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Land Transport Outlook for the Year Ahead

Now, That's Logistics

As far back as 2005 the American Trucking Associations (ATA) was documenting a shortfall that the Great Recession erased but that quickly resurfaced as the national economy recovered. In fact there are three trends we see that are important in 2023”. Addressing the Persistent Driver Shortage. The driver shortage isn’t a new problem.

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How High Driver Turnover in Less Than Truckload Carriers Impacts Shippers’ Freight Spend

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The turnover rate was 136 percent throughout the trucking industry in 2005, but smaller fleets and Less Than Truckload carriers have typically experienced fewer problems with drivers, reports FreightWaves.com. Freight should be ready when scheduled, packaged appropriately and with the right, accurate documentation.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

This article has touched on several of the important concepts concerning preparedness, but as we know from previous articles , there are a whole range of factors which influence preparedness outcomes. adfwc/Documents/DoctrineLibrary/ADDP/ADDP_00_2_preparedness_and_mobilisation.pdf. [2] 1] ADDP 00.2 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts.,

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Blockchain for Government: Can the Technology Rein in Waste?

IoT World Today

While counterfeiting is certainly a significant problem, a more universal governmental spending hurdle, however, is simply closely tracking and providing information to document individual transactions. An article titled “ The Pentagon Has the World’s Largest Logistics Problem. That works out to more than $60,000 per U.S.

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Supply Chain Management:Mapping Your Way To Faster Shopping

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sky would be the limit when one starts documenting the concept of such a solution/product. Great article Ashu. A good article to read, but this concept could create as many problems as it eliminates. better, if done from a customers point of view. Posted by Ashutosh Kaushal on October 18, 2012 10:00 AM | Permalink.

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Differences between NAFTA & USMCA

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It was introduced in 2005 but received so much opposition that it couldn’t pass through Congress. President Donald Trump officially signed the document containing the USCA on 29 th January 2020. One effect of the continuous opposition to NAFTA is that it has stopped further similar deals around the globe.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act & F.A.S.T and US Infrastructure Facts

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It also authorizes federal agencies in some instances to use environmental review documents prepared under state law to comply with NEPA. According to an article in the Atlantic: Perhaps the most important single provision in the 1,300-page bill had little to do with transportation. 3% annually.