Now, That's Logistics

MAY 4, 2022

Between the truck driver shortage, lack of equipment and the persistent capacity crunch, shippers are now dealing with a very different environment than the one they were working with pre-pandemic. The proof is in the numbers: According to the Canadian Trucking Association, there are currently 23,000 vacant driver positions in Canada.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Well, this week, I saw a new story about a bill in California that is turning heads.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2022

The principals have engaged on over 60 investments and assignments in the sector, working with their partners and clients to achieve agreed upon objectives. During his career, John has worked closely with many of the leading companies in the transportation and logistics space. About John Larkin, CFA.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 13, 2023

Travis Perkins Group, distributor of building materials, has partnered with University of Salford Manchester’s specialist acoustics testing team to conduct an evidence-based study into the development of electric forklift truck sound alerts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. Not surprisingly, many of FourKites’ users work in transportation operations. This was an online event. One of the speakers was Abby Weisenberger, a distribution consultant at Kimberly-Clark.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I have been fortunate to have worked for some of the largest companies in the world. I have worked for Philips Lighting and Electronics. I also worked for Honeywell. I feel like if there is one big opportunity we have, it is to work more with Latin America. She works for Lean Solutions Group down in Columbia.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 21, 2022

container gateways can be seen from space as vessels wait their turn to be worked and have the containers offloaded. Department of Transportation (DOT) will lead the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative. This comes at a time when the supply chain has became a household name for all the wrong reasons.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

When it comes to keeping trucks on-time at a warehouse or distribution center, technology plays an essential role. Transportation management systems and real-time visibility solutions have generated the majority of attention for streamlining the process of getting a truck to the dock, loading or unloading it, and getting it back on the road.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

There have been several commentaries across the whole spectrum of supply chain from various experts from shipping, freight forwarding, trucking and trade backgrounds. However, none of the discussions and explanations seem as lucid as the message conveyed by a 20 year veteran US truck driver. Port of Los Angeles. Think about the lines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 2, 2022

The author, Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC. There is no doubt that autonomous trucks will change the face of logistics. What kind of trucks will they be? When will we see autonomous trucks on the road? The event provided their perspective on these questions.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2022

So we invited Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, to offer his perspective on the current state of trucking capacity. Shippers are likely to remember 2021 as the year with the tightest trucking capacity they’ve encountered in a long time.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Keeping up with a complex, multi-layered, global industry is harder than most people think, so we decided to share a list of industry experts who share perspectives, news, trends and timely data on a regular basis on Twitter and Linkedin. Please Note: This is not a ranking. We have arranged our list alphabetically (by last name). Paul Berger.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

Shippers – the companies paying Ocean, Rail, and Truck carriers to transport their goods – can do little to speed shipments snarled by port congestion. But if shippers can get a better handle on how long it will take their shipment to cross the Ocean and then move on to one of their facilities, they can work to mitigate the impact of delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2022

From a purely logical perspective, choosing the best carriers at the optimal rates has a tremendous impact on overall supply chain efficiency and cost reduction. Debra Phillips, Marketing Manager for Emerge , has worked in the transportation, logistics and supply chain industries for more than 20 years.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This economic outlook has landed the economy at the top of the 2023 Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry list recently released by the American Transportation Research Institute. I think if you’re small to medium, you’re still a very blank canvas from a technology perspective so there should be relatively no barriers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 12, 2019

Starting in 2000, we went from owning four trucks with one terminal to owning nearly one hundred trucks operating out of multiple terminals in the Midwest in just a few years. Along the way, we opened a small brokerage which had a different pitch (value proposition) to it than the trucking company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

A key piece of the study is looking at the key drivers for TMS growth from both a historical and future-looking perspective. The increase in the number of “work-from-home” employees has helped to push cloud solutions as well. The visibility is based on integration to truck carrier’s systems. Cloud Solutions.

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Stord

JANUARY 30, 2022

Way more employees, Fulfillment Works acquisition, unicorn status, and we are still at day 1. What excited you most about the year ahead? It’s incredible having so many different parts of the process housed in our company. What cross-functional projects have you been involved in? Meet Shelby, Account Manager at Stord!

