Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

What’s covered in this article: The negative impacts of Covid-19 on the trucking industry. Ways to improve practices in the trucking profession. Technological advances in trucking. The global scarcity of professional truck drivers is evident. It is equally difficult to retain truck drivers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate?

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Freightera

MARCH 29, 2019

Silpa Paul, Frost & Sullivan commercial vehicles industry analyst, mentions Freightera among key automated-on-demand solutions in her article in trucks.com earlier this week and states that we are entering the era of fast adaption of brokerage digitization. Silpa Paul’s authority comes from prolific work in the space.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Ferguson PLC In 2022, I wrote an article called The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of. The article was about Ferguson PLC, a value-added distributor of plumbing and heating products. They operate both their own fleet and a dedicated fleet, that has 5,300 trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The warehouse and transportation industry had a record 490,000 openings in July. ARC Advisory Group’s warehouse labor survey has shown that 35% of warehouses have a seasonal surge in the number of workers they employ of over 20%. But anecdotally it appears hiring truck drivers is even more difficult than hiring warehouse workers.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Here’s a look at some of the top industry stories making headlines in November. American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage reached 147.6 To read more about the truck tonnage surge, click here. Read more about this article here. in October, up 9.9 percent year over year and 3.3

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Related Articles. Executive Moves: Dupré Logistics and Marcura Group. We use cookies to collect information about you for a better user experience.

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Women in Trucking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

On Monday, August 5, 2019, the National Transportation Institute (NTI) served as the host to a group of Girl Scouts for an education event called Trucks ARE for Girls! It was so exciting and rewarding to see how the girls were eager to learn about everything we shared with them about the trucking industry,” said Leah. “Of

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

On Monday, nonprofit association Women in Trucking (WIT) announced its annual Top Companies for Women to Work For in Transportation. Transportation companies are judged and voted on by fellow Women in Trucking members in areas including corporate cultures, compensation, benefits, professional development and career advancements.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I read an article earlier this week that broke it down pretty succinctly. At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. Senate proposes $755 million for truck parking.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The grocery industry is extremely competitive, as shoppers change consuming habits fast and change stores even faster,” says Kari Miikkulainen, Director of Warehouse & Distribution Industry Sales at Cimcorp. Our job is to help industry players provide their shoppers with more high-quality fresh produce in less time.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. I’ll be following up with an article dedicated to package theft, or porch piracy. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required a human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving truck operated on public roads in the state.

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 12, 2022

For example, a recent survey of 100 randomly selected people showed that many are not conversant with shipping industry terminologies, let alone the services. This article untangles the benefits of freight forwarding. This article untangles the benefits of freight forwarding. So, what is freight forwarding? Wrapping up.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 10, 2021

Logistics is a notoriously volatile industry. In a constrained market, every single truck has a previous shipment and every single driver is grappling with hours-of-service issues,” Bryce Williford, BlueGrace ’s senior director of logistics, said. View the full article by Ashley Coker | FreightWaves. Published June 8, 2021.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 10, 2021

Logistics is a notoriously volatile industry. In a constrained market, every single truck has a previous shipment and every single driver is grappling with hours-of-service issues,” Bryce Williford, BlueGrace ’s senior director of logistics, said. View the full article by Ashley Coker | FreightWaves. Published June 8, 2021.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 8, 2020

This is particularly true for e-commerce operations, which may have started off as small ‘cottage industry’ before rapidly developing and moving into a warehouse or fulfilment centre for the first time. In addition there must be sufficient free space for storage and retrieval using forklifts, warehouse trucks and hand pallet trucks.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 14, 2018

Related Articles. Drayage driver groups support PierPass changes. Hub Group revs up driver pay, capacity. The multimodal transportation services provider is adding about 800 trucks and 4,000 containers. The asset-light trucking company posted a net income of $57.47 billion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2021

My colleague Steve Banker published an informative article in 2020 about this extensive initiative Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation (forbes.com). Intelligent Store Replenishment. In the first three quarters of 2020, Ahold Delhaize USA reported a 115 percent increase in online sales.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

Trucking Futures Trading: Are You Buying? As reported by Alexander Osipovich in the Wall Street Journal , “The first futures tied to the cost of trucking goods across the U.S. As reported by Alexander Osipovich in the Wall Street Journal , “The first futures tied to the cost of trucking goods across the U.S. Why or why not?

