Wed.Dec 29, 2021

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Top 3 Benefits of GPS Tracking for Mobile Service Vehicles

RasTrac

Countless businesses rely on the use of assets in the field to deliver quality products or services. If you’re managing a mobile service fleet, then you know it can be stressful to ensure everything is accounted for and that nothing is slipping through the cracks of human error or oversight. However, GPS tracking solutions can greatly improve your workflow and help you manage your fleet of field service vehicles and assets.

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Understanding Conrail with Brian Gorton

The Logistics of Logistics

Understanding Conrail with Brian Gorton. Brian Gorton and Joe Lynch discuss understanding Conrail. Brian is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Conrail Shared Assets, which serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. About Brian Gorton. Brian E. Gorton joined Conrail in 1987 as a conductor.

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Trends in the Food and Beverage Industry

Trinity Logistics

The food and beverage industry has faced significant challenges and growth over the past couple of years. After yet another unpredictable and unstable year, many hope 2022 will bring more stability back to the industry. So, what’s currently affecting the food and beverage sectors? What will we see going into 2022 and beyond? In this blog, we’re going to dive into some of the latest trends in the food and beverage industry.

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ATA’s ‘U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast 2021 to 2032’ points to future trucking volume growth

Logistics Management

While things are far from certain in freight transportation, supply chain, and logistics these days, a new report recently issued by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) presented a positive future outlook for the trucking sector.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Procurement in 2022: The Year Ahead Is Run by AI

Supply Chain Brain

The coming year will see a rising tide of technologies designed to mitigate the challenges of 2021.

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What Is an LXP: Everything You Need to Know

Shippeo

LXP (Learning Experience Platform) is a software that helps users discover learning opportunities. It mainly works by collecting learning content from various sources and recommends them with the help of AI. The post What Is an LXP: Everything You Need to Know apareció primero en Kotobee Blog.

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Waymo, Zeekr Partner on Developing Fully Autonomous Ride-Hailing EV for U.S. Market

NGT News

Geely Holding Group’s Zeekr electric brand will collaborate with Waymo on the development of a new pure electric vehicle for deployment in the Waymo One autonomous ride-hailing fleet in the United States. The new purpose-built mobility vehicle is being designed and developed at Zeekr’s R&D facility, CEVT (China Europe Vehicle Technology Centre) in Gothenburg, Sweden, […].

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Colorado DA seeks to reduce trucker’s 110-year sentence

Fleet Owner

During a Dec. 27 status hearing in Colorado's First Judicial District Court, a judge set Jan. 13 as the date for a resentencing hearing for truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos.

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Top 5 Things That Happened in 2021 to Advance Gender Diversity in Trucking

Women in Trucking

Photo: 2021 'I HEART Trucking' Photo Contest Submission from Debbie Marler.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Business as usual won’t work in hiring

Fleet Owner

Career growth, learning, and development are among the most important factors for remaining with a company—and today’s younger workers and those of the future expect their workplaces to help discover their strengths and talents.

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Randon develops innovative semi-trailer concept

Logistics Business Magazine

A new concept in semi-trailers is arriving on the highways of Brazil, equipped with the latest technology and on-board electronics. The new “Concept Trailer” is a dump truck developed by the engineers at Randon Implementos , a leading company in the Brazilian semi-trailer market, together with Volvo Trucks Brazil and other partner suppliers. It will be tested for real during the country’s grain harvest on routes connecting the farming regions to the main ports.

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The Weekly Freight Report for December 30th, 2021

FLS Transport

The Top 5 Stories in Freight, Transportation, & Logistics. Here’s this week’s Weekly Freight Report: Aging cargo down 40% at west coast ports. Win more customers by focusing on product returns. Shifting away from global economies could improve trucking. Autonomous semi-truck completes 80-mile route in Arizona. Could drone package delivery be the future of on-demand products?

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5 Ways Technology Can Help Logistics Companies Tackle New Year Demand

Locus

As we are beckoned into 2022, customers are getting their shopping lists ready. The new year will come with new year demand and some emerging technologies that can create strategic opportunities for logistics companies. This evolution in technology is changing how the world conducts business. Today, customers can shop without stepping out of the comfort of their homes and parcels that would otherwise take days to reach them are now delivered within hours, irrespective of where they live.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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2022 Supply Chain Outlook

Penske Move Ahead

Globally this past year, supply chains and shipments slowed down which subsequently caused material shortages and impacted our growing consumer consumption of literally everything. These disruptions emphasized just how interconnected we are worldwide. Manufacturers and distributors who cannot produce or supply as much as they did prior to the pandemic are in disarray for a variety of reasons, including labor shortages and a need for more key components and raw materials.

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The Current State of Logistics & What’s Ahead for 2022

Odyssey Logistics

Anyone who managed logistics, transportation, warehousing and/or supply chain responsibilities in 2021 faced ongoing obstacles and is probably more than happy to wipe the past year from memory and start fresh in 2022. The driver shortage, port congestion, rising freight rates and capacity constraints may stick with us as we move into the new year.