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

Covid-19 has been the catalyst for a dramatic reinvention of the way Jungheinrich UK carries out inventory audits and compliance checks with its engineers, and key to the project has been the creation of an innovative mobile working space for the parts inventory team. It could also be an engineer operating from a van.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Regardless of what markets do and what happens overall in the country, trucking and transportation collaboration remain an essential service. The top trucking influencers will remain a valuable source of information. According to the American Trucking Associations , “America’s trucking industry is the lifeblood of the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

End users – supply chain practitioners working for manufacturers, distributors, or retailers – can attend for free. From a supply chain digital perspective, the growth of ecommerce has: Ramped out the growth of each picking automation, including autonomous mobile robots. I was originally scheduled to speak.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2019

It’s not about just looking from a functional perspective. We look at it end-to-end on the supply chain, not just “where are my trucks?”. A curated partner ecosystem means you’ll have to tailor it to what fits your purpose; using just any partner will not work. 02:54] Why don’t you get into visibility? It’s a reactive system.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

The lion share goes to the Port of Gothenburg, and today the haulage company deployed two electric trucks on container flows to the port – with a third truck joining them shortly. “We Heavy electric trucks have different properties and are relatively expensive compared with their fossil equivalents.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

Marijuana is legal, at least from a state perspective, in 21 states as of this writing. Clearly no truck driver, or anyone for that matter, should be driving after using alcohol or recreational marijuana. More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Back in October 2018, a US district judge in Arkansas ruled that PAM Transport, a trucking company based in the state, would have to pay its drivers at least minimum wage for the 16 hours each day that they work. Watch the short commentary then post your perspective! and Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Instead of sending Tonka Trucks or Care Bears, the company is focusing on small, squishy toys. This is in comparison to $40,000 worth of Tonka Trucks. According to Foreman, “I’d rather sell fewer trucks and not have to raise the price exponentially because I’ll sell trucks again next year.”

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Truck capacity is tight due to COVID-19 and other factors, making it an especially challenging year to meet your retailer requirements. With traditional retail arrangements, your trucks pick up product from a warehouse and transport the product to a retailer DC at a designated appointment time. Sounds pretty simple.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

For example, he says manufacturers should try to build some additional cushions into their lead time windows—a necessity in light of the port congestion, rail issues and truck driver shortages that carriers are dealing with right now. In fact, disruptions due to supply shortages (e.g., semiconductor chips, plastics, cardboard, etc.)

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2019

For decades there has been a consistent narrative in the trucking industry about there being a driver shortage. According to the American Trucking Associations, for example, there will be a shortage of 174,000 drivers by 2026 if current trends continue. labor market for truck drivers broken? ” (Monthly Labor Review, U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2022

Emerge has an interesting new platform to deal with the problems shippers are having procuring truck capacity. But shippers lack trucks. Carriers” are companies that trucks. If loads are not accepted by carriers the shipper is already working with, shippers can tap into the marketplace to access new capacity.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 28, 2021

Most people picture a truck driver over the road or someone stocking shelves in a warehouse. Trucking isn’t seen as an ideal career for them, nor does logistics carry the same connotation as other fields, like the medical industry which connotes prestige and excellence. When you hear the word logistics, what jobs come to mind?

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Through its renewed sponsorship of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), participation in the organization’s upcoming conference, and repeated recognition as a Top Company for Women, Penske Transportation Solutions is affirming its commitment to gender diversity in transportation. Accelerate! 13-16 in Dallas, Texas. By Emma Creamer.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MARCH 19, 2018

as measured by fatal work injury rate. Going by that metric, truck drivers and material moving occupations are at the top of the list, with 1,388 fatal injuries in 2016, according to recent data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. fatal work injury rate; 217 fatalities. fatal work injury rate; 134 fatalities.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

Baltimore is, however, a key port for roll-on/roll-off shipments, including cars, trucks, and farm equipment. From this perspective, the impact will be minor compared to the post-Covid crisis that put supply chains on our collective radar. The collapse of the Baltimore bridge is a tragedy. Let’s avoid crying wolf. What happened?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

Marijuana is legal, at least from a state perspective, in 21 states as of this writing. Clearly no truck driver, or anyone for that matter, should be driving after using alcohol or recreational marijuana. More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests.

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3PL Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

One relationship she forged was with Giaco Trucking. I focus on general work and life skills,” she says. Her path through the ELI department has given Deanna a unique perspective on every role on her team. She also understands what it’s like to be a female working in a male-dominated industry like transportation. “In

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If you work in logistics, then you know exactly where they are. Many are trying to find solutions and put them into place to get out of this hole we’ve dug, but is it working? One of the loudest heard complaints adding to the port delays is the struggle truck drivers and companies are facing in returning empty containers.

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