GLG News by Plastic Pallet Experts (North America)

Federal dollars are available for highway spending. However, many states are not able to come up with the matching funds necessary to utilize this funding.

As more carriers leave the marketplace, a less competitive landscape is the result. Once the economy rebounds, and volumes begin to increase, a less competitive marketplace will lead to higher rates.

undefinedundefined undefined Shippers and carriers will have to work together to avoid fines like the ones imposed recently on Waste Management. In the 2008 fiscal year, the EPA has required polluters to spend an estimated $11 billion on pollution controls, clean-up and environmental projects — an all...

The ATA freight index shows YOY gain. Could this signal that those carriers who have weathered the current storm are about to be rewarded?

As continued high fuel plagues the trucking industry, fuel surcharges have become more accepted. Carriers have become insulated from the impact of high fuel by transferring this risk to the shipper in the form of a fuel surcharge.

Increased truck weight helps the environment, lowers congestion, and drives efficiencies.

Retail sales only chance this Christmas selling season is inflation.  Costs are rising at such a fast rate retailers are stumbling over eaxh other to raise prices and maintain commitments to the street.  Commoditiy cost across the board have gone up.  Weather alone across different sections...

Walmarts attempted  entry into banking was strategic as they usually are.  They send up trial balloons to get resistance and craft their plan of attack to dominate any category they enter. Using the example of grocery retail, grocers have realized they cannot compete with Walmart on price...

Ingredient cost have been rising for several years now in Consumer products.  We have seen natural disasters, weather, and government policy( corn/ehtanol)  dictate inflationary pressure on cost of goods. Companies have done all they can to take other costs out of the system before passing...

Any time you can expand your brand it is a good short term benefit to sales as well as your bottom line.  That is exactly what the agreement between Tommy Hilfiger and Macy's does.  The immediate implications then become an increase in sales and market share, therefore there is no...