Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 2, 2022

The author, Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC. There is no doubt that autonomous trucks will change the face of logistics. What kind of trucks will they be? When will we see autonomous trucks on the road? TORC is an autonomous truck company and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As shippers either figuratively or literally flipped the calendar page over to 2022, the hope was that at least some of the capacity crunches, driver shortages, labor issues and freight rate increases that took hold in 2021 would begin to heal themselves and create a more balanced transportation marketplace. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Although this sounds great for most industries, it represents a major problem for the freight trucking industry. Freight and Trucking Rates Will Evolve. Freight and trucking rates will reach new heights in 2018 as the truck driver shortage continues to worsen, putting even more pressure on the already fully loaded capacity crunch.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Transportation operations can then be limited with these reductions in available routes causing an increase in transportation costs. The drought early warning for the Navigation and Transportation Sector is essential to prepare for these impacts. Of course, this is not the world we are in today.

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3PL Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

These two broke social norms and became the first ever women truck drivers in a male dominated field. Luella Bates began her trucking career during World War 1 and worked for Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. She obtained her driver’s license in January 1920 and became the first female truck driver. Luella Bates. from 1918 to 1922.

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2022

Between the truck driver shortage and many other supply chain labor shortages related to the pandemic, it’s important to maximize the time and productivity of the workers you have when you have them. Therefore, time that a driver waits to unload at a distribution center is time that he or she is effectively wasting.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Data-driven transportation management , including the checks and reviews that accompany healthy data management practices, are part of the process of getting the most out of the tech stack. Throughout the supply chain, data-driven transportation management’s success is only as good as the data quality and integrity in use.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

The inaugural Innovation and Technology in Transport ( ITT Hub ) event made its debut on 30th June-1st July. It was the largest show of its kind in 40 years and helped spearhead the future of transport and revolutionise the commercial vehicle market as the industry transitions to net zero emissions and strives to reach maximum efficiency.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 7, 2023

Retailers, manufacturers and suppliers have saved a lot of money on transportation costs in 2023 compared to the years before, but other parts of their organizations are facing persistent inflationary pressures on everything from energy and labor to cattle futures and the cost of money itself. Immediate freight cost reductions of 16.5%

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world’s largest building solution providers. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks, and the first 130 trucks will be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Hamburg-based startup driveMybox more than doubled its sales in 2021 compared to the previous year and is on a strong expansion course. The online platform has succeeded in expanding container transport to the Northern and Western ports as well as the German hinterland hubs.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

In part 3 of the 3-part series, Jake discusses the New Distribution System and where the industry is headed. The New Distribution System. Only local orders go here; the others go to an automated truck loading dock. The truck drives overnight to the urban center nearest the customer and is automatically unloaded.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

My first impression at that time was the mental image it provoked – a delivery truck pulling up to my house and placing a package that I hadn’t ordered on my front door, but ultimately decided to keep. Of course, the progress of Amazon Prime over the last decade has leveled the playing field quite a bit.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2018

Big changes are on the cards for Thailand’s transportation infrastructure, assuming the government’s plans to upgrade road and rail networks between now and 2022 come to fruition. Thailand Distribution Network Challenges. At the one extreme, you have Bangkok, a sprawling urban conurbation. SOURCE: Wikipedia.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Clients come to us, we guarantee the price and break the transport work down from say a €200m agreement, like with have with the Italian Post, into small components with managed rates that many hauliers and transporters can operate between them.” The transport industry is facing a revolutionary transformation through digitalization.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Increased demand on your distribution centers from improved e-commerce sales, changing seasons, or other shopping patterns can limit your throughput. Small improvements can have significant impacts on your distribution center. Staff members are the center of increasing throughput in your distribution center.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 5, 2018

As the economy continues to positively progress, it’s a good time to become a transportation broker. Transportation brokers act as the middlemen between shippers and authorized motor carriers. They are the critical connection between the freight system and national transportation. How to Become a Transportation Broker.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 16, 2020

The OnTime Navigator data thus enables the people involved to better react to unexpected developments in the transport process in the wake of the corona crisis. “Because only those who have correct data on the position of the trucks and the disruptions ahead can make the right decisions for the further course of the transports.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

