Wed.May 11, 2022

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New free guide to loading bay safety

Logistics Business Magazine

Rite-Hite , a leading manufacturer of industrial health and safety equipment, has published a new free guide to Loading Bay Safety, giving facilities managers a comprehensive overview of industrial regulations, technological advances and trends, and best practice advice for ensuring safety across every angle of any loading bay environment. To address one of the most dangerous areas of any warehouse, manufacturing facility or processing plant, the guide takes an in-depth look at the biggest safet

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Uncover Your Potential With Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

Uncovering your potential as a leader is an ongoing process of self-discovery and attaining self-awareness. It is not as easy as it sounds. In fact, a study by the Harvard Business Review found that only 15% people are self-aware, even if 95% claim to be so. A lot of times, you need someone who can help shine the light on the different potential areas that you can explore.

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DHL eCommerce Solutions Exhibits its Robotic Sorting Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

DHL DoraSort-to-Bag. DHL held its inaugural DHL Robotics Hour media event earlier this week. The webinar covered a broad range of topics including the future of work in logistics and the major social, business, and technology trends affecting the logistics industry. My interests lie in the warehouse and the application of technologies in support of these processes.

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Three Steps to Building Sustainable Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

With the expansion of global trade and evolution of omnichannel retail, supply chains have become increasingly critical, complicated and challenging, spotlighting the impact of globalization and fulfillment of commerce on the environment.

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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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Will battery-electric trucks end up a ‘black eye’ on environmental benefits?

Overdrive Online

New research released by ATRI finds environmental benefits of battery-electric trucks over their life cycle, including production, operation and disposal, are far lower than many believe. Battery-electric trucks only saw a 30% reduction versus diesels.

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ERP Implementation: The importance of project management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Many companies were spurred into action during the pandemic to introduce systems that would digitize their operations like ERP Implementation. A recent SYSPRO survey however has found that many of these systems did not deliver on the value promised, as they were carried out as stand-alone projects with little coordination or oversight. Mid-size companies considering implementing an ERP system as the route to digital transformation need to be aware that it is a complex system with a major busines

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Examining Factors Affecting Oil Prices

LandLink

Oil prices are subject to various economic and geopolitical shocks and are highly volatile. There are several factors dictating the price of crude depending upon where you are in the world. We’ll examine some of the main issues.

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Three Trends Driving Development of a Circular Economy

Supply Chain Brain

Three major trends have emerged in the past few years that are driving new interest in circularity: changing consumer expectations, global supply chain disruptions and growing environmental concerns.

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Darrell Estes' pair of custom Peterbilt 359s -- a 1984 and '87, both with rich histories

Overdrive Online

Owner-operator Estes showed them this past week at the Large Cars and Guitars truck show in Kodak, Tennessee -- he plans to work the '87 while the 1984 is a showpiece of history. Also: Large Cars' kids'-choice Best of Show, big donations haul for cancer.

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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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Shanghai Supply Chain Crisis Makes a Case for AI

Supply Chain Brain

The closure of supply chain operations in China is yet another blow to an already fragile global supply chain. More will follow.

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Women In Trucking Launches Professional Driver Hub

Women in Trucking

Jennifer is a millennial seeking answers about what it takes to become a professional driver as she considers career options. Nancy is a seasoned driver looking to network with other drivers for help on how to improve life and habits on the road. But, where can these women find a network and resources unique to the needs and lifestyle of women truck drivers?

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U.S. Gain, EnTech Solutions Sign Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Deal

NGT News

U.S. Gain, a division of U.S. Venture Inc., has signed a new offtake agreement with EnTech Solutions at their agricultural biodigester near Madison, Wisc. This project is a partnership between EnTech Solutions, Northern Biogas, and four local Dane County dairy farms where agricultural waste is processed in digester tanks to produce renewable natural gas (RNG), […].

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GEO Politics, Infrastructure and Flexibility within the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

How does GEO Politics and other unforseen issues affect your overall infrastructure and how important of a role do your business partnerships play in the success of your day to day?

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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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Xos Releases Two Commercial EVs and EV Fleet Intelligence Platform

NGT News

Xos Inc. has unveiled two new commercial electric vehicles (EV) as well as its connected vehicle ecosystem. Xos says it enables electrification from start to finish, with durable commercial vehicles, flexible charging infrastructure technology, and a cohesive cloud management platform enabling remote tracking, monitoring and control of fleet assets across a fleet operator’s portfolio.

