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Carriers unable to pay drivers, buy fuel after CoreFund Capital closes

Supply Chain and Logistics

More heartbreak for truckers, especially owner-operators. Many small businesses turn to factors to handle one of the messiest jobs, invoicing and collecting from customers.

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Watch: Gearing Up for the Next Supply Chain Disruption

Supply Chain Brain

Regionalization of supply chains is becoming more of a reality in a post-outsourcing world, says Hans Thalbauer, managing director of supply chain and manufacturing with Google Cloud.

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Carriers ‘must commit to berthing windows’

Supply Chain and Logistics

Terminal congestion in Europe is high, even though there are fewer containers being handled than a year ago.

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Predictive Maintenance Is a Lifeline for Aging U.S. Fleets

Supply Chain Brain

When semiconductor manufacturers shifted production to consumer electronics during the pandemic, fleet management notched another supply chain disruption among its daily struggles: vehicle availability.

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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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[Video] Why Driver Satisfaction Matters in Last-Mile Delivery

Talking Logistics

Last-mile delivery is tightly linked with customer experience, which is becoming a greater competitive differentiator across many industries. Which employees are in the driver’s seat to deliver the best customer experience? The answer is delivery drivers! How does driver satisfaction impact customer satisfaction? Why does driver satisfaction matter?

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How the Trucking Industry Can Help Combat Human Trafficking

Women in Trucking

Photo: Lynette Cervantes, lead instructor for Del Mar College’s transportation training services program, shows the Truckers Against Trafficking wallet card that is given to each student in the program.

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Plane Parts Shortage Threatens More Disruptions to Air Travel

Supply Chain Brain

Airlines are increasingly hard-pressed to find engines and other spare parts to keep their planes flying.

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Automation is pivotal to warehouse operations

Logistics Business Magazine

Relentless eCommerce trends continue to put tremendous strain on distribution and fulfilment operations worldwide. A new Honeywell report reveals once-predictable consumer demand cycles centred around holidays and “peak seasons” have given way to a model where any month, week or day can be a holiday. Warehouse Automation: Future-Proofing the Global Economy , authored by Futurum Research, examines the importance of automation as an increasingly critical component in helping warehouse

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Combating Trafficking in Trucking

Women in Trucking

Photo: Lynette Cervantes, lead instructor for Del Mar College’s transportation training services program, shows the Truckers Against Trafficking wallet card that is given to each student in the program.

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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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Biden Has a $5 Billion Plan to Eliminate America's EV Charging Deserts

Supply Chain Brain

Montana’s vast spaces and epic vistas, its mountains and boundless plains, seem made for a road trip. Just not in an electric car.

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Rollzi combines tech, single-lane relay strategy for fleet optimization

Commercial Carrier Journal

This approach allows the company to drive more revenue per truck than a traditional carrier, while improving efficiency for shipping customers and offering better pay and quality of life for drivers.