Study Group: Plastic Pallet Experts (North America)(?)

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...