CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 13, 2022

Our academic research continues to show that contracted freight in a hierarchical route guide provides great service and price. The research is clear – meet your planned/communicated cadence for RFPs and awarded freight. However, it also shows that some freight does not do well in a committed route guide.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2022

Robinson director of research and market intelligence: C.H. Robinson’s relationships with research firms and universities, combined with our data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that are influencing their supply chains. A note from Steve Raetz, C.H. Robinson.).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. The number of accidents in the trucking industry is up, and so are insurance premiums. As an industry, trucking associations are advocating tort reform. Agencies Advocate Tort Reform. By 2018, the average grew to $22.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

billion (the actual numbers won’t be available for a few weeks). More recently, the massive scale of China’s solar-manufacturing operations has become an advantage, as it attracts talent, research money and ecosystems of suppliers. The plan would save more than 92 million miles of truck travel and 8.3 In the U.S.,

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 10, 2020

Obviously, avoid truck accidents involving children by any means. Those are some of the suggestions from the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) new research that confirms that large verdicts against trucking fleets—so-called “nuclear verdicts”—are increasing dramatically, both in number and in size of awards.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Over the past three years, are you experiencing an increase or decrease in detention charges from carriers (the number of times you’re getting charged detention fees by carriers)? We asked our Indago research community that question back in September. Read more Trucking Detention Fees: Insights from Indago Members.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 1, 2020

A big opportunity to reduce the number of trucks required to ship products is by developing smarter packaging (see “Bubble Wrap Loses Its Pop For Logistics Cost Savings”). We asked our Indago research community. Read more Transportation Benefits Via Smarter Packaging/Product Design (Insights from Indago Members).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

I am wrapping up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. Fleet Management involves freight moves with transportation assets owned by the company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

The simple explanation for these startling numbers is that the state is experiencing an oversupply of cannabis, spurred by an uptick in cultivation licenses. Clearly no truck driver, or anyone for that matter, should be driving after using alcohol or recreational marijuana.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

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%. The US Department of Labor does not split out job openings for truck drivers versus openings for warehouse workers. The numbers back her up. It is Not Just Hiring that is Difficult.

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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. One of the key things we will be looking at is to balance detectability and operator acceptability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2022

Time slot management helps to organize warehouse resources to prepare for an incoming truck. Beyond that, warehouse workers need updates on what dock the truck is arriving, when the truck is loaded, what papers they will pick up, what needs to be signed, and when they are leaving the warehouse or yard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

This was a very interesting week as we saw a number of long-lasting partnerships come to an end. The German company offers planes, trains and trucks to move goods globally. As a New England Patriots fan, this season was certainly disappointing, as everything seemed to go wrong, except for landing a top-3 draft pick in 2024.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The plant in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, where Hyster® Big Trucks are produced is celebrating its 70th year in 2023. In 1952, Hyster created its first European plant in Nijmegen, with the first Hyster Big Trucks manufactured at the factory from January 1953. To this day, the Nijmegen plant stands on the same site.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

For routes previously served by sedans, SUVs and minivans can deliver more than double the number of packages while the company’s “high-capacity vans” are able to service nearly five times as many packages, Mulligan said. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors. This year I believe we will not only see a return to the prior number of events, but also record attendance. Actually, when looking a bit closer at the numbers, supply pressures actually fell below normal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Time slot management helps to organize warehouse resources to prepare for an incoming truck. billion in 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

The simple explanation for these startling numbers is that the state is experiencing an oversupply of cannabis, spurred by an uptick in cultivation licenses. Clearly no truck driver, or anyone for that matter, should be driving after using alcohol or recreational marijuana.

