Article written by Todd Maiden TL volumes and rates expected to turn positive On its second-quarter earnings call with analysts, members of truckload (TL) carrier Schneider National’s (NYSE: SNDR) management team said they expect TL volumes to be higher year-over-year in the third quarter. Prior to the market open on Thursday, the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based …
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Article written by Aaron Huff Supply chain professionals are carrying their experiences with business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce sites, like Amazon, over to their work lives. “Everybody is expecting shipments to be like Amazon with complete visibility,” said Ryan Rogers, chief transformation officer of Covenant Transport Services, a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based carrier and third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Many …
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Article written by Jennifer Smith Drivers worry about lack of hand sanitizer while some shippers and customers refuse to let them in Dr. Elissa Palmer tests a patient in a truck for the coronavirus at a testing site this week in Las Vegas. PHOTO: JOHN LOCHER/ASSOCIATED PRESS The coronavirus pandemic is whipsawing the trucking industry, as …
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