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Why Trucking Spot Rates Are Soaring " and How to Cope With Them
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (412+ words) According to SONAR's National Truckload Index, spot rates have reached new daily highs of around $3. 22 a mile, the highest since March, 2022, and after relative stability in 2024 and 2025. In the fresh produce industry, this recent rise signals a supply chain shift…...
Supreme Court Rules Brokers Can Be Held Liable for Unsafe Trucking Operators
1+ week, 5+ day ago (437+ words) Supply Chain Brain Supreme Court Rules Brokers Can Be Held Liable for Unsafe Trucking Operators The U. S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that freight brokers can be held liable for hiring unsafe motor carriers, clearing the way for more lawsuits tied…...
Tariff-Adjusted Landed Cost as the New Sourcing Metric
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (975+ words) Supply Chain Brain Tariff-Adjusted Landed Cost as the New Sourcing Metric For decades, sourcing decisions in manufacturing hinged on a deceptively simple question: Which supplier offers the lowest unit cost? That question is now obsolete, or at least dangerously incomplete....
New 232 Tariffs on Metals May Add Cost and Complexity for Importers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (460+ words) U. S. manufacturers and other importers of aluminum, steel and copper now face a new set of rules by which tariffs on the metals are calculated, presenting fresh paperwork requirements, and possibly higher costs, experts say. Goods covered by Section 232 tariffs, levied…...
Volvo to Partner with Aurora on New Autonomous Truck Route
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (232+ words) Supply Chain Brain Volvo to Partner with Aurora on New Autonomous Truck Route Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) is partnering with driving software company Aurora Innovation to roll out a new 200-mile autonomous truck route between Dallas, Texas, and Oklahoma City,…...
How to Decarbonize Your Supply Chain in 2026
3+ week, 2+ day ago (377+ words) Supply Chain Brain How to Decarbonize Your Supply Chain in 2026 Companies face growing expectations from customers, investors, and regulators to demonstrate measurable progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and supplier activities. While policy landscapes continue to evolve, organizations…...
How Transportation Leaders Are Turning Sustainability Into Resilience
3+ week, 2+ day ago (625+ words) Analyst Insight: Over the past year, transportation leaders have had no shortage of reasons to slow down their sustainability ambitions. Regulatory rollbacks, inflationary pressure and geopolitical conflict are reshaping the operating landscape North America. Yet the industry response has been…...
What 700 Supply Chain Leaders Reveal About the Future of Work
3+ week, 2+ day ago (729+ words) Supply Chain Brain What 700 Supply Chain Leaders Reveal About the Future of Work Early on in my career, I had the fortune to be mentored by a great leader. A leader who embodied servant leadership " a concept which he simply…...
Cargo Theft Has Evolved Into A Coordinated Commercial Operation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1075+ words) Supply Chain Brain Cargo Theft Has Evolved Into A Coordinated Commercial Operation The threat environment of cargo theft has changed, yet many supply chain leaders are still defending against a previous version of it. The traditional view of opportunistic criminals…...
Cargo Thefts Continue to Climb in U. S. as Fraud Tactics Evolve
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) Cargo thefts rose by 16% year-over-year in the U. S. in 2025, and are projected to bump up by another 13% in 2026, as would-be thieves have taken advantage of advances in technology to exploit weak. .. Cargo Thefts Continue to Climb in U. S. as Fraud Tactics Evolve…...