by astoundz | Jun 3, 2019 | drayage, houston, intermodal
How Customers Can Stop the Threat to Container Efficiency 2019 is off to a worrisome start for the dray community. But it’s not the usual suspects. No, it’s not the driver shortage fomented by inflated pay from the oil fields, horrendous congestion, and increasing...
by astoundz | May 31, 2019 | houston, intermodal
Where Are All the Trucks? In May, I was invited to speak at the Houston chapter of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) on my favorite subject, the shortage of dray trucks. Inefficiencies I smugly declared, “There is no shortage of dray trucks,...
by astoundz | May 31, 2019 | houston
Ship Channel Closure Update About an hour ago, the Unified Command held a press conference at the La Porte Emergency Operations Center to update industry and the public on response efforts following yesterday’s collision of the M/V Carla Maersk and Conti...
by astoundz | May 31, 2019 | houston, people in transportation
Spotlight on Marcia Faschingbauer Hard work and long hours are things Marcia Faschingbauer, President and CEO of Excargo Services, does not shy away from. Marcia has been working hard her entire life. Starting at her father’s food packing service, to now owning...
