This article deals with the rising freight rates and surcharges facing the U.S. chemical industry in 2006. Fuel costs are a big factor in the increases, carriers claim. In the trucking sector, carriers are expected to spend $98.3 billion on fuel this year, which represents a 12% increase...
Over the last 40 years container shipping has revolutionised the sea freight industry. This might not mean much to you, but every day we eat, touch or use something that has been transported in a container over the sea. It can all sound a bit industrial and out of your league, but cont...
As increasing amounts of intercity freight are transported by trucking firms, the possibility of constructing truck-only lanes along selected rural Interst... DJ Forkenbrock,PF Hanley - 《Journal of the Transportation Research Forum》 被引量: 3发表: 2005年 Benefits, Costs, and Financing of Truc...
Freight costs in 2024 are currently more volatile than usual due to diversions in the Suez Canal caused by the Israeli-Hamas war-linked Red Sea crisis. Indiscriminate attacks on ships belonging to various nations are having a widespreadeffect on global tradeas ships are re-routed around the sout...
It categorizes goods into different classes based on their characteristics, such as density, handling, and liability. The freight class, along with the weight, is used to determine trucking rates.4. Type of goodsAs mentioned above, the nature of the goods being shipped can impact your freight...
Listen: Do a Tune-up Now to Prepare for Next Freight Upturn “Once you really look at the numbers, you will almost always be surprised at what's in there, and that’s golden.” Learn why in this episode of the HDT Talks Trucking podcast. October 31, 2023 Expert Advice on Reducing ...
Freight shipping quotes include much (much) more than just the freight rate. Learn more about the total cost of freight shipping in this guide.
Freight costs have increased by two to threefold compared to the beginning of last year, and this has contributed to inflation – RBF Governor
As many economic headlines have shouted of late, the report found that the “growth of e-commerce— in both volume and scope— helped fuel modes such as motor carrier, intermodal, third-party logistics, air freight, and freight forwarding as the rest of retail sought to rise to the occasion...
Freight boss on Red Sea consequences The largest falls by vessel type were gas carriers. Read more: The signals Red Sea cargo ships are sending out to deter Houthi pirates Traffic is likely to have fallen further as this week QatarEnergy halted Red Se...