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Recent, Happening Now
March 28, 2025
Happening Now: eCommerce Surge Fuels Logistics Space Demand
According to FreightWaves, the boom in online shopping is driving unprecedented growth in logistics real estate. According to a new Prologis report, eCommerce is now responsible for over half of all...
Recent, Happening Now
March 25, 2025
The Benefits of Using One Integrated Logistics Services Provider
Conventional wisdom tells you not to put all your eggs in one basket. In the logistics industry, however, this isn’t always good advice. By leaning on one integrated logistics services provider (3PL)...
Recent, Happening Now
March 19, 2025
Happening Now: Drayage Rate History Shapes Today’s Market
According to Dray Insight, the drayage industry has undergone significant change since deregulation reshaped the transportation landscape. From evolving pricing models to the growing role of...
Happening Now
December 2, 2022
Happening Now: President Biden signs legislation avoiding rail strike
President Biden has signed legislation today that imposes a labor agreement on rail workers. According to Supply Chain Dive, this legislation helps the country avoid a national strike that could have...
Happening Now
September 21, 2022
Happening Now: Storage and Labor Woes Continue to Hamper Warehousing
Weber Logistics’ EVP, Strategy & Marketing Fred Gilbert is featured in an article from Transport Topics which examines the current state of warehousing in relation to space and labor scarcity....
Happening Now
August 19, 2022
Happening Now: Inland Empire Warehousing Expansion Halts in Some Areas
Several communities within Southern California's Inland Empire have issued moratoriums on warehouse construction as they seek to better understand the impact of these facilities on the environment....
Port Logistics
August 5, 2022
Happening Now: Container ship logjams have returned
Container ship logjams at US ports are (unfortunately) back in a big way. This time, however, the congestion is spread out across the US – especially the East and Gulf Coasts – instead of being...
Southern California Ports
August 2, 2022
Happening Now: Landstar Tells its CA Owner-Operators to Relocate out of State in Light of AB5
In a stark example of the practical fallout from California's new AB5 labor law, Landstar is telling its owner-operators in California that they would need to relocate out of State to continue as...
West Coast Distribution
July 27, 2022
Happening Now: LA Out of Warehouse Space
Commercial Observer just reported that the LA area is effectively out of warehouse space. Any space returning to the market has a waiting list of tenants before it's even listed as available. Asking...
Happening Now
May 3, 2022
Happening Now: Why You Should Care About Rising Diesel Fuel Prices
A recent FreightWaves article makes the case that every American should be concerned about the rising cost of diesel fuel. While every passenger car driver is well aware of the price increases of...
Happening Now
April 20, 2022
Happening Now: SoCal Industrial Vacancies Fall to New Low
According to Connect CRE, industrial vacancies in Southern California reached a new low in Q1. At the same time, industrial rents are 25% higher than a year ago.
Happening Now
February 25, 2022
Happening Now: $450 million in new port grants announced
According to an article in FreightWaves, the U.S. Maritime Administration has announced nearly $450 million in FY22 competitive grant funding “for projects to help ports speed cargo flows and...
Happening Now
February 3, 2022
Happening Now: Inland Empire Warehouse Rent Costs Continue to Surge
A new article in the Sourcing Journal reveals that industrial rents in the Inland Empire climbed 59.6% in the fourth quarter of 2021, while the vacancy rate declined to 0.6%.
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