Commentary

LA-LB excess container dwell fees ultimately shipper fees

Carlos Rodriguez, maritime attorney

The Container Excess Dwell Fees certainly don’t pass the scrutiny of the FMC’s incentive principle contained in its interpretive rules for demurrage and detention.

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Market is ripe for spin-off of FedEx Freight

Satish Jindel, president of SJ Consulting Group

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New LA-LB port fees counterintuitive

Carlos Rodriguez, maritime attorney, and Isabella Peek, legal columnist

Importers shouldn’t be on the hook for port demurrage when they can’t remove containers.

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Open ecosystem for freight no longer just a dream

Eric Rempel, Chief Innovation Officer, Redwood Logistics

A three-way intersection on the horizon, where serverless, SaaS, and open-source platforms collide, will hasten this ongoing revolution we’re seeing take place.

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Parcel carriers should automate shippers’ refunds

Satish Jindel, President of ShipMatrix

Most parcel shippers are painfully aware since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that along with higher costs for transp

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Solving rail system sepsis

Theodore Prince, chief strategy officer and co-founder, Tiger Cool Express

A US regulatory cloud hangs over railroads amid service deterioration.

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The shipping industry deserves better than xenophobia

John McLaurin, President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

To blame the entirety of the supply chain problems on “foreign” carriers is a tried-and-true tactic — and grossly unfair.

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The next big thing for LTL?

Don Newell, Newell Enterprises, principal

Pricing from the National Motor Freight Classification still works and with some low-cost tweaks, it can work even better.

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Intermodal success riding on final leg

Theodore Prince, chief strategy officer and co-founder, Tiger Cool Express

The challenges faced by the intermodal industry stem from treating intermodal like carload and paying insufficient attention to service.

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Waiting for an intermodal miracle

Theodore Prince, chief strategy officer and co-founder, Tiger Cool Express

As a starting point, it might be useful to consider what we do not have enough of.

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Laboring over labor

Theodore Prince, chief strategy officer and co-founder, Tiger Cool Express

Labor powering freight transportation is in the driver's seat.

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Building value in forwarder relationships

Daniel Krassenstein, supply chain director, Procon Pacific

In a tight market, shippers need forwarders more than ever. How can shippers make sure they have the right partners to lean on?

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Operational agility crucial in this turbulent market

Daniel Krassenstein, supply chain director, Procon Pacific

There is no better source for your order volume forecast accuracy than your downstream end-user.

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And the Oscar goes to

Theodore Prince, chief strategy officer and co-founder, Tiger Cool Express

San Pedro is the beating heart of our nation’s transportation system. Let’s hope the close-up is favorable.

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