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Driving the Mission with Graig Morin

The Logistics of Logistics

This investment transpired in 1998, after a road trip from Maine to Arizona with a few friends. This investment transpired in 1998, after a road trip from Maine to Arizona with a few friends. Graig has safely operated tractor trailers of all types, logging over 1.5 Graig Morin and Joe Lynch discuss driving the mission.

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Anfac study downgrades port logistics in Spain

Automotive Logistics

The Spanish automotive manufacturers’ association, Anfac, has just released its annual Maritime Port Logistics Grading study, which identifies Santander (pictured), Sagunto and Pasajes ports as currently the best for vehicle processing in Spain. One aspect the study identified as being key was good road access to ports.

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IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking

Talking Logistics

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments. But it isn’t simple.

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Commercial Trucking: The Battle of the VMT Tax

Blue Grace Logistics

The heavier the truck, the more damage it does to our roads, which is why a scaled tax structure based on a truck’s configuration and weight. Using data on 2017 truck traffic, the CBO estimated that a tax of 1 cent per mile on all roads would have raised approximately $2.6 Therefore, the VMT imposes a tax on the miles traveled.

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DP World trumpets European green credentials

Logistics Business Magazine

Between 2017 – 2018, the report found that DP World Antwerp saved over 10.6 million kilograms of carbon dioxide over a four-year period, while the business simultaneously took over 90,000 trucks off the Belgian roads in the space of a year by offering greener intermodal options. The Netherlands.

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How Fleet Management Professionals Can Leverage IoT Technology

IoT World Today

One of the possible strategies to reduce fuel consumption is to use sensors to study a vehicle’s acceleration, braking, idling and other habits that influence fuel efficiency. Another solution comes courtesy from the HID Global identiFUEL system, which attaches RFID-enabled tags to a vehicle. There are several reasons for this.

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Freightera in Trucks.com Article about Expected Fast Adoption of Digital Freight Brokerage Solutions

Freightera

Silpa Paul, Frost & Sullivan commercial vehicles industry analyst, mentions Freightera among key automated-on-demand solutions in her article in trucks.com earlier this week and states that we are entering the era of fast adaption of brokerage digitization. She has published more than 30 research studies covering trucking and logistics.

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