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Welcome to OUTSOURCE's quarterly news publication, THE SOURCE, designed with you, our customer, in mind. With so much information available on the web, "running out of it is not a problem, but drowning in it is." (John Naisbitt). What we do is sift and extract meaningful intelligence from a variety of sources...so you don't have to.
THE SOURCE will put you ahead of the curve by keeping you abreast of what's happening within the transportation industry, as well as informing you about events and circumstances outside the industry that may have an effect on your freight. An awareness of trends and upcoming regulations will help you plan and anticipate how your company can react in the smartest, most advantageous way.
And then there's Trivia. How knowledgeable are you about "stuff"? Put on your thinking cap and have a little fun with our trivia quiz each issue.
THE SOURCE ISSUES
March 2020
- Front Page cont’d
- FMC commish warns no ocean price gouging
- MSC adds port to S.America rotation
- Small Plates—Small Package Tidbits
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Canada passes USMXCA
- Small Plates—Maritime News
- LA/LGB rail funds
- Savannah expects dbl digit volume downturn
- Small Plates—Trucking & the Economy
- Say THANKS to a trucker. They’re still working
- Small Plates—Transport Tid-bits
- Averitt’s Smart Crate is reducing damage
- YRC releasing info
- Special Feature: Trends
- The End Of OPEC
- Outsource Corona-virus response
February 2020
- Front Page cont’d
- Corona Virus cancels vessel sailings
- Small Plates—Airfreight Tid-bits
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Diesel prices keep falling
- Small Plates—Maritime News
- JAX gets FED $$ for dredging
- Port NY/NJ up 4%
- Small Plates—Trade Issues
- Trump: Infrastructure now
- Top 100 road choke points in USA
- Small Plates—Transport Tid-bits
- ATA outlines Safety, Workforce & Infra-structure priorities
- Trucking industry consoli-dation
- Special Feature: Trends
- Electric Trucks MUST be good for the environment AND make $$$
January 2020
- Front Page cont’d
- Small Plates—The Other Side of the Question
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- FLA ports use of Alter-native Fuels
- Small Plates—Maritime News
- Rate Increase on ex-ports to Asia
- Small Plates—Trade Issues
- Winners & Losers re China Trade Deal
- Small Plates—Transport Tid-bits
- XPO selling biz units?
- Proposed people mover Manhattan to LaGuardia
- Special Feature: Trends
- Global Shipping Trends—What to expect in 2020
December 2019
- Front Page cont’d
- RI freight tolls ruled unconstitutional
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Bio-Fuels to help ships to cut emmissions
- Small Plates—Maritime News
- Houston Port sees record growth
- Small Plates—Transport Tid-bits
- No Peak Season
- Port of LA down double digit %
- Small Plates—Trade Issues
- Peter Friedmann’s View From D.C.
- UPS workers caught in drug bust
- Small Plates—Innovation
- Nuclear Powered Jets
- Land O Lakes butter moves cross country in self driver
- Special Feature: Trends
- Ocean Carriers playing w/surcharges to make up for low rates
November 2019
- Front Page cont’d
- FedEx’ Fred Smith challenges NY Times
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Short Term Fuel Outlook from US EIA
- Small Plates—Maritime News
- VA Port growth up
- Northern Sea Route moving Russian Freight
- Small Plates—Trucking
- YRC restructuring AGAIN
- WSJ provides competing Number of the Day stats
- Small Plates—Trade Issues
- USA cutting WTO fund-ing
- China showing signs of Trade War
- Small Plates—Innovation
- Waymo’s self driving car closing Austin plant
- DHS plan to SHOOT DOWN drones -Seriously
- Special Feature: Trends
October 2019
- Front Page cont’d
- September Logistics Sector Report
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Regular Gas Prices down Diesel up slightly
- Small Plates—Maritime News
- IMO 2020 emissions cap could cause issues, certainly expensive
- Small Plates—Trucking & the Economy
- Marijuana & Drivers
- Charitable donations
- Some truck terminolgy
- Small Plates—Infrastructure
- Various groups call for higher gas tax for Highway Fund
- Port of Charleston Ex-pansion & Vision
- Small Plates—Innovation
- Goethals Bridge opening in NYC with foot/bike path included
- Special Feature: Trends
- An example of The Cost of Regulation
September 2019
- Cover story continued
- Supply Chain leaders need to be open to innovate
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Should ships use the Artic passage?
