Expedited freight specialist Candor Expedite unveiled a cold chain division in early May, building the launch around a specially designed pallet that can maintain cargo temperatures for days, the company said.

Government officials, public agencies and business interests warn EPA  that approving California’s rule to outlaw diesel locomotives will harm the nation’s interconnected rail system.

During the past four years, supply chain and logistics companies have ridden the highs and lows of a market that included a pandemic and fractured economy to keep goods moving.

Stubbornly weak freight market conditions have placed financial strain on 3PLs in recent years with an oversupply of truck capacity driving down rates and squeezing brokers’ margins.

Supply chain resilience is the ability to persist, adapt or transform in the face of change and challenges. To be supply chain resilient, one must prepare and plan ahead.

Supply chain resilience is the ability to persist, adapt or transform in the face of change and challenges. To be supply chain resilient, one must prepare and plan ahead.

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association announced an update to its electronic bill of lading standards March 26 to help digitize less-than-truckload shipping.

Fourth-party logistics, also known as 4PL, is an operational model in which a business outsources its entire supply chain management and logistics to one external service provider. This partner oversees the supply chain, including the evaluation, design, construction, implementation, and measurement of the client's solutions.

Logistics refers to the transportation and storage of goods within a supply chain. For example, freight brokers who coordinate with a carrier to move a company’s goods are performing a logistics service.

While the logistics challenges and inventory shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have since faded, that time of upheaval has brought lasting changes to supply chain management.