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Digital trucking platform driveMybox expands

Logistics Business Magazine

Hamburg-based startup driveMybox more than doubled its sales in 2021 compared to the previous year and is on a strong expansion course. Moreover, driveMybox provides more flexibility and transparency in container trucking and that even free of charge.

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The current trucking market experience: it is both supply and demand

CH Robinson Logistics

There are a number of factors that determine the tension of the transportation market—from available truck drivers, to winter weather having a ripple effect, to consumer demand increasing, and the global pandemic shifting priorities. Finally, the retail industry inventory-to-sales ratio continues at very low levels.

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Trucking Isn’t Going Away Any Time Soon

Blue Grace Logistics

Of course, whenever new tech starts to hit the market, there is speculation as to what it means for the already existing framework of our reality. In this case, what do automated vehicles and AI mean for the truck driving industry? However, there are three key reasons why truck drivers won’t be going away any time soon.

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Why Planning and Forecasting are More Important Than Ever

Now, That's Logistics

And even if there’s an imbalance, good forecasts allow organizations to course-correct before a real problem emerges. In surveying the global ocean market right now, Bennett says there’s not much additional tonnage available. Then, orders are delivered late, customers are unhappy and supply chains stagnate. Covering the Demand.

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How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Project Cargo Transportation and What to Do About It

MTS Logistics

Of course, this is not the world we are in today. Project cargo weight on these possible compromised roads and railways should be a concern even with DOT route surveys. In the future, DOT may require additional route surveys and bridge studies for weight distribution.

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Freight Forwarding And Digital Customer Service Five Years From Now

Freightos

Take trucking. In the 1980s, Dial-a-Truck – a phone service to leverage communications for enhanced booking – really took off. Of course, phones shifted from being cutting edge, as did Dial-a-Truck, which became the trucking technology powerhouse known as DAT. Lessons from Trucking.

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The Weekly Freight Report for January 21, 2021

FLS Transport

DAT shows welcome dip in load-to-truck ratio. It’s the stat of the week: load-to-truck ratio is 3.63… down from historic highs of 7.03 Industrial volume jumps will add to capacity crunch. Even after a surge in retail volume, overall truckload volume is down 4% year-over-year because of lagging industrial freight.

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