- Shippers’ voice raised, CMA CGM rescinds new admin fee
- Small Plates—Trucking & the Economy
- Uber Freight to carry Company?
- FedEx to RAISE RATES
- OD adds terminals
- Small Plates—Logistics Tid-bits
- Narco Torpedoes
- Hours of Service changes
- FedEx to cut capacity
- Small Plates—Innovation
- Offshore Windpower has logistics needs and ports being built to handle this industry
- Special Feature: Trends
August 2019
- Cover Story: Hours of Service Rule Changes PROPOSED
- Rare Earth Metals Processing in Texas
- FedEx Investing in Memphis
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Diesel Prices Keep Falling
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Sulfur Oxide Emissions What are They?
- "Scrubbers" (?) installed on new Ships
- Help for our Health
- Small Plates - Items of Interest
- $15k Fine for Misdeclare
- LTL Truckers Choose $$$ over Volume
- EMC Buys Big New Ships
- Small Plates-Logistics
- ATA Freight Transportation Forcast 2019 -2030 (+++)
- Cardboard Problem: is there a solution?
- Small Plates - Innovation
- Ocean Carriers Experiment with Wind and Battery Power to Reduce Emissions
- Trends - Peter Friedmann's "View from DC"
July 2019
- Cover Story: Driver Shortages Persist. Change of Approach?
- ATA Releases Driver Report 60,000 Positions to be Filled
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- 12 States Raise Gas Tax: chart & article link
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Where is the Asia Peak Season
- Electric Trucks Coming to OAK Port
- Small Plates - Parcel News
- UPS Applies for Commercial Drone License
- UPS Overnight Air Packages Surge in 1st Quarter
- Small Plates-Trade Enforcement
- Sourcing on the Move, Peter Friedmann's "View from DC"
- CPB Seizes $2.6M in counterfeit Bracelets
- Small Plates - Innovation
- RoRo Vessels with Sails Hmmm
- Trends - The Cost of A Successful Economy
June 2019
- Cover Story: USMC is Getting POLITICAL. Really!!
- USTR to Meet with the Chinese Prior to G20 Meeting
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Interesting Fuel Facts
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Hapag, EMC Building BIG Ships
- Ship Alliances - Good or Bad for Shippers
- Small Plates - Trade War Anecdotes
- Intellectual Property Rights Stolen
- Trade War Casualty - FedEx Expects Difficult Year Ahead
- Small Plates-Transportation Tidbits
- Express Rail NJ Port
- ATA Thoughts on Authorization Bill
- Southwest and American Cancel More 737s
- Small Plates - Innovation
- Hard Hats are 100 Years Old
- Rail Wilmington Port to Charlotte, NC
- Trends
May 2019
- Cover Story: 5 Day Postal Delivery Service?
- Cargo Theft Rising
- Canada ILWU Seeking Strike Authorization
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Traders Support Gasoline Instead of Selling to NYC
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Ocean Carriers SLASH FAK Rates
- Panama Canal and El Nino…More Problems
- Small Plates - Trade War Anecdotes
- Stanley Tools to Make Craftsman Wrenches in USA
- Ricoh to Shift Copier Sourcing from China to Thailand
- Small Plates-Transportation
- UPS Supersize D/C
- ATA Welcomes Feds Efforts to Train Underage Drivers
- Numbers of the Day
- Small Plates - Innovation
- Several Items Including Pallets, Container, Tracking and Cold Solutions
- Trends:
- More Southern Border Congestion
April 2019
- Cover Story: The GIANT City in the Northeast USA
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- The Future of Diesel Fuel
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- LA/LGB Ports Congestion—Relief...or just a
deep breath now
- Panama Canal and El Nino…Problems Coming?
- Small Plates - Infrastructure
- Part of Boston and its Future...Good Things Happening!!
