Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt of what I presented recently in a webinar organized by Descartes Systems Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) focused on “ Delivery – The Moment of Truth.” If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you probably remember “ the moments of truth ” that former P&G President and CEO A.G.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2017

Since 2005, the freight driver shortage has grown from 20,000 unfilled positions to 70,000, and some reports suggest the shortage may worsen to more than 170,000 vacancies by 2025. Meanwhile, the average of age of today’s trucker is 49, and more truckers are aging out and retiring from the industry.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

However, we don’t only talk about what we do well, we also like to talk about things that may affect manufacturing companies so we can be the maven to resources which are of value to our customers and the industry at large. The only time it was higher was in December 2005, when it had briefly crossed $15. in 2015, 3.9%

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2016

The industry image of manufacturing is drastically changing, and the next generation needs to know why and how this is taking place and what's being done to ensure its continued vitality. Path , a 2011 report, initiated by the National Association of Manufacturers, found a qualified worker shortage of 67 percent across the industry.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. We look forward to beefing up even more great content to give value to our customer base of manufacturers and those in the manufacturing industry. But how does it work in industry? and revolutionary?—?in

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