New federal freight plan and BUILD America 250 Act signal big push for supply chain infrastructure
It is fair to say it has been a busy few days on the transportation infrastructure front this week. As noted in the LM online news section, the United States Department of Transportation this week rolled out its 2026 National Freight Strategic Plan, a multi-year roadmap for improving the freight that moves more than 54 million tons […]
April ATA truck tonnage reading comes in flat
April truck tonnage came in flat, following gains in February and March, according to data issued by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) this week. ATA reported that its April Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index reading, aT 117.8 (2015=100) matched March’s reading, which was upwardly revised from 117.0) and was up 3.5% annually, below the […]
Looking at Amazon’s push to open Its logistics network to all
Amazon recently announced it is opening its massive supply chain and logistics network to all businesses, including companies that do not sell on Amazon. The move expands Amazon’s logistics business beyond its own operations, opening its network, originally built for Amazon, to outside companies. During the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo in Orlando last week, Vice […]
Logistics Manager’s Index continues its upward climb, amid various issues and challenges
While there remains more than a few issues to monitor in the logistics space—including things like diesel prices related to the Iran conflict, trade and tariff pressures, the ongoing emergence of AI within logistics, the potential Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, and the Supreme Court ruling on freight brokerage negligence, among others—there are also clearly some […]
Supreme Court decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II LLC could reshape broker liability across trucking industry
The United States Supreme court today issued a unanimous 9-0 decision, which is likely to have a myriad of implications for motor carriers and freight brokers. The case, Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, addressed whether federal preemption under the Federal Aviation Administration Act (FAAA) applies to negligent hiring claims involving motor carrier vehicle safety […]
CORCA clears House, targeting organized retail crime and supply chain fraud
Following passage through the House Judiciary Committee in January, the United States House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 2853, the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). The legislation was introduced in April 2025 by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who also serves as Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, and Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio). It has bipartisan support […]
Amazon Supply Chain 101: Enabling efficiency and growth for businesses everywhere—and everywhere they sell
Date/Time Thursday, June 11, 2026 2:00PM Moderator Brian Straight Editor in Chief, Supply Chain Management Review Panelists Mike Schaffer, Principal Tech BD, Amazon Multichannel Commerce & Fulfillment Supply chain complexity is a reality every business faces — but it doesn’t have to be a barrier to growth. In this webinar, Amazon’s Mike Schaffer, Principal Tech BD […]
Descartes points to U.S. import decline amid tariff pressure and global supply chain volatility
The new edition of the Global Shipping Report, which was recently issued by Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, pointed to United States-bound import declines. This the 56th edition of the Global Shipping Report, going back to its debut in August 2021. April U.S.-bound container imports—at 2,277,965 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units—fell […]
U.S. retail imports expected to lag into the fall despite short-term gains, notes Port Tracker report
United States-bound retail container import volumes are expected to continue to trail 2025 levels in to the early fall, despite projected May and June gains, according to the new edition of the Global Port Tracker report, which was issued earlier today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates. The ports surveyed […]
Gartner states that AI-Driven hiring freeze could backfire by 2030
Many supply chain companies are slowing or pausing entry-level hiring as they try to figure out how artificial intelligence will change the workforce. But Gartner says that strategy could create bigger problems over the next few years. Speaking at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, analysts warned that companies pulling back on early-career hiring today could create talent shortages later. […]