Tag: warehousing

April 6, 2022

A measure of U.S. supply chain pressures rose to a record, adding to already stiff inflationary headwinds from logistics amid dwindling warehouse space and unprecedented inventory costs. The Logistics Managers’ Index, released April 5, advanced for a third straight month […]

February 1, 2019

The front-loading of spring merchandise in November and December to avoid threatened tariffs on Chinese imports has made the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex a virtual warehouse, highlighting how industrial space pressures will only rise this year. The recent development […]

September 2, 2016

For-hire trucking added 3,400 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9%, the Labor Department reported Sept. 2. The gains were scored after the sector added 1,700 jobs in July and lost 6,300 in June. The total number […]