2019 is in full swing, and it’s the perfect time to take a trip back into our Logistically Speaking archives and showcase some of the topics that have been of particular interest to our readers over the past few years. These blogs have stood the test of time, and revisiting older trends is often a…
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It’s Manufacturing Day! This yearly celebration of modern manufacturing occurs on the first Friday of October, and strives to address common misperceptions about the industry and give manufacturers a day to showcase what they do and examine some of the most important aspects of their world. In honor of this day, we wanted to share…
By: Kelly St. Aubin, Vice President of Strategic Sales, Celtic Intermodal It’s both an interesting and rather chaotic time in the intermodal market. The ELD mandate is in full effect and there have been some widespread market changes as a result. For carriers, with the new ELD regulations come subsequent training needs and changes to…
By: Kelly St. Aubin, Vice President of Strategic Sales, Celtic Intermodal For shippers and carriers alike, it’s certainly an interesting time in transportation. The intermodal market in particular has shifted on a dime in Q3 of 2017, while over-the-road (OTR) capacity has also changed significantly. For a few years, the market had been fairly saturated,…
By: Ben Enriquez, SVP Transportation Services In Mexico, the government controls fuel prices, and has done so for many years – and the intent of deregulating the country’s fuel market has been to reflect global fuel pricing conditions. However, in the past three years, the current government has not adjusted diesel prices in accordance with…