- Small Plates-Airfreight Tidbits
- Merger -DSV and Panalpina Become One
- Airfreight Decline Could Spell Trouble for Europe
- Small Plates - Innovation
- Ocean Vessel Propellers Helping the Undersea Environment
- Trends:
- Largest LTL Truckers Getting More of the Pie
March 2019
- Cover Story: States Raising Fuel Tax? Infrastructure Needs!!
- Signs of Declining Freight Volumes
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- World's Largest Oil Ex-
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- VA Port Expansion
- Transpacific Importers Not Signing Contracts. Wait and See Strategy.
- Maersk Increases
- Small Plates - Trucking & The Economy
- Trucking Rates to Hold
- ODFL Still Purring Along
- ATA Call on Congress to Pass Sustainable, User
- Small Plates-Trade Items
- FedEx vs. UPS Accessorial Charges Comparison
- CONECT Newport Conference in April
- Small Plates - Innovation
- Hyper Loop Project-2 Articles re PA Study & test track in France
- Trends:
- Top E-Commerce Trends in 2019
February 2019
- Cover Story: Chassis' are still in short supply causing LA/LGB continued congestion?
- Will Government Shutdown Hurt Cross Border Freight
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Hapag Lloyd is Converting Ships to LNG from Diesel
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- SeaTac Port Expansion
- Will Ceva Receive Special Privileges From New Owner?
- Drewry Says Rates are Rising
- Small Plates - Trucking & The Economy
- Trucking Rates to Hold
- ATA Urges Congress to Authorize Highway Repair
- Small Plates-Trade Items
- 60 Day Extension for China Tariffs
- CONECT Newport Conference in April
- Small Plates - Innovation
- New Bayonne Bridge Up and Running in Port of NY/NJ
- Trends:
- 3 Trade Issues to be Aware of in 2019
January 2019
- Cover Story: Climate Change in Freight Carriers Momentum?
- Will Government Shutdown Hurt Cross Border Freight
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Port NY/NJ Greening Further
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Cargo MisDeclaration Days are Numbered
- The Law of General Average-Shippers
- Small Plates - Trucking & The Economy
- OR is 2019 Freight Outlook Continuing to Purr
- 2018 Finds 20 Year Tonnage Record for Trucks
- Small Plates-Transportation Tidbits
- Mexico & Cuba Hiccups for Transport Choices
- Freight Forwarder Consolidation? $4B offer
- Small Plates - Innovation
- Pelaton Technology is One Company Looking at Innovative Ways to Move Freight?
- Trends:
- Truck Platooning Innovation or Folly?
December 2018
- Cover Story: What to Look for in 2019
- HMM Leaving Alliance
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Low Sulfur Rules Costly
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Port Automation- Cuts Cost or Adds Them?
- Small Plates - Transportation Tidbits
- Self Dimming Headlights
- Rail, Port, LTL Trucker
- Small Plates - Parcel
- UPS Rate Increase
- FedEx Express Head Gone!!!
- Small Plates - Innovation
- Clean Energy Fuels
- Trends:
- Going Green is Popular but WHO pays for it?
November 2018
- Cover Story: Country of Origin Push by US Manufacturers
- Dwindling Inventories
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- EPA New Truck Pollution Rules?
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Hapag Lloyd Profits
- Evergreen...Big New Ships...Money!!!
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- October Truck Tonnage
- Cass Freight Index
- Editor's Comment
- Small Plates - Parcel
- FedEx Rate Increase
- Amazon News
- UPS New PA Facility
- Small Plates - Trade News
- Quotes and Numbers of the Day
- Trends:
- Factories Relocating
October 2018
- Cover Story: NAFTA Redux- A View from China
- Maersk New Foray into Integrator Business
- Exxon Mobil to Join Climate Initiative
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Sulfur-fuel Rules Change?
