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ISSUE: 1 MAY, 2008

In This Issue:

Graphic: The Price of Diesel

M33 Exclusive: The State of Transportation

Industry News

Business Resources

Technology Corner

Note to Readers

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State of Transportation:

Over the last year, M33 Integrated Solutions has been working to build strategic partnerships with many of the larger truckload carriers.Our thought process is that those larger companies have historically been much better equipped to ride out the storms of market variations and unpredictable fuel costs.Their cash flows allow them to float fuel costs and operate with economies of scale that generate profits.


We feel that the industry will continue to purge itself of capacity, and that we will begin to feel a fairly significant surge in pricing pressures from the TL community as early as late summer or early fall of this year.The current 'Catch 22' situation of excess capacity pushing pricing down while costs escalate will force this process to move forward rapidly.M33 is building relationships with those carriers that will continue to be a force in the marketplace now while capacity is abundant in return for recognition as capacity tightens and carriers pick and choose what businesses they will handle.

 

Industry News:

 

  • Supply Chain Brain: Continuing to Add Ever More to Their Offerings, 3PLs Are - At Your Service
  • Industry Week:Why Innovation Matters
  • Logistics Management:2008 Lean Benchmark Survey
  • Bloomberg:U.S. Economy: Worker Productivity Increases More Than Forecast
  • Industrial Distribution:Economic growth sustainable for the rest of 2008
  • Transportation Topics Online:Fed 'Beige Book' Cites Sluggish Economy
  • US New & World Report:High Fuel Costs Threaten Bankruptcy for Truckers
  • Logistics Management:Shippers urged to join infrastructure-funding free-for-all
  • Transportation Topics Online:Larger Trucks More Efficient, Reduce Emissions, Study Says
  • Reuters:U.S. factory growth seen "marginal" in 2008 - ISM
  • Business Resources:
  • Economic Statistics Briefing Room
  • US Freight Data & Statistics
  • US Energy Forecasts & Analyses
  • M33 TMS Public Dashboard
  • Current Industrial Reports
  • Technology Corner:

    For the sake of efficiency, M33 has created a Helpdesk Department to assist customers with issues pertaining to M33's systems. If clients should happen to encounter any problems with the TMS, they are asked to submit work orders via e-mail:helpdesk@m33integrated.com

    The Helpdesk team will only handle issues regarding M33's TMS and communications technology.Clients should continue to rely on the assistance of their dedicated Logistics Coordinator (LC) for account questions and support.

    Note to Readers:
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