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Tesla and Sony’s Problems Show Shanghai’s Big Restart is Faltering

Supply Chain Brain

The official line coming out of Covid-hit Shanghai is that business is returning to usual despite the ongoing lockdown, yet hundreds of manufacturers in the city aren’t operating at anywhere near to full capacity, if they’re up and running again at all.

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Hexagon Acquires Cryoshelter to Grow Clean Fuel Portfolio

NGT News

Hexagon Composites, a designer and manufacturer of clean fuel solutions for commercial vehicles, has acquired a 40% stake in Cryoshelter GmbH, an Austria-based company specializing in the development of cryogenic tank technology for liquid natural gas (LNG) and liquid hydrogen (LH2). The Hexagon Group provides compressed natural gas (CNG), including renewable natural gas (RNG), compressed […].

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Watch: Can Algorithmic Hiring Create a Fair and Diverse Workplace?

Supply Chain Brain

Noel Anderson, Steinhardt Director of Leadership and Innovation, and Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at NYU, discusses how algorithms can promote diverse hiring practices.

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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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Freightliner Cascadia To Be Paired with Hydrogen Powertrain

NGT News

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Cummins Inc. are working together to build and test Freightliner Cascadia trucks with hydrogen fuel cell powertrains from Cummins. Freightliner will use Cummins’ fourth-generation fuel cell powertrain, which provides improved power density, efficiency and durability. “Cummins and Daimler Truck have a strong history of partnership, and this next step […].

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WattEV to build charging station at Port of Long Beach

Fleet Owner

The site will be the southern hub of an 'electric highway' e-truck charging network connecting Southern California ports to freeways and Sacramento. WattEV also is deploying an electric trucks-as-a-service program.

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Cummins Reveals 15-Liter Hydrogen Engine for Heavy-Duty Applications

NGT News

Cummins Inc. has debuted its 15-liter hydrogen engine, built on the company’s new fuel-agnostic platform. Cummins announced the testing of hydrogen internal combustion technology in July 2021 and has already achieved production power and torque targets (over 810 ft-lbs torque and 290 hp from the medium-duty engine). Additional testing on Cummins’ more advanced prototypes will […].

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The Future of the Supply Chain: What You Need to Know

MTS Logistics

The supply chain is a complex web of interconnected businesses that work together to bring products to consumers. It’s an essential part of the economy, and it’s constantly evolving. In order to stay ahead of the curve, you need to know what trends are shaping the future of the supply chain. In this post, we will discuss some of the most important trends that will impact supply chains in the years to come.

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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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Mack Trucks Receives Multiple Refuse EV Truck Orders Across Two States

NGT News

Mack Trucks has signed multiple agreements for its Mack LR Electric in Florida and California. The City of Ocala in Florida purchased two Mack LR Electric refuse vehicles to add to its solid waste management fleet. Miami-Dade County, also in Florida, purchased the truck as its first heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV). The City of Santa […]. The post Mack Trucks Receives Multiple Refuse EV Truck Orders Across Two States appeared first on NGT News.

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Four Steps to Developing a Scope 3 Emissions Program

Supply Chain Brain

The Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly proposed rule lays down the marker for public companies when it comes to climate disclosure and reporting.

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Amerit Adds 10 Workhorse EVs to EVolution Mobile Service Centers

NGT News

Amerit Fleet Solutions, a provider of customized fleet maintenance and repair programs, and Workhorse Group Inc., an American technology company focused on providing drone-integrated electric vehicles (EV) to the last-mile delivery sector, have finalized a purchase order for 10 battery EVs to add to Amerit’s fleet of EVolution Mobile Service Centers throughout California.

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Supply Chain Professionals Can Lead on Green Freight

Supply Chain Brain

Companies need to take a proactive approach to addressing the environmental and social impacts caused by shipments moving through their global supply chains.

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents. It also highlights the significance of CSA Z1005 as a risk management standard and outlines the ROI of thorough incident investigations, covering emergency response to post-incident interviews. Additionally, it introduces an Investigation Evidence Gathering Matrix.

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Arrival on track for Q3 van production start

Fleet Owner

The EV maker grows its order book by 7%, but executives say they’re more focused on turning those into real business.

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Fate of U.S. Chipmaking Looks More Like Fantasy

Supply Chain Brain

A talent shortage and other factors make reshoring of American chip manufacturing unlikely, at best.

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Why it Pays to Budget for a Fleet Management Solution

RasTrac

When budget planning time rolls around each year to address the needs of your fleet, the focus likely is on those big-ticket items—perhaps acquiring that new snowplow your municipality desperately needs, or the refrigerated unit your rental company has been holding off purchasing for a couple of years.