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Japan's Ocean Carrier set for Big Losses
- Panama Canal See Record Tonnage
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- LTL Pricing Moving Toward Cube
- Small Plates - Parcel
- US Leaves Global Postal Pact
- Small Plates - Trade News
- Unfair Demurrage and Detention Policies
- Trends:
- E-Commerce Banning Serial Returners from Buying - 2 Separate Articles about the same issue
September 2018
- Cover Story: American Trucking Association Release on Autnomous Vehicles
- Maersk Combining Business Units
- Exxon Mobil to Join Climate Initiative
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- What R Fuel Surcharges
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Sails on Vessels Reducing Fuel Use
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- D/C's open 24/7
- Driver Opiod Testing
- Small Plates - Airfreight
- UPS Holiday Hiring
- Small Plates - Trade News
- Section 301 Tariffs
- New S. Korea Trade Deal
- Check Your Tariff #
- Trends:
- Trade War Ramifications - Seen Through Forest Products
August 2018
- Cover Story: Are Carriers Ready to Toss a Decades Old Common Practice Out the Window?
- Deficit Pricing (cont'd)
- Logistics Companies Payrolls are on the Rise
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Gasoline Future Forecast
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Shipping from Mexico to US by Sea
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- Trucking Revenue in the Billions of Dollars
- New ICD in Northern GA
- Small Plates - Parcel Carrier
- UPS Aircraft Mechanics Agree to Contract
- FedEx and Holiday Fees
- Compare FedEx & UPS
- Small Plates - Transportation Tidbits
- LTL Truckers Price Hikes
- PA and the $64B Plan
- Trends:
- E Commerce and Effect on Custons
- NAFTA Deal Close?
July 2018
- Cover Story: Reshoring Has Been Talked of for Years
- Producer/Price Index on the Rise
- CSX Rail Stunning Results
- JB Hunt Reporting Up
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Truck Factories Backlog
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Imports Streaming into West Coast Ports
- Small Plates - The Economy
- ATA Hiring 50,000 drivers over 5 Years
- FMCSA is Changing the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program
- Small Plates - Parcel Carrier
- UPS & Teamsters Agree to Contract
- New Advertising Idea for Parcels
- Small Plates - Transportation Tidbits
- Service Providers are Smiling from Ear to Ear. Why???
- Trends: Analytics Impact on Logistics
June 2018
- Cover Story: Is the USA Plunging the World into Trade Chaos?
- Several Articles re the Potential for Global Trade Problems
- NAFTA Dairy
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Alternative Fuel Trade
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Ocean Surcharges are Running Amok
- Rule Change by FMC
- American Shipbuilding ACT of 2008
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- RI Tolls Beginning
- HoS Proposed Rule Changes
- Small Plates - Transport Tidbits
- UPS-Teamsters Contract- Tentative
- Special Feature: Trends
- As Rates Rise Supply Chains Receive a Makeover
May 2018
- Cover Story: Pier Pass at SoCal Ports is Changing, Price Rising
- UPS Initiative
- ELD Exemptions
- FMCSA Head Shows Vision
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Quotes
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Harbor Pollution Fines
- CMA, CGM New Vessel-It's Huge!!
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- XRC- Still Losing $$$
- XPO Climbing the List of Largest Employer
- Small Plates - Transport Tidbits
- Blockchain-Is it the future of Logistics
- Special Feature: Trends
- Is Reduced Project Permitting Time the Key to Improved Infrastructures
- Cover Story: Freight Costs on the RISE
- Is Intermodal RAIL the way to go to Combat Rising Costs?
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- NAFTA Update
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Maersk Head Calls for End of Government Subsidies for Ships
- ILA Close to Deal?
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- 2 Press Releases from the American Trucking Association
- Small Plates - Air
- UPS up 15% 1st Qtr
- DHL New Tampa Facility
- Special Feature: Trends
- INFRASTRUCTURE: What's Going on in and Around the Port of Savannah
- Cover Story: Trade War
- US Customs is Watching Imports Closely
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Charleston Update
- Salt Lake City to get an Inland Port W/UPRR
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- Unique Driver Recruitment Attempt
- RoadOne Expansion
- Small Plates - Air
- FedEx Large Investment in Memphis
- Air Cargo Growth
- Special Feature: Trends
- ATA President Urges Congree to Act on Infrastructure
- Cover Story: Tracking Rates Falling...Is it calm before the storm?
- President Announces Infrastructure Plan
- Supreme Court, Tax, Online Sales???
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Future of Fuel Pricing
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Dramatic Sea Rescue
- Is it the Trans-Pac Contract Season
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- ATA's New Initiative
- LVL Trucker's Plan Expansion
- Small Plates - Air
- Autonomous Cargo Planes?
