Tue.Jun 19, 2018

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National Forklift Safety Day 2018 fulfills its educational mission

DC Velocity

Washington event featured speakers from government, industry, and a safety advocacy group; attendees also met with legislators to discuss safety and trade.

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Brake Safety Week set for mid-September

Fleet Owner

The CVSA uses the week to identify and remove commercial vehicles with critical brake violations from roadways and to bring attention to the dangers of faulty brake systems.

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Truckers sitting in sweet spot as decade winds down, State of Logistics Report says

DC Velocity

Truckers seen taking share from rails as technologies drive down costs, improve service, annual report says; transport, inventory costs climbed well above inflation in '17, it adds.

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Strong US Economy Fueling Supply Chain Opportunities: State of Logistics Report

Material Handling and Logistics

The report identifies several concepts that look to have high impact across the next decade: uberization of freight; blockchain; fully autonomous trucks; artificial intelligence applications; truck platooning; electric vehicle fleets; autonomous mobile robots; and drone and unmanned aerial vehicle delivery systems. Things are looking up for supply chain sector, according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual State of Logistics Report. .

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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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XPO building highly automated DC in U.K.

DC Velocity

Opening in 2020, warehouse will handle food and drink goods for Nestle, as well as testing new technologies.

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Convey lands $10 million investment to expand beyond retail sector

DC Velocity

Software could improve last-mile delivery performance in pharmaceuticals, medicine, and construction, CEO says.

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Keep drivers cool while temperatures soar

Fleet Owner

As we enter summer time with day after day of scorching heat in some parts of the country, I think about drivers and how glad I am that the industry has come up with a variety of solutions to help keep them cool during their non-driving hours.

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Shippers Caused the Truck Driver Shortage

Logistics Viewpoints

Land O’Lakes Chief Supply Chain Officer, Yone Dewberry, told an audience at eft’s 3PL and Supply Chain Summit in Atlanta in on June 6th, “We’ve created it” (the truck driver shortage). “As an industry” (shippers), “we’ve done this to ourselves.” Land O’ Lakes is a member owned cooperative with revenues of $15 billion. The company is best known for dairy products, particularly butter, but the company also has divisions devoted to animal nutrition and seeds/crop […].

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Truck Tonnage Index up 0.7% in May

Fleet Owner

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.7% in May after rising 2.7% in April. ATA revised the April increase from the originally reported 2.2% to 2.7%.

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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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Extreme Capacity Hydraulic Lift Tables

Material Handling and Logistics

Presto ECOA has introduced MLT Series heavy-duty hydraulic lift tables, which are designed to handle extreme high capacity loads of up to 120,000 pounds (96,000 pounds end/side capacity).

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UPS adding 700 more CNG trucks, 5 new fueling stations

Fleet Owner

United Parcel Service announced it will build five additional compressed natural gas fueling stations and add more than 700 new CNG vehicles.

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How to Procure Full Truckloads in Tight Capacity

GlobalTranz

The use of full truckload shipping is rising in popularity, resulting from its lower cost as compared to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. Unfortunately, the use of full truckload shipments and expenditures have hit an all-time high, reports Kate Patrick of Supply Chain Dive. These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experi

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Taxing or transforming? Using the new tax code to improve your bottom line

Fleet Owner

In a recent Fleet Owner and Ryder webinar, Make Your Fleet Less Taxing: How to Get the Most out of the New Tax Law, two industry experts explained taxation as it pertains to trucking.

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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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Carriers ?take the wheel? in gaining upper hand in freight transport, pricing, says SoL report

Logistics Management

As most shippers can tell from their rising freight bills, carriers have taken advantage of a seller’s market in transportation as the confluence of a strong economy, surging demand and labor and capacity shortages is causing multiple pain points for logisticians. That’s the conclusion of the 29th annual State of Logistics report produced by A.T. Kearney in partnership with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and Penske Logistics.

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SOAR Transportation adds Bendix air disc brakes

Fleet Owner

Carrier plans to equip its 100 next-generation Cascadias with Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes on all axles.

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Industrial Work Lights

Material Handling and Logistics

TVH has introduced the new 100 LED series to their line of beacons for a variety of material handling and industrial applications.

