A structural shift in road freight – who are the winners, and losers?
The road freight sector is “undergoing a change in structure”, according to Transport Intelligence (Ti) ...
KNX: 'HARRIS UPSIDE'R: PRICEY BUT WORTHYGM: AUTO VERTICAL WOESWTC: NEW RECORDDHL: THE DAY AFTERZIM: UNSTOPPABLECHRW: NEW HIGHMAERSK: PORT DISRUPTION SURCHARGEKNIN: CEO ON ROADWMT: SUPPLY CHAIN MERGER UPS: STANDARD SATURDAY EXPANSION DHL: BULLISH STANCE REITERATED
KNX: 'HARRIS UPSIDE'R: PRICEY BUT WORTHYGM: AUTO VERTICAL WOESWTC: NEW RECORDDHL: THE DAY AFTERZIM: UNSTOPPABLECHRW: NEW HIGHMAERSK: PORT DISRUPTION SURCHARGEKNIN: CEO ON ROADWMT: SUPPLY CHAIN MERGER UPS: STANDARD SATURDAY EXPANSION DHL: BULLISH STANCE REITERATED
Here is a supply chain story that made it into the pages of national newspapers – mainly due to the sheer volume of business, particularly by Amazon, in the run-up to Christmas: UPS missed some deliveries. That was despite hiring 85,000 additional workers – 30,000 more than it had originally planned for. Nonetheless, revenue rose 2.8% although fell by 5.8% in its freight and supply chain division.
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