Tagged: SupplyChain

Shipping containers in yard

Chassis Pool To Expand In South

Five stakeholders have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing the South Atlantic Chassis Pool 3.0, which will serve the region starting in October 2023. SACP 3.0 will be based on a single provider pool model…

Port of Los Angeles Container Port,

Consumer Demand Clogging Ports

Consumer demand clogging ports + lack of labor and a limited supply of transportation capacity compounding supply chain crisis he current supply chain crisis is caused by an unprecedented demand for physical goods flowing...

Hub Acquires Choptank Transport, Choptank Transport Hub Group Family

Hub Acquires Choptank Transport

Transportation giant Hub Group Inc. said it has acquired truck brokerage Choptank Transport Inc., which specializes in refrigerated transportation, for $130 million in cash, a move that puts Hub in the over-the-road reefer business for…

Kenworth Truck Family, PACCAR

Chip Shortage Hurting Truck Makers

The impact on complete assemblies is widespread among the Big Four manufacturers — Paccar (Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF Trucks), Daimler Trucks North America, (Freightliner and Western Star trucks); Volvo Trucks North America, (Volvo and Mack Trucks); and Traton Group (Navistar International)

Green Trucks in Lineup

Coalition sets sights on supply chain

Supply chain stakeholders are forming a coalition in the southwestern U.S. that seeks to stage certain logistics activities in Nevada, Utah and Arizona and away from the densely populated metropolitan and port areas in California.

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Shortages Slow Truck Production

While significantly more trucks are needed to handle the freight growth generated by the economic recovery and government stimulus, truck production continues to be substantially limited by shortages of semi-conductors and various other components, according…

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