After years of capacity shocks, geopolitical conflict and shifting trade policies, a panel of shipper executives told a Tiaca conference they placed greater value on reliable logistics partners and less on securing the lowest possible freight rate.
Retailers with distribution centers in the eastern half of the country say their ability to deliver containers carrying holiday merchandise in time for Black Friday sales is in jeopardy.
A “once-in-generation” flood near Laguna, New Mexico, that began on Saturday will have a substantial short-term impact on all shippers, including intermodal.
