Christmas, and ergo, the holiday season, is right around the corner. While most industries take a break during the holidays, the trucking industry gets busier. Drivers get busy transporting everything during the holidays, from food to clothing and gifts. The value of the US Christmas season retail e-commerce sales in…

With Christmas just around the corner, winter chills are in too. For fleets and trucks, this means driving in extreme weather, low visibility, wet roads, and an increased probability of accidents. In fact, an estimated 32.6 billion vehicle hours are lost annually by trucking firms or CVOs (Commercial Vehicle Operators)…

We are officially in the holiday season. As we anticipate Christmas bells, most of us think of warm cups of cocoa in well-heated homes to brave the winter storms. But this idyllic, romantic winter setting does not work for supply chains worldwide. As snow jams highways and freezes lakes, there…

Supply chains seem to be seeing some relief all over the world finally. Chip shortages, raw material shortages, and more have finally gone down. Trucking rates in the spot market are down about 40% from a year ago. But despite such positives, all is not as it should be. As…

As we ease out of Cyber Week, many concerns about holiday sales and tightened purse strings were seemingly assuaged. For the Cyber 5 period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, Adobe estimates that U.S. online retail sales totaled $35.27 billion, a 4.4% increase from last year. That also was in…

lack Friday is officially over. Concerns about inflation were a major problem that retailers battled with this year. But the National Retail Federation expected holiday sales including online sales to be up 6%-8% this year, compared to 13.5% a year ago. Consumer spending was likely to be hindered by inflation…

The various inequities in the world were never more visible than during COVID-19 or amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict. But most of us probably don’t wonder why and how these inequities exist. …

If you ever felt that you are not getting your just returns despite putting significant effort into your work, you are not alone! In fact, this phenomenon, called the Pareto Principle, emphasizes that nothing is evenly distributed. This was never more clear than during the COVID-19 pandemic, where seemingly minor…

As we come to the last lap of 2022, the supply chains have finally emerged from COVID-19-induced disruptions. But the damage is not completely undone. While lockdowns are no longer the norm, supply chains have to deal with the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a massive diesel shortage, the possibility of labor strikes…