Insights

The Historical Evolution of GE-Wuhan Boiler Company

February 28, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Photo by Peiran Li Wuhan Boiler Company located in Wuhan City, Hubei province, was established in 1953 and has more than 60 years of experience in designing and making boilers. In 2007, Alstom became the controlling shareholder of WBC. In 2015, WBC joined GE Power and become a member of GE. Now, WBC...

TuSimple to Build Largest Self-Driving Fleet

February 27, 2019.
Logistics Publications

TuSimple, the autonomous truck developer, plans to expand its U.S. test fleet to 40 trucks by June 2019. This announcement was made during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where the company displayed their Navistar International LT model. This vehicle has been outfitted with automated driving technology which allows it to ...

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 and the Logistics Market

February 26, 2019.
Logistics Publications

New tax reforms were implemented in 2017 to lower taxes for businesses and individuals. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. The intent of the reform is to help businesses lower expenses (Wunderlin, 2018). Many professionals such as Chris Spear, the CEO of the...

ISF-5 Enforcement Begins March 15, 2019

February 22, 2019.
Trade Publications

Liquidated damage claims for ISF-5 violations were to be enforced by CBP starting on January 21, 2019. However, due to the government shutdown and accompanying funding lapse, the implementation was delayed. CBP outlines the enforcement in Cargo System Message CSMS #19-000063. Stating that: CBP is ending its delayed enforcement period for ISF-5...

Managing Time Critical Shipments

February 19, 2019.
Logistics Publications

In a steam power plant, projects may be faced with unexpected events. In order to meet a recurrent requirement, business requires to utilize time critical logistics. Some examples may be missing or broken spare parts in the project commission stage or specific needs such as transporting samples for a test. ...

Postponement of ISF-5 Enforcement

February 14, 2019.
Trade Publications

Liquidated damage claims for ISF-5 violations were to be enforced by CBP starting on January 21, 2019. However, due to the government shutdown and accompanying funding lapse, this has been postponed until at least March 1, 2019. CBP outlines this postponement in Cargo System Message CSMS #19-000011. ISF-5 is mainly for Freight Remaining Onboard ...

Allyn’s e-Auction Solution Leads to Decreased Freight Costs

February 06, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Freight rates are on the rise, largely due to a capacity crunch that is affecting all modes and most lanes. The reasons for the capacity issues include but aren’t limited to: escalating tariffs, a lengthened peak season, Chinese Lunar New Year, the continued growth of e-commerce, weather...

The 2019 Polar Vortex: Its Impact on your Shipments

January 30, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Parts of the United States are seeing the worst winter weather that has been seen in over 20 years. Due to this fact, many schools, businesses, and roadways have been closed in light of safety concerns for workers, students, and motorists. While the extreme cold is problematic, and rather unprecedented,...

Chinese New Year 2019 Supply Chain Issues

January 28, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Perhaps China’s most celebrated holiday, Chinese New Year, will take place this year between February 4th and February 10th. As a result, many businesses will shut down for a week or longer, and in some cases, they will shut down up to three weeks. Here are...

Congestion in NY/LA Ports: What this means for your logistics operations

January 25, 2019.
Logistics Publications

“Freight volumes coming into U.S. remain high in January, but delays and congestions turn trips to major marine terminals into a ‘madhouse.’” (Angell, 2019, para. 1). The increase in volume is mostly related to factors that are expected, but there are some unexpected factors as well. The...

Don’t Get Left Behind - Logistics Tools and Processes to Help You Deliver in 2019

January 23, 2019.
Logistics Publications

As we begin the new year, now is the perfect time to establish a list of supply chain goals you'd like to accomplish for 2019. Let’s say you’d like to reduce transportation costs by 10% in the next 12 months. How would your organization even begin to achieve...

Nikola Testing Hydrogen-Electric Trucks

January 22, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Anheuser-Busch Cos. and U.S. Xpress Enterprises will plan to begin fleet tests on Nikola Motor Co.’s zero-emissions hydrogen electric Class 8 trucks by the end of 2019. Trevor Milton, CEO and founder of Nikola, has said that their battery is almost 400 watt-hours per liter which rivals other batteries by 5...