GlobalTranz wants Supreme Court to punt on broker liability issue
GlobalTranz wants the Supreme Court to let more time pass and possibly more legal decisions to come down before the nine justices weigh in on the question of broker liability.
That GlobalTranz would argue against the high court granting certiorari review to the appeal of Ying Ye is not surprising. Ye’s case against GlobalTranz for its actions in hiring Global Sunrise, the carrier involved in a 2017 accident that killed her husband, failed in both the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and on appeal to the 7th Circuit.
Logistics companies race to adapt to shifting supply chains
Manufacturers are investing billions to build factories that are closer to consumers or in less risky alternatives to China in a push for increased supply chain resiliency after weathering years of political and pandemic-related disruptions.
These trends — known as reshoring, nearshoring and friendshoring — may cost shippers in the near term. But they stand to benefit from faster lead times and greater diversity in their distribution strategies as a result, said Brian Bourke, global chief commercial officer at SEKO Logistics, at an October media event.
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