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Attracting and retaining logistics workforce talent during COVID

West Coast and California Logistics

Contrary to the high unemployment reported in other industries since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition for logistics workforce talent is more heated than ever. In this article, we’ll examine the current logistics labor landscape and provide tips on how to attract and retain the talent you need to keep your operation moving forward.

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DAT offers up insight into the current state of the truckload spot market

Logistics Management

DAT noted that the week of February 21 was the busiest week ever for load postings on the DAT network, with the total number of available loads exceeding 10 million and was 42% higher than the previous record set in June 2018 and 174% higher compared to the same period last year. A DAT spokesman told LM that, for perspective, the DAT network had 226 million loads posted last year, meaning that the activity from the week of February 21 represented almost 5% of last year’s traffic in one seven-day

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Measuring the true cost of recruitment

Truck News

Let’s take a close look at all the costs associated with bringing on a new driver and attempt to estimate the total price every time we do this. Efficient cost management means not spending money that does not need to be spent. In hiring drivers, it is necessary to spend money to place ads, hire […].

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China’s Microsoft Hack, Russia’s SolarWinds Attack Threaten to Overwhelm U.S.

Supply Chain Brain

China’s global attack on Microsoft’s popular email software revealed last week and an equally sprawling Russian attack discovered three months ago have created a two-front war that threatens to overwhelm cybersecurity’s emergency responders.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Lessons from trucking’s M&A binge

Truck News

Not sure if there’s ever been a time in Canada’s trucking industry when M&A lawyers were as busy as they were during the first two months of 2021. Every other day seemed to bring another blockbuster deal. By my count, there were 16 deals involving Canadian supply chain companies announced during the first 42 business […].

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Retail enterprise suppliers’ best practices to use global trade data

FreightWaves SONAR

Global trade data and shipping demand management are not just things that high-tech companies and international investors need to worry about. It has been and remains a key part of the transportation and logistics puzzle for enterprise shippers today. The world is more connected than ever before, especially in terms of shipment and logistics management.

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Clean Energy Starts Refueling Heavy-Duty Fleets at New RNG Station

NGT News

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of clean fuel to the transportation market, has opened a new public fueling station in Carson, Calif., that will provide renewable natural gas (RNG) to fuel trucks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – and service many Carson-area truck terminals and warehouses. “This RNG station will […]. The post Clean Energy Starts Refueling Heavy-Duty Fleets at New RNG Station appeared first on NGT News.

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Freight market data size matters: 5 key hallmarks of data sets that improve transportation procurement

FreightWaves SONAR

The SONAR chart above shows the Intermodal Initial Contract Rate Per Mile (IMCRPM1.USA) vs. the Intermodal Contract Rate Per Mile Final (IMCRPMF.USA) Reporting. Transportation procurement remains a major problem for enterprises faced with the need for faster and more extensive capacity. According to Richard Howells of Forbes , the 2020 Oxford Economics survey found “49% of supply chain leaders (the top 12 % of respondents) can capture real-time data insights and act on them immediately, while 51

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BYD’s New K8M Public Transit Bus Sets FTA Testing Scoring Record

NGT News

BYD, a global electric vehicle company, says its all-new K8M, a 35-foot zero-emission public transit bus, set a high-scoring record in the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. The K8M record-setting performance included high marks in structural durability, reliability, maintainability and safety. As a result, U.S. transit agencies can use FTA […].

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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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What Freight Transportation Will Look Like Beyond 2021

LandLink

Technology is affecting transportation modes through the roads, sky and water. Advancements in speed and efficiency , however may come at some cost.

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Does Your Brokerage Get Better Every Time You Talk to a Carrier?

Parade

Every day across America, sure as the sun rises, freight brokers will be talking to carriers and helping them find work. All too often this has been a purely transactional conversation - I have load xyz, can you take it? - instead of a conversation that both secures today's transaction and builds a stronger ongoing relationship. But today Parade is changing that with our new Lanes & Trucks feature.

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Long steady increase in crude oil prices driving cost of diesel to around $3 per gallon

Logistics Management

?In case you haven’t noticed, crude oil prices are rising and taking the cost of diesel with them. If you’re a shipper, you’ve probably noticed your weekly fuel surcharge is also rising as diesel hits $3 in parts of the country.

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Does Your Brokerage Get Better Every Time You Talk to a Carrier?

Parade

Every day across America, sure as the sun rises, freight brokers will be talking to carriers and helping them find work. All too often this has been a purely transactional conversation - I have load xyz, can you take it? - instead of a conversation that both secures today's transaction and builds a stronger ongoing relationship. But today Parade is changing that with our new Lanes & Trucks feature.

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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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Logistics & Transport: Adapt Fast or Disappear

Supply Chain Brain

Are you ready to weather the next crisis? Download this report and revamp your operations strategy with emerging industry trends.

