Issue 38: Junes Shipment, Shipping Delays, Industry Pressure, Tax Loopholes and more
A WORD FROM LEGACY Welcome to the Monthly Shipment for June, as a slow May brings another record low for the Logistics Managers’ Index, as well as its first contraction. But it’s not all bad news, as we’re happy to…
+ Read Full PostA WORD FROM LEGACY Welcome aboard for the May Monthly Shipment, in which we share a few updates and report on some less-than-savory statistics in the trucking industry. Read on for the latest in logistics from one of the Top…
+ Read Full PostMARKET UPDATE Good News, Bad News: Low LMI Readings Sending Mixed Signals The readings in the March 2023 Logistics Managers Index (LMI®) could be considered the definition of a mixed bag. The first thing of note, though, is that…
+ Read Full PostA WORD FROM LEGACY In like a lion, out like a lamb — that’s the hope, at least. Welcome to our March installment of the Legacy Monthly Shipment, a monthly newsletter stacked with the latest news, insights and trends from…
+ Read Full PostA WORD FROM LEGACY February may be the shortest month of the year, but it certainly isn’t short on news. Hello, and welcome once again to the Legacy Monthly Shipment, a monthly newsletter in which we deliver news, insights and…
+ Read Full PostA WORD FROM LEGACY Welcome, one and all, to the first Monthly Shipment of 2023! Logistics Management’s Year in Review perhaps put it best by calling 2022 a “chaotic, topsy-turvy period that was quite unlike prior years” — a year…
+ Read Full PostA WORD FROM LEGACY From the news that a rail shutdown was narrowly averted to Chinese officials easing zero-COVID measures, this month’s Shipment is so chock-full of good news that it practically comes gift-wrapped — and just in time for…
+ Read Full PostA Word from Legacy It seems as though we were just enjoying sunny skies and warm weather, when suddenly, there’s a chill in the air and the holiday season is just around the corner. Whether you think of this as…
+ Read Full PostA Word from Legacy It seems like last month’s Shipment is still hot off the presses, but here we are again, ready to serve up some of the biggest news stories in the logistics industry today. From low water levels…
+ Read Full PostA Word from Legacy We’re sure you’ve seen the headlines: “Impending railroad strike set to cost economy $2 billion per day ,” and others to that effect. We’re certainly starting fall off with a bang, and with news this big, there’s no…
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Hiring a third-party logistics (3PL) provider is a strategic approach for businesses to increase their capacity without expanding their...
+ Read moreOn May 1st, CN (Canadian National Railway) and CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) rail workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike...
+ Read moreAs the first quarter of 2024 comes to an end, here are some observations over the past few months as well as predictions about the trucking...
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