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Shipping
Does trucking have to become a better job to end the driver shortage?
Oct 27, 2021
Parking and pay are among the biggest frustrations of truck drivers.
Pay or delay: Importers caught in shipping backup face limited options
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 8, 2021
“There’s nothing I can do,” said India Hynes, CEO of appliance importer Vinotemp.
Supply chain, shipping and pricing woes: “This is how we learn to sail”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 22, 2021
Personal care products company Bite faced a lot of obstacles to launch its aluminum-packaged deodorant during the holiday shipping season.
First, the Port of L.A. was clogged. Now, it's Chicago's railroad yards.
Jul 26, 2021
Given the history of U.S. railroads, a chokepoint in the Windy City was "inevitable" once cargo started backing up elsewhere.
Between pipeline shutdown and bridge closure, it's "one thing after another" in the barge business
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
May 20, 2021
"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal checks in with Austin Golding, president of Golding Barge Line.
"Sometimes I think to myself why did you have to pick a product that is not only so difficult to make, but so difficult to ship?"
by
Alli Fam
Dec 29, 2020
Shipping gelato isn't easy.
A holiday glut of packages prompts a shipping crisis for small businesses
by
Justin Ho
Dec 24, 2020
Retailers are increasing shipping fees while fielding more calls from customers, asking, "Where's my package?"
For public good, not for profit.
Shipping delays cause problems for small retailers
Dec 22, 2020
We’re expecting record online sales this holiday season, and shippers are having a hard time keeping up.
Will the boom in shipping last after the pandemic?
by
Justin Ho
Dec 17, 2020
As FedEx reports its quarterly figures, what may be in store for companies trying to fulfill the demand for e-commerce deliveries?
How we shop for the holidays is different this year
Dec 16, 2020
People are shopping online more, buying gifts for fewer people — and in some cases, changing up what they usually give.