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United World Transporation

AUGUST 15, 2019

A career in truck driving has many benefits: no extensive post-secondary education required, a short training time, a good supply of jobs, and the potential for lucrative pay are key benefits that draw people to the industry. The best research and reports to rely on are those from reputable organizations. Key Takeaways From Research.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

It has also been embedded in autonomous trucks, robots, and drones for navigation. One such YouTube channel is ARTificial Video , which uses midjourney.com , an independent research lab exploring new mediums of thought and expanding the imaginative powers of the human species, to create illustrations for every lyric of a song.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

More than 40% of truck drivers now live in a state that has legalized the use of marijuana, according to an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report. The number of positive tests for recreational marijuana among truck drivers increased by 31% over the past year.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 12, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, our partnerships with research firms and universities help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. If you see Class 8 truck manufacturing data, in trade press or elsewhere, remember, it isn’t all highway tractors.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Scammers will impersonate legitimate trucking companies by using their stolen identities. Some will pose as the trucking companies, show up to pick up the freight, and then disappear with the cargo. These incidents typically occur at truck stops or drop yards when drivers are distracted.

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Penske Move Ahead

JULY 19, 2021

To ensure a seamless and stress-free move, Penske Truck Rental encourages these tips to prepare your precious cargo for the big day. Finding new friends – Research clubs and organizations in the area. Moving with a full house? Moving With Kids Children and toddlers may not be able to fully grasp an impending move.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

And the company’s operations and technology have evolved over the last three years, with a focus on its trucking, warehousing, and air capabilities. Amazon Trucking. Over the last few years, Amazon has continued to expand its private fleet of long haul and last mile delivery trucks. And that increased congestion and pollution.

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FLS Transport

MARCH 18, 2021

Between port confessions, capacity shortages, and increasing truck and air transit costs… intermodal is gaining some popularity among shippers. It’s one effort that could potentially help the driver shortage and while trucking groups support the bill, opposers fear it could raise safety concerns. With dry van rates nearing $3.00

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

A few weeks ago, I revisited the age-old driver shortage question (see Truck Driver Shortage: Getting Better, Worse, or No Problem at All? ). Speaking of data, let’s start with a basic question: How many truck drivers are there in the United States? Number of Truck Drivers: The ATA vs. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2022

Then the rep would look at what pieces were available either in the warehouse or coming in on trucks. If a potential customer couldn’t get an answer quickly enough, or if there wasn’t the truck capacity to move furniture on the desired day, Brook risked losing the order to a competitor. Typically, furniture is reused 4-6 times.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

More than 40% of truck drivers now live in a state that has legalized the use of marijuana, according to an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report. The number of positive tests for recreational marijuana among truck drivers increased by 31% over the past year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Researchers at Tesla have developed a new design for electric vehicle batteries that could last up to 100 years before needing to be replaced. However, by creating a new nickel-based battery that can last five times as long, Tesla and the researchers working on the new project hope to make EVs even more lucrative compared to gas guzzlers.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Top Game-Changing Logistics Trends for 2024: Redefining Global Supply Chains | Image source: Flickr Understanding logistics trends is essential for business, and trend research may help organizations of all sizes predict changes, spot areas for innovation, and remain relevant in a market that is becoming more and more competitive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Even if this number is lower than expected, we should still preserve the rainforests. Now, those same companies are fighting to fill trucks as demand shrinks. We were brought up believing that most of the oxygen that we breathe comes from trees, which is one reason the rainforests need to be preserved. Well, this is only partly true.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 6, 2020

New research by two trucking industry organizations puts numbers to how the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has changed the daily lives of truckers and carriers. Key… The post Survey: Trucking ‘slightly pessimistic’ about next few months appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Metcalfe’s law states that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system. And the number of suppliers is not shrinking – it is growing. The solution is used to help digitize research & development, sourcing, regulatory compliance, and product quality.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Combilift worked in tandem with IMR (Irish Manufacturing Research) during the development process to enable seamless integration with multiple client warehouse management systems. The enhanced adaptive safety system enables the size of the obstacle detection fields to increase or decrease as per the steer angle and speed of the truck.

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Trimble

APRIL 30, 2020

Over the years, the NWZAW has not only helped reduce the number of work zone crashes, but also encouraged companies in the transportation sector to innovate and embrace technology that makes everyone—from construction workers to truck drivers to motorists—safer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Facing supplier constraints, Aurora delays autonomous truck launch. Cost of trucking grows to record high. To help fuel its grocery delivery expansion, Uber has acquired a number of smaller startups in recent months, including Postmates, Cornershop, and Drizly. Uber Eats teams up with Office Depot for on-demand school supplies.

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