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BlueGrace 2017 National Conference | Recap

Blue Grace Logistics

This year, BlueGrace Logistics held their National Conference at the beautiful SandPearl resort in Clearwater Beach, FL. To no surprise, the conference was jam packed with fantastic speakers including Don Hutson, Alex Sheen and Brian Holloway. Everyone enjoyed learning experiences, lunches and a reception back at headquarters.

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Mexico conference: Uncertainty well-balanced with optimism

Automotive Logistics

While a degree of uncertainty over the future of free trade between Mexico and its Nafta neighbours to the north once again hung over discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, it was more than matched by confidence in the future of the automotive sector. Global parts flow.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

It also helps with training and monitoring delivery drivers in safety and performance, managing assets and resources, and analyzing the efficiency of logistics operations. 9, according to Xeneta, a Norway-based transportation data firm, reflecting lower freight demand as retailers cut orders and consumer spending continues to decline.

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Top Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Qualified Drivers

Women in Trucking

Conference shared a variety of best practices. percent of drivers are women, according to the Women In Trucking (WIT) Index, developed in conjunction with the National Transportation Institute (NTI). Ultimately, driver pay needs to be at least $75,000 to reduce turnover, according to 80 percent of recruiters surveyed.

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Acing the drone obstacle course

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Elizabeth Millership In less than 30 minutes, the group has been briefed on safety, given an overview of the training, divided into four groups. The buzz of only four drones, like a swarm of flies, drifts into the conference room. Adam Marlatt surveys the ‘mouth of the poisonous caterpillar’ before the exercise begins.

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Penske Logistics Presents 2019 Third-Party Logistics Study: State of Logistics Outsourcing

Penske Move Ahead

Here are a few notable findings from the report, released today at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE conference: . Shippers recognize the need for agility, but 42 percent of survey respondents said they have not made the required changes to improve their agility over the past five years.

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Top 25 Freight Forwarders 2017: Digitization & E-Commerce continue to reshape the marketplace

The Logistics Academy

According to the new “Global Freight Forwarding 2017 Report” compiled by the London-based think tank Transport Intelligence (Ti) , a continuation of excess capacity issues and lower average oil prices in 2016 led rates to fall in both air and sea freight, meaning most forwarders reported lower year-on-year revenues. Hitachi Transport System.