- FedEx Storm Disruption
- Miami & E-commerce
- Special Feature: Trends
- Truckers order the most "Big Rigs" in years
- Cover Story: Infrastructure Plan to Limit Regulations
- A New Year's Message from the President of Outsource
- Supreme Court, Tax, Online Sales???
- LTL Truckers...when is their TOO MUCH freight
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- How Much Fuel is Used Annually
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Chassis Issue
- Imports Rocket Ahead
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- XPO to be Sold
- Answers to Trivia
- Industry Health Plan
- Small Plates - Transportation Tidbits
- UPS: No Signatures
- Rail Traffic Up
- Quick Confirmation for CBP Head Urged
- Small Plates - Air
- FedEx Storm Disruption
- Miami & e-commerce
- Special Feature: Trends
- YRC & the Teamsters
- Spot Market Truck-load Rates up
- Cover Story: Freight, Freight, Freight
- Trucking Industry is Flush with Freight
- Fuel Report
- Oil Rising
- Trivia
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- ILA Walks out of Talks
- China Exports/Imports
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- ATA Press Release
- Answers to Trivia
- Density Pricing vs. Class
- Small Plates - Transportation Tidbits
- UPS: No Signatures
- Rail Traffic Up
- Quick Confirmation for CBP Head Urged
- FedEx Purchase
- Season's Greetings
- Special Feature: Trends
- Rhode Island is Taxing Freight. Consumer Prices will Rise!!!
- Cover Story: Alternative Fuel Trucks
- Electric Hybrids and the LA/LGB Ports
- Fuel Report
- Oil at 2 Year High
- Trivia
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- Windshields on Ships
- Savannah Port Congestion Plans
- Records at Long Beach
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- ATA Press Release
- Answers to Trivia
- ELD Compliance Exemption
- Small Plates - Transportation Tidbits
- Senate Confirms DOT Policy Head
- GSP Status at Risk
- Pilots and Engineers to be Tested for OPIOIDS
- Special Feature: Trends - US Ports Need Over $100B in Infrastructure
- Cover Story: NAFTA Negotiations - Latest News
- More NAFTA - Peso is falling due to talks
- Fuel Report
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Pilot Program
- Trivia
- Small Plates - Maritime News
- TransPac rates down
- EC/GC labor talks
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking
- ATA Press Release
- Answers to Trivia
- Truckload Pricing Up
- Small Plates - Transportation Tidbits
- New FMCSA Administrator
- Post Office raising parcel rates
- CBP Commissioner speaks in New England
- Special Feature: Trends - US Ports need over $100B in infrastructure
- Cover Story: Small Package Industry - Time for Rate Increase Season
- NAFTA Negotiations - Latest News
- Fuel Report
- Interesting quote and stat about FUEL
- Trivia
- ATA Press Release
- Knight Swift update
- Small Plates - Freight Damages
- Reduce Damage Risk
- Answers to Trivia
- Special Feature: Trends - North American Freight Volumes
- Cover Story: NAFTA Renogotiation
- Mexico Perspective
- Fuel Report
- World Oil Producer Rankings
- Trivia
- Martitime News
- W. Coast Labor Deal
- Import Growth
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking: ATA Press Release, New Truck Demand Up, RATES Rising
- Answers to Trivia
- Small Plates - Air Industry: Airfreight Industry, The Future of Drones
- Special Feature: Trends - Infrastructure Air, Ocean, Rail
- Cover Story: CYBERSECURITY: Supply Chains in Peril
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Small Plates- Maritime: COSCO-OOCL Merger, Kuehne Ups Investment, Containers Lost at Sea
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking: In With the Dimensions, out with the CLASS, Hyperloop Update
- Answers to Trivia
- Small Plates - Air Industry: Top 25 Airlines-Cargo, Various Types and Dims of Airline Containers
- Infrastructure
- Special Feature: Trends - Infrastructure Needs as Seen by American
- Uber Freight Launches Service...with DRIVERS
- Autonomous Ships
- Fuel Report
- OPEC Fuel Revenues
- Trivia
- Small Plates- Maritime: 6 Largest Container Vessels in the World
- Small Plates - The Economy and Trucking: The Economy through the Eyes of Transport, Outsource Announcement
- Answers to Trivia
- Small Plates - Air Industry: The President's FAA Proposal, Air Cargo Growth
- Special Feature: Trends
- Infrastructure
- Toyoto Puts Fuel-Cell Semi Truck to Test at Los Angeles Port
- Fuel Report
- Walmart & Project Gigaton
- Trivia
- Small Plates- Maritime: Anti-trust Immunity Review of Alliances, New Boss at Long Beach Port, TransPac Spote Rate
Decline
- Small Plates - Trucking: The Economy through the Eyes of Transport
- Small Plates - Insurance: MSC Vessel Blaze, $$Millions Stolen in the First Quarter 2017
- U.S. Customs (CBP) Laboratories
- Driverless Freight Trucks...Ready?
