12 Dec
Logistics Technology: Reviewing and Predicting Tre...
Blume Global wrote a comprehensive recap of the year’s supply chain technology, and indicated where they think trends will move in 2023. Understanding trends means staying ahead of the curve in an ever-changing world.
07 Dec
Rail Capacity Report – 11/29-12/5/2022
We’ve been reporting on the Grain movement in Canada to the Port of Vancouver for the last eleven weeks. For most of this period, the railways have appeared to be doing well with westbound movements toward Vancouver. The past week
30 Nov
Rail Capacity Report – 11/22-11/28/2022
We’ve been reporting on the Grain movement in Canada to the Port of Vancouver for the last ten weeks.
29 Nov
Shipping and Production Planning – A Case fo...
Darell Luther of Tealinc posted a blog on the importance of developing a shipping and production plan, along with some suggestions on what to include. It has some great advice.
23 Nov
Rail Capacity Report – 11/15-11/21/2022
We’ve been reporting on the Grain movement in Canada to the Port of Vancouver for the last nine weeks. For most of this period, the railways have appeared to be doing well with westbound movements toward Vancouver. The past week
17 Nov
Railway Age Article
We’re thrilled to announce that Railway Age Magazine posted a comprehensive article about us this month, titled, “Wayside Cameras, Integrated Sensors as Logistics Tools.”
05 Oct
Canadian Grain Rail Capacity Report – 9/27-1...
With a larger grain harvest expected this year, our customers and others are concerned about rail capacity at the Port of Vancouver. Last year’s harvest saw ample service disruptions and delays, due to fires, flooding, and other issues. There were
06 Sep
Freight Service Lacking for Chemical Shippers
Chemical shippers have yet to see rail service improvements, according to Freightwaves. A poll showed that forty-six-percent of shippers agree that service delays seem to be getting worse, with issues like longer transit times, missed switches, increased demurrage charges, reduced
26 Jul
The Gap in Data “Tracking”
We posted about a blog from Supply Chain Dive called “Tracking the speed, dwell and cars of Class I railroads.” Supply Chain Dive periodically updates this article with “up-to-date” statistics on certain railroads across North America.
26 May
“State of Freight” on: Intermodal Tren...
A podcast we love? "State of Freight," by FTR's VP of Intermodal, Todd Tranausky. This episode features some great stats on intermodal — a hot-button sector of the industry.
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