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Graphic: Trucking Fleet Failures
Surviving the Highs & Lows of Transportation
Industry News
Note to Readers
M33 Quick Poll |
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| Surviving the Highs & Lows of Transportation |
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 If you haven't already noticed, and we really hope you haven't, the American transportation industry has entered another period of diminished capacity. This is a time where there is more freight to haul than there are trucks to haul it. In the past few months, we've heard many stories of truckload (TL) carriers selling equipment, downsizing their fleets, or going out of business due to a sluggish economy or rising fuel prices. Some less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers are following suit. This unwelcome trend has resulted in more collective freight than carrier capacity. Unfortunately, it appears that the carrier markets downsized faster than the economy. As a result, manufacturers and distributors can expect to encounter increased rates in the TL market and a downturn in services in the LTL market.
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The Competitive Edge - Globalization Comes Under Siege, Industry Week
Sharing the Road Ahead, Traffic World
A Manufacturing To-Do List for the Next President, Industry Week
TMS: Under the Microscope, Inbound Logistics
Companies to Use Supply Chain to Drive Growth and Control Costs, Industry Week
IT Perspectives, 2008, Inbound Logistics
US rail shipments fall 3.6 percent in June, Forbes
Truck Tonnage Gained in May, Traffic World
EIA Hikes Diesel, Oil Price Predictions, TruckingInfo.com
Logisticians "survive the slump," but costs hit 10.1 percent of GDP, Logistics Management
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| Network News |
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In the months since our last Newsletter, three companies have been accepted into the M33 Collaborative Client Network:
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 TMD Friction Inc: TMD is one of the world's leading manufacturers of brake friction materials. Its product portfolio comprises disc brake pads and drum brake linings for passenger cars and commercial vehicles together with brake pads for racing and friction materials for industry.
 Marsh Furniture Company: Marsh Furniture Company has been manufacturing fine kitchen and bath cabinetry for almost 100 years. Based in High Point, North Carolina, the company remains one of the largest independently owned stock cabinet manufacturers in the United States.
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| If you think one or more of your vendors or customers has room to improve their transportation operations, please forward them this short survey. By using this tool, managers can learn how their company's transportation compares with industry best practices. Click the image below to access the scorecard:
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