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Happy New Year and welcome to the January 2021 issue of JBF Freight Transportation Industry Bulletin, a monthly newsletter curated by the JBF Consulting team, with a focus on supply chain, transportation, logistics and of course freight.

In This Issue

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Transport-Centric Macroeconomic Metrics

January 2021 Update

The US National average diesel price, as of January 18, sits at 2.69 / gallon, rising .31 cents since early November. After a period of both low prices and low volatility, diesel has risen 10 consecutive weeks and now is above the trailing 13-month average. The price increase can be directly tied to the recent increase in oil.

Read the latest update here…

Getting out of the 'meh' zone and avoiding failed tech adoption

Rushing the vendor-selection process, and choosing the wrong solution for a fleet's current and future needs, is sort of like marrying the first person you date. Check out Transport Dive’s newest column by Brad Forester.

Read the full article here…

New Year, New Technology, New Frontiers

The calendar has flipped from 2020 to 2021. Many people are bidding 2020 a hearty ‘raspberry’ farewell and are assuming 2021 has GOT to be better. Perhaps. But two things come to mind.

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MEME of the Month

Featured Case Study: Automotive Industry

JBF partnered with a manufacturer supplying the automotive industry to define and establish a new group within the logistics organization focused primarily on establishing a continuous improvement competency.

Read the Success Story here …

I Have a New TMS, Now What?

Do a search on “How to successfully implement new Transportation Management Technology” and you will get plenty of results laying out the steps in a logical way, usually pretty intuitive stuff either from a...

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Download new ebook - Detention in Trucking

Looking for a win-win opportunity with your carriers? Shippers and carriers can both benefit from initiatives that seek to minimize detention.

While the individual benefits differ between shippers and carriers, the commonality is that a reduction in detention time has the net impact of increasing asset and labor productivity which will drive down costs for both parties.

Get your copy here.

Since 2003, JBF Consulting has been helping shippers of all sizes and across many industries select, implement and squeeze as much value as possible out of their logistics systems. We speak your language — not consultant-speak - and we get to know you.

Our leadership team has over 70 years of logistics and TMS implementation experience.

Because we operate in a niche — we’re not all things to all people — our team members have a very specialized skill set: logistics operations experience + transportation technology + communication and problem-solving skills + a bunch of other cool stuff.

To contact JBF Consulting call 203-807-5231 or email: brad.forester@jbf-consulting.com

The fine print: This newsletter is being provided to the reader as a general overview of current market conditions and contains information compiled by JBF Consulting from a variety of sources. This newsletter is provided solely for general informational purposes and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed by the reader as, specific advice or a solution tailored to a particular company or client. Before acting on any information, you should consider the appropriateness of the information provided to your company’s circumstances and it is recommended that you seek independent advice if you have questions specific to your own objectives.

JBF Consulting makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein and shall have no liability for any representations (expressed or implied) regarding information contained in, or omitted from, this newsletter.