In recent years, RFPs in the less-than-truckload business has altered dramatically. The days of supplying only shipment weights, quantities, and lanes are long gone. Shippers must submit significantly more precise information in order to receive an appropriate upfront quote. According to Curtis Garrett, VP of pricing and carrier relations at...
Borderlands: Dunavant sees chances in Mexico amid supply chain interruptions
Amid supply chain difficulties, Dunavant sees potential in Mexico. Dunavant Enterprises has placed a large bet on Mexico as a solution to overstressed global supply chains and record container backlogs at US ports. In Memphis, Tennessee, Dunavant has started dedicated Mexico cross-border and intra-Mexico operations, delivering logistics management solutions with...
Port of Oakland expands export capacity
KEY QUOTATIONS FROM BRANDS: "Historically, services called LA/Long Beach first and then Oakland as their second port of call, which fueled Oakland's prominence for exports." Several services turned away from Oakland last year and promptly returned to Asia. It had an impact on Oakland's exports. We witnessed an 8% decrease...