Mid-Year Report on the Freight Transportation Industry

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Mid-Year Report on the Freight Transportation Industry

5 years ago

These are the major developments shaping the freight transportation industry in North America in the second half of 2019. 1. We are entering a period of Economic Uncertainty Despite a climate of record low unemployment levels, low inflation, a positive ISM manufacturing index and other encouraging economic indicators, the US Federal Reserve cut interest […]

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Freightera Has a Plan to Become the Amazon of the Freight Industry

6 years ago

– Starting with less than truckload (LTL) and rail freight, North America’s online freight marketplace is rapidly expanding its services and coverage The Freight Transportation Industry The US and Canadian trucking industries generate about $750 to $800 billion in revenue. When you add in rail volumes, the North American surface transportation industry represents trillions of […]

Some Major Trends in Freight Transportation in 2018

7 years ago

After a tumultuous 2017, the New Year is shaping up to be an eventful and momentous year for Freight Transportation. These are a few of the trends to watch in 2018. Trump Year 2 – the Sophomore Jinx and Crisis Management America and the world have lived through year one of an American rookie […]

The 2017 Surface Transportation Summit will focus on Canada’s Rapidly Changing Business Environment

7 years ago

Donald Trump. Robotics. Omni-Channel Fulfillment. The New NAFTA. Freight Marketplaces. Autonomous Vehicles. The Internet of Things. Andrew Scheer. Brexit. Climate Change. Last-Mile Delivery. Legalized Marijuana. E-commerce. Emmanuel Macron. The Amazon Effect. Drones. Digital Freight Management. Uber. Clean Energy. This is just a partial list of the major forces shaping the world of Freight Transportation in […]

Freight Transportation in 2017 – Part 2. Economic and Market Forces

8 years ago

The previous blog looked at the potential Trump Effect (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog?view=entry&id=258 ) on Freight Transportation in 2017. This blog will focus on some of the other variables that are likely to shape the freight world in the coming year. Upswing in Economic Growth While 2016 was a soft year economically and in terms of freight and […]

Finding your “Lane” in Life

8 years ago

This is a follow up to the blog on “Passion” (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/passion ) that was posted here a few weeks ago and is published in the current issue of Canadian Shipper. While the blog on Passion was inspired by Bernie Sanders, this blog was inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the author and star of the hit Broadway […]

Registration is Now Open for the 2016 Surface Transportation Summit

8 years ago

The 2016 Surface Transportation Summit will take place at the International Centre in Toronto on October 13. The event will be co-hosted by Newcom Business Media and Dan Goodwill & Associates in partnership with the Ontario Trucking Association and the Freight Management Association of Canada. There will be some exciting changes this year. As […]

Technology Comes to the Freight Brokerage Industry in 2016

8 years ago

Every few years I like to take a look at some of the new technology-based entrants to the freight transportation industry to see who are the “movers” and “shakers.” While Amazon dominates the headlines, there are a host of other companies doing some very interesting things in the technology space. This blog will look […]

New Pricing Processes Could Revolutionize the LTL Freight Industry

9 years ago

It was just a few years ago that the airline industry appeared to be teetering on the abyss. During this tumultuous period, many airlines merged or went out of business. Passengers had the upper hand and played one carrier off against another to their best advantage. One of the tools that helped salvage the industry […]

How Could the U.S. Election Impact the Canadian Economy?

9 years ago

This week’s visit to Washington by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his family and his Canadian delegation was certainly one of the high points in U.S. – Canada relations in many years. It brought back memories of President Reagan and PM Mulroney singing “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” in Quebec City many years ago. Watching the […]