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 1, 2022

Trucking service in/out Shanghai will be severely impacted by 30% due to a full lockdown on Shanghai’s Pudong and Puxi areas in turn until April 5th. “There is a significant disruption to truck movements already…leaving a large part of the cargo ready for loading today unable to be transported to the port.”

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ShipLilly

JULY 7, 2021

Driver dissapointed in cabin of big modern truck. The July Fourth risks of losing cargo are well known in the industry. Although cargo theft is an ongoing problem for the trucking industry throughout the season, it makes sense that criminals would escalate their efforts when high value products are being imported and exported.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 20, 2018

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. Truck tonnage for the month of February was somewhat mixed, according to the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Truck Tonnage Index, which was released today. . The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dipped 2.6% Article Topics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 30, 2022

The truck sets new standards for a safe, optimally protected and yet super-compact electric pallet truck, judged the jury. The fact that customers from almost all industries can benefit from significantly improved space utilisation with the help of the system also impressed the test team and the jury.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But the fact of the matter is, industry leaders who want to avoid crashing their business on the shoals need to balance the daily hand-to-hand combat with some serious, long-term planning. Factor in big-picture industry changes. Scenario planning should take into account significant changes to the industry landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Much of this newfound optimism is attributable to a record jobs report in January – and yet we’ve seen a spate of layoffs in tech and other industries. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. These are the companies and leaders that aren’t letting a good downturn go to waste.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 7, 2022

For autonomous trucks, this need is the ongoing driver shortage. I read an article earlier this week about farm labor shortages. Truck drivers, seafarers quit as omicron spreads. The Mexican produce industry has followed up on some promised reforms aimed at preventing the abuse of farmworkers.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

More than 60,000 new drivers are needed, according to the American Trucking Associations. percent of drivers are women, according to the Women In Trucking (WIT) Index, developed in conjunction with the National Transportation Institute (NTI). Finding and keeping drivers has never been more critical.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Maersk and IBM Unveil First Industry-Wide Cross-Border Supply Chain Solution on Blockchain. Volvo Trucks demonstrates truck-platooning technology (Long Beach Post Telegram). CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. Who’s to Blame for the Trucker Shortage?

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The shutdown of the Ambassador Bridge last week, the main link between Michigan and its largest trading partner, over COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truck drivers and other issues quickly escalated to an economic emergency with far-reaching impact from farms to automotive factories. Both Canada and the U.S. and Canada for years.”

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 11, 2018

Related Articles. Damen supports women in maritime industry. The shipyards group’s Sylvia Boe has been named president of the Netherlands chapter of WISTA. Knight is named general counsel; Tanggaard is first male member of Norwegian group promoting female participation in maritime industry. .

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

One year after the start of construction, Garbe Industrial Real Estate GmbH has completed a new central warehouse for the hagebau Group in Walsrode, Lower Saxony (Germany). Garbe Industrial Real Estate invested around €34m in the new building. Its omnichannel and logistics activities are to be bundled in Walsrode in the future.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

The December 18th deadline has come and gone, the trucking industry is still trying to rally against the ELD mandate. Groups representing small businesses and owner-operators have been increasingly vocal in Washington, calling for a delay or exemptions from the mandate for independent truckers and smaller motor carriers.

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FLS Transport

MARCH 3, 2021

Traveling… beaches… and dining out with groups of friends. Trucking to invest in re-skilling employees for a digitized future. Digitization trends are and will sweep the trucking industry by 2030. Check out the full article and get a glimpse at the future. Get the full details here. Take a look here. FLS can help.

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Trimble

APRIL 9, 2020

In the face of the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, the transportation industry is working around the clock to deliver essential goods that keep communities safe. It’s an inspiration to see the many ways in which the industry has rallied together to support drivers and other transportation workers. At Sapp Bros.,

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In the automotive and trucking realm, evidence of that fact is everywhere. Truck makers like Daimler and Volvo Trucks have growing remote diagnostics and telematics businesses, while traditional tire companies like Continental, Bridgestone, Pirelli and Michelin have expanded fleet management and telematics offerings. .

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

The rapid growth of ecommerce is driving deep changes in logistics, from tightening up trucking capacity to elevating the importance of final-mile delivery processes. Read the Article: 8 Fundamentals for Achieving Artificial Intelligence Success in the Supply Chain. Combating Trucking Constraints. Predictive Analytics.

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FLS Transport

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The OTR truck driver count has reached an 8-year low. And while the industry has faced driver shortages before… experts are saying that this time, it’s different. In layman’s terms, that means finding a refrigerated truck right now is extremely difficult. Read the full article here. Get the full update here.

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