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Ocean Vessels Turning to Wind!!
- CMA-CGM Revenue
- New Japan Service
- The Economy through the Eyes of Transport
- E-Commerce Effect on Air Freight Industry
- Cathay Pacific Losses
- Trends: Pallet Flow Performance
- ILA, employers take first step toward contract bargaining
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Global ocean rates rise
- Florida ports & Cuba
- New FMC Chairman
- The Economy through the Eyes of Transport
- Air News Briefs
- DHL states cross border e-commerce on the rise
- GAO report on C-TPAT program
- Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle Customers
- Message from the President of Outsource
- Fuel Report
- Trivia
- Trump Proposed USTR
- Airline Profits are Strong
- The Ecomonomy Through the Eyes of Transport
- Montreal: Gateway to North America?
- Customs & Border Protection Continually Evolving
- Trans-Pacific Spot Market Emters Winter Lull
- Links to 2LTL Trucking Articles Reflecting an Optimistic 2017 Business Outlook
- Diesel Fuel Info
- Trivia
- HOS Rules Update
- Air Canada Expands its US Schedule
- US Truck Driver Pay Rising, as Market Improves
- Maersk as an INTEGRATOR?
- Ocean Labor Status Update
- HYPERLOOP Project
- Diesel Prices
- Trivia
- XPO Sells Their Truckload Division
- Speed Limiters Proposed for Commercial Vehicles
- Port of Houston Growth
- EU/Canada Free Trade Agreement
- Burns/Myanmar News
- War and Peace: Truckers, Trade and a Syria Divided
- Small Plates: Panama Canal Expansion, And Away We Go, If You Brexit You Bought It
- Trivia
- SOLAS Rules Set to take Effect July 1
- Small Plates: Trucking Hours of Service Update, Time is essential in Filing a Freight Claim, Coming to a Fridge Near You
- Trivia
- Port of Oakland's New Logistics Complex Taking Shape
- Small Plates: A Convoy of Wishes, The New (Old) Way of Transporting Cargo, Women in Supply Chain, Revisited
- Trivia
- Amazon's Ever-Increasing Presence in Logistics
- Small Plates: Panama Canal Locks to Open June 28, New Shipping Hub Potential for Cuba, East Coast ILA Squabbles
- Trivia
- Stakeholders Weighing in on Solas Compliance
- Are the Days Numbered for the NMFC System?
- The Many and Wonderful Benefits of Gardening
- Trivia
- Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water
- Will New Solas Rules Change How You Do Business?
- Amazon: Your Next Logistics Partner — Maybe
- Trivia
- FMCSA Finalizes Driver Coercion Rules
- Congress Passes Multi-Year Highway Bill
- Fedex Delivers Trees for Troops
- Trivia
- The Behemoth that is XPO
- Industry and Regulators Help to Save Whales
- Preparing for the New Container Weight Rules
- Quit Like a Champion
- Trivia
- 'Tis the Season: Complexities in Holiday Retail
- How Well-Positioned is Your Inventory
- Keeping Those Holiday Pounds at Bay
- Distracted Driving
- Trivia
- The Future is Closer Than You Think
- The Dangers of Driving While (Not) Drinking
- FMC Calls for Transparency in PierPASS Program
- Highway Safety Tips From the Pros
- Trivia
- East and West
- What's the Buzz? Bee Haulers Get a Break
- Spot Rates Hit New Lows
- Could the Days of Low Logistics Costs Be Numbered?
