Truckload rates finding a floor; could be seasonal. Manufacturing saw a peak in terms of rolling 12-month moving averages, growth opportunities yet still. What’s to come with upstream activity and future availability of goods? Sunset’s Strategic Account Management team weighs in on the May 2022 market conditions.
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) provides an in-depth quarterly report into the US intermodal market to facilitate conversations between shippers and logistics companies about transportation modal decisions. The JOC Intermodal Savings Index — the Spot Index and the Contract Index — measures how much an average shipper should anticipate saving on the rail versus over-the-road…
Sunset’s VP, Strategic Accounts Jill Gross talks fuel price trends and what to expect this summer as diesel prices increase. Following the initial impact from COVID in 2020, OPEC and oil producing nations cut production by roughly 10% of the global supply. As the economy recovered throughout 2021, oil producers have not been able to…
Driver and equipment shortages rank as the top concerns for transportation in 2022. Prices are expected to rise through the summer due to worldwide supply and demand concerns.
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) provides an in-depth quarterly report into the US intermodal market to facilitate conversations between shippers and logistics companies about transportation modal decisions. The JOC Intermodal Savings Index — the Spot Index and the Contract Index — measures how much an average shipper should anticipate saving on the rail versus over-the-road…
Shippers be advised: Chinese New Year starts 02/1/2022 and is expected to put further pressure on port congestion and strain on goods that have not yet made it past the customs and port bottlenecks.
Warehouse open capacity is at a historical low, driving two areas of focus; automation and modification to current operations. Shifting resources and budget, along with streamlining or eliminating services offered at site will be key to growth.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its resultant supply-chain crisis has provided an opportunity for shippers and carriers to tweak North American transportation routes. Sunset Nashville’s Managing Director, Jonathan Falcon, speaks on emerging Midwest cargo routes and the Port of Houston.
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