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A Growing Need for 3PLs

Blue Grace Logistics

It’s been a rough ride for over-the-road freight transportation over the past few years. Higher levels of government regulations have created a strain for drivers including the Hours of Service and the Electronic Logging Device mandates. These both came at a time that trucking companies were struggling with the pre-existing issue with a severe shortage of drivers.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Diesel average falls for third straight week, reports EIA

Logistics Management

The diesel average fell 2.2 cents to $3.244 per gallon, following declines of 1.9 cents and 0.3 cents, respectively, over the previous two weeks.

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Increased Environmental Regulations On Chinese Manufacturing: Considerations For U.S. Companies

Mazars Ledger

Industrialization over the past half-century has enabled China to become an undeniable manufacturing powerhouse. However, years of relaxed regulations coupled […].

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How did we get here? Building the Defence logistician ? Part One

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont. This transcript is the first half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. The session was titled ‘The Future Logistician’ So, how did we get here? What does it mean to be a logistician now, and what will a future logistician look like? These are big questions. Impossibly big questions.

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Hutchison Ports Thailand (HPT) Welcomes First Vessel to Call Terminal D at Laem Chabang Port

Logistics Manager

Hutchison Ports Thailand ( HPT ) recently welcomed the first vessel to ever call Terminal D at Laem Chabang Port. HPT’s new Terminal D played host to Ocean Network Express’ (ONE’s) M.V. MOL GRANDEUR. The vessel was met by delegates of Terminal D in the afternoon of 18 June, and the vessel departed Laem Chabang Port one day later on 19 June. The M.V.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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How Mazars USA Helps Food & Beverage Clients In A Changing Business Climate

Mazars Ledger

Our food and beverage professionals have been quoted in a variety of local, national and international publications. More recently, you… The post How Mazars USA Helps Food & Beverage Clients In A Changing Business Climate appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Tigers Global Expansion Continues with Relocation to New Shanghai Facility

Logistics Manager

Hong Kong-based Tigers , the global logistics and Transportation Company recently announced they have relocated to a new facility in Shanghai, China. The new facility is replete with two warehouses allowing them to negate the space restraints of the previous location and handle the increased customer demand. The new facility is strategically located near to the Port of Shanghai Yangshan and is based on the dual warehouse model which will enable Tigers to provide scalable solutions to B2B and B2C

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Increased Environmental Regulations On Chinese Manufacturing: Considerations For U.S. Companies

Mazars Ledger

Industrialization over the past half-century has enabled China to become an undeniable manufacturing powerhouse. However, years of relaxed regulations coupled… The post Increased Environmental Regulations On Chinese Manufacturing: Considerations For U.S. Companies appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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Google Aims to Rebuild China Presence With $550M Investment in E-Commerce Giant JD

Supply Chain Brain

“Google and JD plan to collaborate on a range of strategic initiatives, including joint development of retail solutions in a range of regions around the world, including Southeast Asia, the U.S. and Europe,” the statement said. “By applying JD’s supply chain and logistics expertise and Google’s technology strengths, the two companies aim to explore the creation of next generation retail infrastructure solutions, with the goal of offering helpful, personalized and frictionless shopping experience

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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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How Mazars USA Helps Food & Beverage Clients In A Changing Business Climate

Mazars Ledger

Our food and beverage professionals have been quoted in a variety of local, national and international publications. More recently, you […].

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Niels Weithe Appointed as New Global Head of eCommerce for CEVA Logistics

Airfreight Logistics

One of the world’s leading supply chain management companies, CEVA Logistics recently announced they had appointed Niels Weithe to the newly created position of Global Head of eCommerce. Mr. Weithe will be based German reporting directly to Brett Bissell, Chief Operating Officer of Contract Logistics. Mr. Weithe was previously employed at Arvato and held the position of President of their consumer products division, during his tenure he developed Europe’s leading eCommerce service co

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Koltai to head transport logistics at?Audi

Automotive Logistics

Peter Koltai (pictured) has taken up a new role at Audi this month as head of transport logistics, based in Germany. He replaces Heiko Schulz, who has resigned under a retirement arrangement. In his new position, Koltai is responsible for driving Audi Group’s entire transport logistics strategy, including inbound material and outbound vehicle transport.