Wed.Dec 23, 2020

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What is a TMS and Why You Need It?

ShipLilly

Regardless of the size of your business, you need a well-rounded understanding of your supply chain if you are to remain an effective shipper. It’s essential to be able to identify problem areas and respond to them accordingly with a consolidated, comprehensive, and accurate view of your supply chain. One of the most effective tools for understanding your supply chain is a Transport Management System or TMS.

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Three Keys to Navigating the Next COVID-19

Supply Chain Brain

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain leaders have realized there is no “new normal,” and are focusing on how to guide their organizations through uncharted waters, no matter what the challenge might be.

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Congress Extends Tax Credits for Biofuels, Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels

NGT News

Congress has reached a bipartisan deal that contains several important provisions for the transportation industry. Included in the legislation are tax credit extensions for carbon capture technology, fuel cells, biofuels, alternative fuels and energy efficiency. The full legislative package combines a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package and an omnibus spending bill for 2021 with tax […].

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Back to the ‘Biggest Tailgate in Trucking’ — and Germann Soeth’s 1976 KW K100

Overdrive Online

So begins a run through high-quality road listening with Overdrive's podcast coproduction with PRX’s Radiotopia network. The Over the Road podcast ran originally Feb.-June 2020, and the principal eight-episode series was hosted by our own "Long Haul Paul" Marhoefer. Bonus: Restore of Soeth's vintage cabover. The post Back to the 'Biggest Tailgate in Trucking' -- and Germann Soeth's 1976 KW K100 first appeared on Overdrive.

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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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DOE Awards Five Projects Through EMPOWERED Funding Program

NGT News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded approximately $6 million to five organizations that will develop training programs for emergency responders, building managers and owners, and other officials interacting with solar energy and storage systems, alternative-fuel vehicles and their chargers, and energy-efficient building technologies. Led by or working with professional associations, work done through […].

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Van Hool Enters U.S. Electric Bus Market With First Shipment of CX45E

NGT News

Van Hool, a Belgium-based independent manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has shipped the first CX45E – a 100% battery-electric coach – to the U.S. After a period of development and testing, the CX45E is now being commercially launched by Van Hool’s North American exclusive distributor ABC Bus Companies Inc. An additional 10 units […].

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Maximize Your 3PL Relationship

LandLink

Today's consumers may be more demanding than ever. They know what they want, and moreover, they want it fast. Sometimes I wonder if they really need it that fast or is it simply the mindset of the new generation of consumer. In an extensive career in the expedited freight market I was surprised to find how many receivers were not in a hurry at all for the product that their suppliers spent triple the money to ship expedited.

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Xos Trucks, DLL Enter Financing Partnership for Electric Vehicles

NGT News

Xos Trucks Inc., a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of fully electric commercial vehicles, has entered a partnership with DLL to provide financing for electric vehicles. DLL, a global asset finance partner focused on enabling businesses to more easily access equipment to help them grow, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rabobank Group. The financing partnership between Xos […].

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Implementation of EDI in Logistics Industry

20Cube Logistics

Logistics is an inseparable part of the supply chain. Without transportation, none of the industry can move their goods across continents; hence it’s a driving force for the world economy. As it involves enormous transactions across the industry, much of the information is shared between supply chain stakeholders through piles of papers each day. Would it not be better to have information in a better format that can be saved for a longer time which is worthier than the paper.

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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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How to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency and Productivity with Visibility Data

FourKites

Calculating the productivity and efficiency of any operation is, at its most basic, determining the ratio of cost inputs to revenue generated. Supply chain productivity is no different. By outlining the major cost centers of your supply chain and optimizing your spending within each, you’ll be creating a much more favorable equation for improving supply chain planning and productivity.

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Best Rugged Tablets for Contractors

WorkWave

Time To Read: 4 minutes. The best rugged tablet for contractors is simply a tablet that can stand up to hard everyday use, even at a construction site. A good construction tablet will stand up to drops, temperature changes, heavy dust, potential moisture, and so much more. With that in mind, not every tablet will be a construction tablet, no matter how powerful it might be.

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Expected Historic Reverse Logistics Volumes Post Holidays & How Transportation Management Systems Will Manage Returns

MercuryGate

Just as shipments out to customers are expected to be high throughout the holiday season, […]. The post Expected Historic Reverse Logistics Volumes Post Holidays & How Transportation Management Systems Will Manage Returns appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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How To Price a Job as a Contractor

WorkWave

Time To Read: 4 minutes. Being a self-employed contractor puts you at a unique advantage in the world. There are a lot of factors out of your control, like the inevitable rise or fall of the cost of material, but you also get to call the shots like your own boss and set your prices and rates. Having these many things to consider as a contractor can seem daunting at first, which is completely understandable, especially if you’re a beginner.

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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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TorQuest Partners Acquires VersaCold Logistics Services

Food Logistics

TorQuest Partners has announced that it has acquired VersaCold Logistics Services from KingSett Capital and Ivanhoe Cambridge.

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Amware Fulfillment Acquires Moulton Logistics

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Amware Fulfillment, has acquired Moulton Logistics , a Los Angeles-based company specializing in fulfillment for eCommerce and direct response companies.

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Healthy Staff, Healthy Business

Logistics Business Magazine

Software can help keep transport and logistics operators healthy during the pandemic. John Bradshaw of Honeywell explains. Lockdowns, social distancing and remote working have changed the shape of daily lives across the country. Long established patterns of behaviour have been upended as a result, which has left many businesses struggling to keep up with the pace of change – none more so than the transport and logistics (T&L) sector.