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Does Your Brokerage Get Better Every Time You Talk to a Carrier?

Parade

Every day across America, sure as the sun rises, freight brokers will be talking to carriers and helping them find work. All too often this has been a purely transactional conversation - I have load xyz, can you take it? - instead of a conversation that both secures today's transaction and builds a stronger ongoing relationship. But today Parade is changing that with our new Lanes & Trucks feature.

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12 eCommerce Metrics You Need to Start Tracking

Ship Monk

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… oh, numbers and data. For some, keeping track of metrics may as well be music to their ears. For others, it sounds more like a cacophony of confusion and anxiety, akin to being cornered by a flock of loud seagulls in a grimy New York alleyway. But, no matter which camp you’re in, the importance of validating your metrics cannot be understated.

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DOT-issued carrier safety ratings grew even more scarce in 2020, despite jump in off-site audits, policy changes

Overdrive Online

Though FMCSA believes its off-site audit experiment, accelerating plans laid prior to the pandemic, is a success, dramatically reduced safety rating numbers tell a different story.

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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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Partnership is the Key Ingredient to 3PL Innovation

Kane is Able

Manufacturers and retailers outsource distribution for a variety of reasons. Cost savings and service level improvements top the list. Flexibility, risk mitigation and access to technology are some of the other benefits they seek. To achieve all these benefits requires an expert partner with new and better approaches to managing a distribution operation.

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ThinkIQ Announces New Suite of Manufacturing SaaS Solutions

Supply Chain Brain

ThinkIQ, a provider of digital manufacturing transformation SaaS, recently announced a suite of new solutions under their SaaS manufacturing platform, which features four new areas of data functionality, including ThinkIQ’s Visualize, Insight, Transform and Enterprise solutions.

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Lineage Logistics heralds $1.9 billion in new equity funding round

Logistics Management

Novi, Mich.-based Lineage Logistics, the largest global temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics services provider, said today that it has raised $1.9 billion in equity from new and existing strategic partners, which brings the total equity it has raised, going back to 2020, to $4.3 billion. Lineage said this represents its largest funding round going back to the company’s inception in 2008.

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Britain Delays Brexit Import Checks to Avert Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

The U.K. government says it will delay imposing post-Brexit checks on imports coming from the European Union in a bid to avert disruption to supplies this summer.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Winter Storm Alert: Major Snowstorm Threatens the Rockies and High Plains

GlobalTranz

Meteorologists at Weather.com are predicting “a major snowstorm will likely pummel parts of the Rockies and High Plains this weekend with over a foot of snow that could snarl travel, damage trees and knock out power in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska.” The expected snowstorm follows unseasonably warm temperatures throughout much of the Plains and Upper Midwest.

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For Cybercriminals, Covid Is the Gift That Keeps Giving

Supply Chain Brain

Hackers are going after companies at every level of the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain.

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The Hidden Cost Of COVID And How To Manage

Blue Grace Logistics

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major upheaval in everyday life across nearly every industry. In freight, major supply disruptions have turned trucking on its head. An unprecedented demand on last-mile delivery quickly replaced initial slowdowns. Manufacturing continues to expand amidst labor shortages. Driver detentions exacerbate the current bottleneck issue at ports caused by empty containers being returned to Asia unfilled, due to demand flow.

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Zenreach Introduces Platform to Attribute Online Ad Spend to Brick-and-Mortar Storefront Sales

Supply Chain Brain

Zenreach, a provider of brick-and-mortar marketing solutions, recently began offering omnichannel visibility that allows businesses to see both online and in-store shopping attribution from online advertising efforts.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Partnership is the Key Ingredient to 3PL Innovation

Kane is Able

Manufacturers and retailers outsource distribution for a variety of reasons. Cost savings and service level improvements top the list. Flexibility, risk mitigation and access to technology are some of the other benefits they seek. To achieve all these benefits requires an expert partner with new and better approaches to managing a distribution operation.

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Westport Hydrogen-Fueled Engine Shows Promise in Initial Trials

NGT News

Westport Fuel Systems Inc., a supplier of advanced fuel delivery components and systems for clean, low-carbon fuels, says it had a successful startup and initial trials of a heavy-duty internal combustion engine running on hydrogen (H2) fuel, using its patented High-Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) 2.0 System. “We believe H2-HPDI could be extremely compelling, with near-zero […].

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Work with a freight broker for chemical bulk transportation services

Bulk Connection

If you’re a shipper of chemical products, you already know that chemical bulk transportation services are hard to come by in the current tight-capacity market. What you may not know is that you have a key ally that can help you navigate the market, regardless of how tight capacity may be. That ally is the bulk freight broker, and in this article we’ll explain some of the benefits of working with one.