- Drivers Band to Bring Mammogram Unit to Truck Show
- Trivia
- It's Déjà vu All Over Again for the Highway Trust Fund
- June Marks the 28th Annual Roadcheck
- Agritourism, or Down on the Farm
- Trivia
- Women in Logistics. Leadership.
- Women in the Supply Chain. Frontier
- Womein in Trucking. Drive
- Trivia
- Proposed Truck Driver Coercion Rule Impact
- Five Simple Rituals to Enhance Your Productivity
- Where There is a Sea There Arrr! Pirates
- Trivia
- Bipartisan Support for Long Term Transportation Solutions
- FHWA's Traffic Incident Management Training Gains Momentum
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Trivia
- ¡Hola! Mexico
- Thank You
- West Coast Ports: Shippers' Concerns
- Best Valentine's Gift: Show Yourself Some Love
- Trivia
- Honoring Our Veterans, Boosting the Economy, and Easing the Driver Shortage
- Infrastructure Revisited
- ODFL and Other LTL Carriers Raising Rates
- Trivia
- Trouble at the West Coast Ports: Three Seasons and Counting
- Retaining Truck Drivers
- Preventing Colds and Flu
- Trivia
- Mitigating Increased LTL Costs
- New Regulations for Shipping Lithium Batteries
- The Internet of Things Part 3: Conclusion: Augmented Reality and Logistics
- Trivia
- Drought, El Niño and The Panama Canal
- DOT Tiger 2014 Program
- The Internet of Things Part 2: M2M and the Supply Chain
- Trivia
- Congestion at the Ports
- West Coast Ports Negotiations Update
- The Internet of Things Part 1: The Trucks We Drive
- Trivia
- Open Letter to Congress from Current and Former Transportation Secretaries
- Congressional Response to Highway Funding
- Augmented Reality, the Internet of Things, and the Future of Logistics
- West Coast Ports Negotiations Update
- Trivia
- Crouching Lotus, Hidden Dragon — The Economic Rise of Vietnam
- Freight Transportation and Exports Both on a Steady Rise
- $15 Export Results in $90,000 Penalty
- West Coast Ports Negotiations Update
- Trivia!
- Transportation Bill Sent to Congress
- Smoke Signals
- "Sensation"-al Negotiating
- Overboard: Shipping Containers Lost at Sea
- West Coast Ports Negotiations Update
- Trivia!
- The Rising Cost of Freight
- Taking Control of Your Inbound Shipping
- 360° (It's a Beautiful Day in Boston)
- Is Your Supply Chain Ready for Wearable Computing?
- Trivia!
- Shipping Capacity - 2014 Update
- FMCSA Takes Aim at Driver Detention
- Toy Story
- Blink
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- Update Act to Fund Infrastructure
- Preventing Colds and Flu
- To Insure or Not to Insure, That is the Question
- The Residuals Program Explained
- Trivia!
- Panama Canal Expansion Project: East Meets...East
- Concealed Damage: What Are Your Rights?
- Free Trade Agreements And Cost Savings
- All In A Day's Work: Rescue At Sea
- Trivia!
- New Trucking Hours Of Service Regulations- Public Safety Boon Or Industry Bane??
- What You Should Know About Freight Classes
- The Real Jersey Shore and
Beyond
- The World is Flat: Data and the Supply Chain
- Trivia
- Where Are The Drivers?
- Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility: Stepping up the Crescent Corridor
- Truckload Capacity Tight, Prices Expected to Rise in 2013
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Welcome to OUTSOURCE's quarterly news publication, THE SOURCE, designed with you, our customer, in mind. With so much information available on the web, "running out of it is not a problem, but drowning in it is." (John Naisbitt). What we do is sift and extract meaningful intelligence from a variety of sources...so you don't have to.
THE SOURCE will put you ahead of the curve by keeping you abreast of what's happening within the transportation industry, as well as informing you about events and circumstances outside the industry that may have an effect on your freight. An awareness of trends and upcoming regulations will help you plan and anticipate how your company can react in the smartest, most advantageous way.
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