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How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Project Cargo Transportation and What to Do About It

MTS Logistics

In 2017, a study assessed extreme climate impacts on infrastructure in Europe. It was reported in August 2023 that within a two-week time span, there had been ten instances in which the Houston area roadways sustained heat related damages, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

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Back to Logistics Tech School, 2022: the Lost Peak Season, the lingering COVID impact and more

Freightos

The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. Logistics tech in 2022 has been unavoidably shaped by the two years that preceded it. Uncertainty became the byword.

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Top Game-Changing Logistics Trends for 2024: Redefining Global Supply Chains

3PL Links

Uber, for instance, saw a trend in the logistics industry in 2017 and introduced Uber Freight, a platform that links truck drivers with businesses that require cargo transportation. This could entail developing hypothetical options, examining patterns, and applying various methods, such as surveys. Check out below: 1.

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40 Percent of Parcels Will Be Delivered Within 2 Hours By 2028

247 Customs Broker

In response to today’s online-buying, smartphone-wielding consumer that expects a seamless, faster purchasing journey, the study revealed that 78 percent of logistics companies expect to provide same-day delivery by 2023 and 40 percent anticipate delivery within a two-hour window by 2028. Key Survey Findings.

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Bigger vehicles, bigger challenges

Automotive Logistics

However, like other carmakers in North America, there have been some big issues that GM has had (and is continuing) to deal with at ports, mainly related to the ongoing effects of the rail capacity crisis that hit the car industry in North America in 2017. . GM plans to launch 20 all-electric models by 2023. Future mobility.

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Shifting gear

Automotive Logistics

on the same period in 2017, with light vehicle numbers climbing 14%, buses growing by 29% on strong city bus purchases, and trucks soaring 50% on fleet renewals and booming agribusiness. The company has sold 6,560 vehicles so far this year, up 18% compared to the same period in 2017. units in the first ten months of the year, up 15.3%

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to Dr. Myles Dyson, Chief Scientist at Cyberdyne, the technology will be live by late 2017, or “Judgement Day” as they have named the project timeline. Women make up 12 percent of commercial drivers nationwide, according to the 2023 Women in Trucking Index , released this month. million parcels each day in the U.S.