E-Commerce Doubles During Coronavirus Pandemic
Canadians spent $3.9B online in May, up 110% from this February, and 110% increase over May 2019. All this while retail sales fell drastically. If your small business could use…
Will 2019\’s Trucking \”Bloodbath\” Continue in 2020?
#2019 generally was not a great year for #trucking. The number of loads posted on DAT is up year-on-year, yet #truckingrates are down. #Bankruptcies are up 3x from the previous…
Celadon Files for Biggest Bankruptcy in US Trucking History
Celadon Group, Inc. (CGIP), a top 50 US truckload carrier with around $1B revenue, filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 at 00:01 this morning, leaving 3-4000 employees out of work,…
Uber Freight Expands to Canada
Since the announcement yesterday, there\'s been a number of articles, posts, and opinions on this topic. An article of my own will be coming, but until then, some quick thoughts:…
Freight Brokers Bashed, do Some Bashing in Return
Frieghtwaves recently published two commentary articles with opposing viewpoints regarding the economic effects of freight brokers on carriers, and shippers. The Demise of the Freight Brokerage is an asset-based carrier\'s…
More Big Ships to the Med: Tariff Wars Spinoffs
Capacity is moving to meet the surge in US-Europe trade (between 6 and 7% increase both ways so far this year), as more US-China trade trends down (around 6%). As…
Fedex Cuts Ties with Amazon
Would you provide a customer service at a loss, while they build their own service to compete directly against yours? Federal Express is saying goodbye to #Amazon, as it announced…
Canadian Company Helps US Firms Bypassing China Tariffs Into USA
Here is a fantastic example of #ingenuity in #logistics. A #3PL is essentially importing full shipments for its customers from #China, and #dropshipping them into USA from Canada. The video…
PARS Out, SWI In: New Canada Customs Import Requirements
[author] [author_image timthumb=\'on\']https://bullwhiplogistics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20160601_1744273-1.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Philip Redekopp is a CITT certified logistics professional, with an extensive background spanning 20 years in transportation. Philip works on logistics strategy and process, helping SMEs and…
China Bans Canadian Meat
After China effectively banned Canadian canola, and picked off 3 Canadian pork export establishments one by one, some in Canada\'s pork industry felt like it was only a matter of…
