Senior Editor for Trucking, Domestic Transportation at The Journal of Commerce. Labhraiche na Gàidhlig. Owned by a dog (still loves cats). Opinions are my own.
Washington, D.C.
Joined February 2009
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UPS' 2024 rates go into effect today. FedEx 2024 rates go into effect Jan. 1. According to Reveel, if they make the same shipments as this year, the average FedEx customer will pay 8.17% more in 2024 & the average UPS customer will pay 7.72% more. parcelindustry.com/article-6…
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The depressed US truckload market is a long way from a turnaround, accoridng to analysts and trucking executives. Track what shippers are paying on the trucking spot market on Gateway. Learn more: ow.ly/Zftq50Q24Vt
William Cassidy retweeted
Interesting conversations about the timing of the #freight recovery, cost pressures, #nearshoring, rail service and fraud at @JOC_Updates well attended Inland Transportation Conference. I also had the opportunity to be on a panel moderated by @willbcassidy (JOC) with Dean Croke (@datfreightteam), Lisa Obecny (Winland Foods) and @ChrisJamroz (Roadrunner). We discussed the outlook for the freight markets from our various points of view.
It was worth the trip. I came back from the conference with a great deal of new information and contacts. 👍 On the flip side I also came back with a cold 👎
Larry Gross: Intermodal decline versus truckload isn't about the market, it's about intermodal. It needs to be reversed. #Inland23
#Inland23 Recession is not in the cards, but neither is quick return to growth in freight demand, says S&P's Paul Bingham.
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For an expected 'muted' holiday season, this seems a lot...UPS recruits 100,000 seasonal workers for the 2023 holiday season about.ups.com/us/en/newsroom…
#Inland23 -- Today's panels kick off with North American Freight and Economic Outlook -- which is slow heading into 2024, with industrial production and manufacturing still contracting, according to S&P's Paul Bingham.
Yellow's 99-year-run is done. Shippers can expect LTL costs to climb higher. tinyurl.com/kphcp4yc
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"We're at the bottom of the U on TL," Frank Hurst of Echo Logistics tells Jeff Bermen.
Echo is is looking at investing more in AI/data analytics such as around weather...
William Cassidy retweeted
Looking forward to seeing new flash #PMI numbers later this week, especially for the US services economy. Difficult to see a trend in the #ISM numbers but the @SPGlobalPMI has been on the rise from the lows seen late last year.
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"we are unlikely to see a sharp rebound in trucking volumes and import volumes until we see an uptick in new single-family housing activity." linkedin.com/posts/jason-mil…
William Cassidy retweeted
The forecast for the US and global economies is brighter than a year ago, with reduced risk of recession, thanks in part to the “decongestion” of supply chains, economist Nariman Behravesh said at TPM23: ow.ly/Kuba50N442y #TPM23
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TPM Tech is under way with @LogTechEric giving the opening remarks.
"Tech is now part of the supply chain discussion" – at Long Beach, CA
My latest Substack newsletter, with Brad Jacobs, JOC Inland, the truck of the future, and a kilted Cassidy. williambcassidy.substack.com…
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Imagine a #rail strike. Domestic & international #cargo. Shoots a hole in the glory of #onshore / #reshore. Now what if there is a an #ILWU work slowdown at same time? #supplychain #transportation #logistics
BREAKING NEWS: Railroads will reduce service effective Monday to ensure dangerous, hazardous, or expense cargo isn't abandoned across the US. Management proposed a four-day extension in talks, but the two unions said no, sources told @JOC_Updates Friday. joc.com/rail-intermodal/clas…