Business Inventories Back In-Line RedStone Resource April 18, 2024 Inside This EditionTransportation Prices Mixed in March In the wake of the Yellow closure last year and tighter controls of inventory, LTL prices were the highest in the group. LTL prices were up 5.2% year-over-year and were 0.5% higher monthly. Again, historically when a major LTL…
The cargo ship Dali after it ran into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday. Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images FSK Bridge in Baltimore Impact on Supply Chain RedStone Resource April 2, 2024 Inside This EditionInvestment Firm Expects $100+ Oil by Late Summer JP Morgan analysts are forecasting a surge in…
RedStone Logistics Welcomes Karen Orosco as Chief Operations Officer (COO) Read Time: 3 Minutes Leadership addition will help RedStone maximize new business growth. OLATHE, Kan., March 26, 2024—RedStone Logistics (redstonelogistics.com), a leading supply chain and logistics solutions provider, today announced that Karen Orosco has joined RedStone as its Chief Operations Officer (COO), reporting directly to…
Trucking Prices Inch Up in February RedStone Resource March 15, 2024 Inside This EditionElection Years, Consumer Spending, and Freight Volumes Research conducted by First Trust shows that only 4 times since 1928 has the S&P 500 index fallen in an election year. Unfortunately, two of those years were 2000 and 2008, and it remains fresh…
Global Supply Chain to Get Boost from Manufacturing Recovery RedStone Resource March 1, 2024 Inside This EditionStriving for Supply Chain Normalcy With 10 months left in 2024, it appears that 2024 could be a transitional year into what we hope to be “supply chain normalcy”. After a 100-year event in 2020, global supply chain crisis…
Three Key Themes Emerging from Q4 Earnings Calls: AI, Supply chain, and Labor Plans RedStone Resource February 16, 2024 Our Commitment to Cutting YOUR Costs Continues We are pleased to announce our partnership with The SALT Group® – the nation’s leading Operating Cost & Expense Reduction resource for Manufacturing and Production companies! Discover how you…
GDP Running Hot, Impact on Supply Chain RedStone Resource January 31, 2024 Inside This EditionOil Prices Inch Up on Middle East Challenges At the time of writing, oil prices were inching close to the $80 per barrel mark for WTI and Brent North Sea Crude was above $83 a barrel. Markets were anticipating a possible…
Global Supply Chain Congestion Risk Rising Again RedStone Resource January 17, 2024 Our Commitment to Cutting YOUR Costs Continues We are pleased to announce our partnership with The SALT Group® – the nation’s leading operating Cost & Expense Reduction resource for Manufacturing and Production companies! Discover how you can further reduce your monthly spend with…
Construction Spending in 2024 and Impact on Trucking RedStone Resource January 3, 2024 Inside This EditionRed Sea Diversions to Continue Through Early January More maritime carriers will continue to block transits through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal because of attacks on commercial ships in the region. Global capacity is expected to be cut…
2024 Economic Forecast RedStone Resource December 19, 2023 Inside This EditionSupply Chain Pressures Index Surges in Early December The New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index has surged since August at a historically fast pace. It is important to note that on a historical basis, the current reading is still showing a “balanced”…