disruptions, tight warehouse space, and higher costs for just about everything. Here’s how two organizations—BJC HealthCare and Ryder—tackled the challenge.
The nation’s shippers and their third-party service providers face a post-pandemic market beset with nagging disruptions, tight warehouse space, and higher costs for just about everything. Here’s how two organizations—BJC HealthCare and Ryder—tackled the challenge.
The motor freight sector has a reputation for foreshadowing economic trends. Entering the spring, freight carriers are cautiously optimistic, yet nervous shippers and a capacity glut could dampen the outlook for the sector’s recovery.
The motor freight sector has a reputation for foreshadowing economic trends. Entering the spring, freight carriers are cautiously optimistic, yet nervous shippers and a capacity glut could dampen the outlook for the sector’s recovery.
As shippers and carriers adjust and adapt to a post-pandemic world, technology providers face a fast-changing market full of new entrants and fresh demands as well as old challenges.
As shippers and carriers adjust and adapt to a post-pandemic world, technology providers face a fast-changing market full of new entrants and fresh demands as well as old challenges.
The pandemic supercharged last-mile delivery as stuck-at-home consumers ordered everything from treadmills to computers and furniture for their homes. Now with Covid subsiding, pocketbooks thinner, and inflation rising, is last-mile growth hitting a wall?
The pandemic supercharged last-mile delivery as stuck-at-home consumers ordered everything from treadmills to computers and furniture for their homes. Now with Covid subsiding, pocketbooks thinner, and inflation rising, is last-mile growth hitting a wall?
A number of factors are conspiring to tap the brakes on two years of accelerated, pandemic-driven growth in parcel volumes. That means that unlike last year, shippers in 2022 are finding ample capacity and competition for their parcels.
A number of factors are conspiring to tap the brakes on two years of accelerated, pandemic-driven growth in parcel volumes. That means that unlike last year, shippers in 2022 are finding ample capacity and competition for their parcels.
Rail intermodal operators, already challenged on numerous fronts, have little ability to flex up as peak season rolls on. Shippers are wise to make contingency plans to avoid further supply chain pain.
Rail intermodal operators, already challenged on numerous fronts, have little ability to flex up as peak season rolls on. Shippers are wise to make contingency plans to avoid further supply chain pain.
The last two years have invigorated the bottom lines of the nation’s trucking fleets. As inflation powers ahead, consumers switch spending from goods to services, and supply chains remain disrupted, is the trucking profit party about to end?
The last two years have invigorated the bottom lines of the nation’s trucking fleets. As inflation powers ahead, consumers switch spending from goods to services, and supply chains remain disrupted, is the trucking profit party about to end?