For shippers, culture and behavior have to change to apply Lean Transportation thinking. The “Them (company leadership) versus Us (shop floor associates)” mentality also needs to change for Lean Transportation to " WE. The 8 Rights To Achieve Lean Transportation Practices. Transportation takes time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. To support supply chain operations, Saint-Gobain has a Transport Control Tower. Saint-Gobain primarily uses truck transport, but sea shipments are also used.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

However, the biggest pain point for these global supply chains is the one that seems inescapable – transportation costs. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs. No matter how much can be saved from sourcing globally, transportation costs continue to creep in to seriously affect a product’s profit margin.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. Simon’s employer was a supplier of beer, wines, spirits, and soft drinks to retail outlets in the United Kingdom.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

Clark Europe is boosting its presence still further in the warehouse sector with a new range of lithium-powered trucks. It follows the successful market launch of the WPio12 electric hand pallet truck. Two further battery-powered low-lift trucks with load capacities of 1,500 and 1,800 kg will follow in the course of the year.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 31, 2021

For example, a majority of veterans possess skills that would be perfect for a career in truck driving. Truck driving is a career that isn’t for everyone, but is a perfect match for veterans who are seeking excellent benefits, a flexible work schedule, and job security. Military Veteran Skills Valued by the Trucking Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2023

billion Denbury deal boosts energy transition plans On the lighter side… Truck stuck in Smugglers’ Notch, again, and Vermont plans to take action The Amazon Prime Day event, stretching across July 11 and 12, was Amazon’s largest ever Prime Day, according to Amazon. port strike Exxon’s $4.9 million people employed in the industry.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. The past, present and future market forces causing today’s extreme truck capacity shortage include: Strong Economy. Holiday Season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

They operate, both their own fleet and a dedicated fleet, that has 5,300 trucks. These trucks range in size from semitrucks to delivery vans. The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Hazardous materials require additional security and safety measures while being stored or transported. Department of Transportation Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , there are three key elements to security: Personnel Security. Transportation security impacts several parties depending on the mode and route.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

International logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is transporting an innovative solar car to Australia for the aCentauri Solar Racing Team of Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich (ETH). “Of course, we would like to win the race. “Of course, we would like to win the race.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2024

Together with his son Johannes Danieli (project manager), the founder has therefore set the course entering new markets to offer a solution to these growing demands. In total, around 300 individual components (production lines, systems and machines) were transported, dismantled and reassembled/installed.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

When Davies Turner looked to replace the forklift truck fleet at its Dartford regional distribution centre, the selection criteria went beyond securing the best possible equipment… the company was looking for commitment. The trucks are required to work 24 hours a day, 5 days a week as well as at weekends.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 21, 2022

According to HSE’s ‘Transportation and Storage Statistics in Great Britain’, slips, trips or falls on the same level (45%) were the most common of the main kinds of accidents in transportation and storage for the latest three years (2018/19-2020/21), and 6% were from being struck by a moving vehicle. The fatal injury rate (0.85

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GlobalTranz

MAY 21, 2015

One of the often missing links, however, in supply chain visibility, is transportation management. We call this the transportation supply chain. What is the Transportation Supply Chain? This requires a new broad look at the business of transportation supply chain, including supply chain management, logistics, & procurement.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you’ve ever paid $10 for an Uber ride to the cocktail lounge in the evening and then a “surge priced” $50 for the same distance Uber ride back to your home only a few hours later around closing time, you understand the dynamics troubling shippers in today’s capacity constrained transportation market. Consider the potential savings.

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 7, 2023

Very few prognosticators could have predicted the epidemiological course of the disease, the way that public policy responses to the disease changed over time or how those policies affected consumer behavior. trucking capacity went from loose to tight, and the spot market flipped from a deflationary environment to an inflationary one.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

A UK transport firm has created a quotation tool from an innovative location-finder app, known as What3words. And when thinking logistics you can let your haulier know exactly where to place that delivery on your new construction site (which doesn’t have a road name yet),” says Damian Pulford, MD, Sussex Transport Limited.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2018

In a bid to help reduce manual handling injuries, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has launched the PBPL12 electric hand pallet truck. It calls the model “an affordable powered pallet truck suitable for transporting loads up to 1.2 Until now, of course. tonnes,” Stewart says.

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