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CILT releases driver shortage report

Logistics Business Magazine

In 2015, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) carried out an opinion survey looking at the driver shortage crisis. Seven years later, after numerous member requests, it sought to review this matter again by launching a new survey. Goods movement. HGV work can be difficult. Final thoughts.

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Concerns over Human Rights in Supply Chains

Logistics Business Magazine

A survey, commissioned by procurement consultancy Proxima, surveyed 1,000 UK CEOs about their approach to supply chain issues. Concern is highest in the construction sector (77%), leisure and hospitality (77%), retail (72%), and the food and beverage manufacturing sector (70%), the survey found.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The slower delivery times will allow it to use more trains and trucks as modes of transportation, which is more cost-effective and reliable than air transportation. New research from the NCC Group illustrates that the number of cyberattacks on supply chains increased by 51 percent during the period from July to December of 2021.

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How Have Robotics & Automation Changed the Manufacturing Employment Landscape?

GlobalTranz

A recent Pew Research Center survey shows roughly half (48%) of industry experts think robotic advancements will displace a significant number of blue and white collar jobs by 2025, while the other 52% predict these innovations will result in new skills and industries. Drive Reshoring. But what does this mean for manufacturing employment?

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Here’s Why Image of Manufacturing as Boring, Dirty, and Tedious is Drastically Changing

GlobalTranz

Ironically, manufacturing represents one of the most stable, growing sectors of the economy and boasts a low unemployment rate of 4 percent in December 2015, explains the US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics. On Manufacturing Day 2015 , the results of a decade's experience in this project came to ahead.

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Brokers Have Until Feb 6th to Contact the FMCSA & Influence Proposed Carrier Liability Insurance Increase

GlobalTranz

The FMCSA is accepting comments about the proposed carrier insurance increase until February 26th, 2015 through the Regulations.gov website. What’s important is that the Trucker Alliance (TA), a lobbying group comprised of larger companies in the industry, is already making its opinions known on the subject by releasing an extensive study.

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6 Emerging Trends In Supply Chain and A Deeper Look into Driverless Vehicles

GlobalTranz

Universities are churning out young people with excellent training, diverse skills, and a global perspective. Even though there have been concerted efforts to reverse the downturn experienced in the year 2015, most shipping lines have not succeeded in reversing the trends in supply chain. Management Professionals in Supply Chains.