The Extra Mile Q2 2025 Logistics Industry Report is now available. Get all the key insights on freight rates, fuel prices and shipping indices that you need as a logistics professional.
Diesel fuel is the lifeblood of the logistics industry, and the volatility of rate changes is something that causes issue among many shippers. Because of this, we watch diesel fuel prices closer than brokers watch tickers on the floor of the NY Stock Exchange. There’s...
Jul 5, 2018
We are midway through the year, the economy looks strong and the logistics industry is trucking along. As we round the bend to the backside of the year, here are the latest facts, figures and trends in shipping and logistics. Read the entire Q1 logistics industry...
Jun 18, 2018
Businesses in every industry have their own unique mountains to climb, but two of the key issues that transcend industry lines are compliance and safety. Small businesses will spend more than $83,000 in their first year to maintain compliance, and larger companies can...
May 14, 2018
The trucking industry hauls about 71 percent of U.S. freight by weight, which adds up to about 80 percent of the nation’s freight bills each year ($738.9 billion in gross freight revenues in 2016). The nation’s trucks hit the roads hard every day of the year. In 2015...
May 8, 2018
The 2018 USPS National Postal Forum is currently underway in San Antonio, TX from May 6th–9th. As a 3PL company who has had a decades-long partnership with the USPS, King Solutions is always honored to attend the National Postal Forum. Each year, we meet with...
