December 2024 Logistics Managers’ Index
The December 2024 Logistics Managers’ Index. The December Logistics Manager’s Index reads in at 57.3, down (-1.1) from November’s reading of 58.4. This slowdown in logistics activity is due to the seasonal wind-down in Inventory Levels, which dropped (-6.1) to 50.0 or “no change”. The no change designation does not tell the entire story. Inventory Levels actually increased, reading in at 57.9, for Upstream firms like...
KION with NVIDIA and Accenture to optimize Supply Chains with AI-Powered Robots and Digital Twins
KION Group, the Supply Chain Solutions Company, is working with Accenture to optimize supply chains using NVIDIA’s advanced AI and simulation technologies. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the three companies are showcasing1 how clients can both define ideal set-ups for new warehouses and continuously enhance existing facilities with Mega, an NVIDIA Omniverse blueprint for large-scale industrial digital twins. This...
Women In Trucking Association announces continued partnership with UPS
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) just announced that United Parcel Service (UPS) has renewed its Gold Level Partnership. This partnership serves to further WIT’s mission to empower more women in the transportation and logistics industry with the knowledge, resources, and community they need to succeed. For over a decade, UPS has actively participated in the association and supported WIT as a Gold Level Partner since 2023....
H&E opens new branch in Pensacola Florida
Effective January 6, 2025, H&E Rentals (H&E) announced the opening of its Pensacola branch, the company’s 15th facility in the state of Florida and its first of several new locations slated to open across the country this year. H&E operates in 31 states and opened 16 branches in 2024. The facility is located at 3381 Bill Metzger Lane, Pensacola, FL 32514-7070; phone 448 400-3100. It includes a fully fenced yard area,...
Rental Industry Don O’Neal passes
Rental industry veteran Don O’Neal died on January 3 in Grapevine, Texas, at 76. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 25, 1947, he joined his father’s business, A-1 Rental, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area after graduating from the University of Texas. Together, they grew A-1 into a powerhouse in the DFW market. The O’Neals sold A-1 to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based NationsRent in the late 1990s. O’Neal became president of NationsRent. After...
Winter weather has ALAN is monitoring this week’s snow and ice storm
American Logistics Aid Network or ALAN) is MONITORING for this week’s severe winter weather impacts. As part of our preparedness efforts, ALAN is committed to bringing you the latest information and updates on supply chain impacts via our periodic Situation Reports, found below in this email and on their website. The remnants of a major winter storm that impacted the Ohio Valley over the weekend are moving across the...
AAR Reports Rail Traffic for the week ending December 28, 2024
Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 28, 2024. This week’s total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 389,700 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.1 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending December 28 were 184,028 carloads, up 1.1 percent compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 205,672...
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