Fleet Owner

JANUARY 15, 2018

The OEM plans to build the new 2019 Silverado at its assembly plant in Ft. Wayne, IN, with deliveries to customers expected by the fall.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2018

Plated is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve diverse operations across their value chain. These operations include product development, customer engagement, sales, and forecasting. The post eCommerce Company uses Artificial Intelligence to Improve their Value Chain appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2018

PowerMount from B&B Attachments enables a forklift driver to change from one hydraulic attachment to another in 90 seconds.

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Brighter Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2018

Many shippers have fears using a freight broker to find transportation services. A lot of these fears are based on misinformation spread by shippers who didn’t use due diligence when choosing a broker. It’s likely that a lot of these shippers committed the cardinal sin and chose a broker based purely on price. Choosing any … Continue reading "Price Isn’t Everything: Choosing The Right Freight Broker".

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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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Logistics Management

JANUARY 15, 2018

FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics is designed to help companies streamline and drive costs out of their aftermarket service supply chains to meet customer service level agreements and grow their bottom-line revenues.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. So I’ve decided to indulge my craving by daring to speculate about what the supply chain of 2028 might look like. I have no crystal ball and if I did, I wouldn’t know how to get a picture on it.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2018

It isn’t ground breaking news that capacity is tight but between Mother Nature’s impacts on the east and west coasts, the new ELD mandate, and the busy holidays, it has been even tougher for asset-based companies and brokers to cover freight. While we are faced with this tight market, retailers and manufacturers are paying steep rates to keep their goods moving.

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Loginext

JANUARY 15, 2018

It is time our industry stopped chasing Uberization and created an Airbnb model. In trucking, Uberization is still transactional brokerage. There are key differences in the personal transport versus the freight market. What we need is a pay-per-day model that allows for short-term dedicated capacity, rather than long term dedicated contracts.

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 15, 2018

Hutchison Ports Thailand ( HPT ), the largest terminal operator in Thailand, took delivery of three quay cranes and eight rubber tyred gantry cranes the afternoon of Friday, January 12, 2018 by M.V. ZHEN HUA 14. The cranes are manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) in Shanghai. The new equipment most notably features remote control technology, a first for container terminals in Thailand.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

U.S.-based corporations are reported to have between $2tr and $3tr stashed away in offshore accounts, to avoid paying high taxes on domestic income. Apple alone is said to be holding some $269bn in cash and cash equivalents through its overseas affiliates. American companies have been loath to bring that money back to the U.S. because it would become subject to a repatriation tax rate of up to 40 percent.

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 15, 2018

Temasek , a Singapore headquartered investment company, and Kuehne + Nagel recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture to invest globally in early stage companies developing cutting-edge technology for logistics and supply chains. Dr. Joerg Wolle, Chairman Kuehne + Nagel International AG: “This joint venture will be able to accelerate the transformation of the logistics industry.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2018

There is just one week left to enter the inaugural Automotive Logistics Awards – Europe 2018. The deadline for entries is close of business on Monday, January 22nd 2018. Entries are invited from all those involved in the automotive logistics sector, including vehicle-makers, tier suppliers, logistics service providers, infrastructure operators, vehicle processors, dealerships and logistics consultancies.

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Penske Move Ahead

JANUARY 15, 2018

When heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures are in the forecast, schools and businesses are likely to close, resulting in a snow day for kids and adults everywhere – well, almost everywhere. There are no snow days for Penske’s talented team of technicians and drivers. For them, their work takes on a whole new form. With roughly 267,000 vehicles operating and receiving regular preventive maintenance across Penske’s leasing, rental and logistics business units, vehicle uptime is essential – espe

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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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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2018

Brian Mason (pictured) has become vice-president of business development and administration at Pasha Automotive Services (PAS), which provides vehicle logistics services throughout North America and is part of the Pasha Group. Mason, who was previously vice-president of planning, analysis and development, will be primarily focused on servicing existing business and building network solutions with industry partners to optimise the supply chain in an evolving market, according to the company.

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Penske Move Ahead

JANUARY 15, 2018

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) reported over the weekend that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) listed its 90-day waiver from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, for rental trucks on its website. While TRALA was granted the waiver December 12, 2017, it was awaiting FMCSA to formally post the waiver in the Federal Register.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 15, 2018

If recent record-breaking low temperatures and snowfall are any indication, the first two months of 2018 are bound to deliver anything but average winter weather. As such, it’s essential that businesses and managers alike focus on providing sufficient protection for outdoor forklift operators in such difficult weather conditions. Just remember, your forklift operators face a unique set of hazards and challenges when preparing your forklift for winter including heavy snowfall, ice accumulation,

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