MercuryGate

JANUARY 4, 2022

Transportation carbon emissions are a major threat to the planet, and left unchecked, they have the potential to cause vast devastation and limit the abilities of humanity to thrive. Carbon emissions have risen in recent years, but as social media has grown and politics have evolved, ESG initiatives have become more commonplace. The post How the Right Freight Claims Process Works: Best Practices to Know appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 4, 2022

2021 has exposed a sobering fact: several companies have taken their supply chains for granted. Truth be told, they have mediocre supply chains that are causing operational and/or financial challenges.

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IoT World Today

JANUARY 4, 2022

Artificial intelligence and self-driving cars are viewed as key technologies over the next 10 years, with significant differences based on the region, according to a new study presented at CES 2022 in Las Vegas Monday. For example, China (60%), the U.S. (40%) and Germany (37%) listed AI as the most influential technology of the future, while India (44%) and the U.K. (35%) ranked it second.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

Each year in the United States, the return of goods purchased for the holidays usually peaks on one day in early January; the volume is so significant the day has been designated National Returns Day. This year, due to an increased number of e-commerce purchases, retailers and shippers will experience National Returns Week. How National Return Day Became National Returns Week.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 4, 2022

Last year's historically low auto sales reflect a global microchip shortage that forced carmakers to limit output or ship some vehicles without fully functioning features.

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Truck News

JANUARY 4, 2022

The New Year is an opportunity to turn over a fresh calendar and forge ahead with new innovations, approaches, partnerships and more. This year we have the added hope that we can transition away from Covid-19 and get back to some semblance of a routine life. While the pandemic has been disruptive, it has revealed […].

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 4, 2022

POLA said that this fee, which is subject to approval by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission, would go into effect on January 30. And it added that if the Harbor Commission approves this fee, its implementation is at the discretion of the port’s executive director.

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NGT News

JANUARY 4, 2022

AmpUp, an electric vehicle (EV) charging provider, has unveiled AmpUp Fleet Manager, the company’s new EV charging fleet solution. AmpUp Fleet Manager is designed to serve fleets small to large, scalable to meet client’s needs from a few electric vehicles to hundreds. AmpUp Fleet Manager offers features to maximize vehicle and maintenance efficiency, including patented […].

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Overdrive Online

JANUARY 4, 2022

A major snowstorm left hundreds stranded on I-95, and the harrowing experience united truck drivers, a Senator, and everyday drivers in a struggle to survive a frigid night on the road.

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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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IoT World Today

JANUARY 4, 2022

Intel’s Mobileye announced at this year’s CES that it’s expanding its partnerships with Ford and Volkswagen. Mobileye’s Amnon Shashua took to the virtual stage with Ford CEO Jim Farley to reveal the two firms would continue to work closely with one another. Farley praised Mobileye’s EyeQ system and told attendees that the two companies are working on several innovations.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 4, 2022

Time To Read: 5 minutes. You’re in the midst of planning your most successful year yet. We’ve curated the most relevant and up-to-date information for you based on data and trends from the past few years. These past few years haven’t been “regular” to say the least, yet they’ve shaped the industry into where it is today and guided the future of this fast-paced industry.

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IoT World Today

JANUARY 4, 2022

Lidar developer Innovusion has unveiled its latest products for autonomous vehicle deployments at this year’s CES. Lidar, an acronym for light detection and ranging, is a sensing method of eye-safe laser beams that create a 3D representation of the surveyed environment. The technology is used to determine the variable distance between an object and a sensor.

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NGT News

JANUARY 4, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles (EV) for fleets, has released the Lightning eChassis, a rolling chassis purpose-built for commercial EV applications. The Lightning eChassis, developed with Metalsa, will be available for class 4 and class 5 commercial electric chassis cab, stripped chassis and cutaway chassis configurations.

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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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Logistics Management

JANUARY 4, 2022

With a $0.002-cent decrease, the national average came in at $3.613 per gallon, following a $1.1-cent decrease, to $3.615 per gallon, for the week of December 27.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 4, 2022

What are your Supply Chain goals for this year? Here are some tips to get you focussed on Supply Chain improvement: Get Strategic. Check Your Performance. Put Your Game Plan Together.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

After taking center stage in 2021, the supply chain shortages that impacted so many corners of the business world could ease somewhat in the coming months. “Global supply-chain woes are beginning to recede, but shipping, manufacturing and retail executives say they don’t expect a return to more-normal operations until [2022],” the Wall Street Journal reports, “and that cargo will continue to be delayed if COVID-19 outbreaks disrupt key distribution hubs.”.

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 4, 2022

In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, was 58.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 2.4% compared to November. This marks the 19th consecutive month of growth, at a slower rate, coupled with December also representing the 19th consecutive month of growth for the overall economy.

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Truck News

JANUARY 4, 2022

Never have I been able to keep one, so no resolutions for the new year in this quarter. It’s just an exercise in frustration. And I’ll bet that most of you feel the same way. Besides, the last couple of years have been utterly unpredictable and 2022 promises to be much the same, so what’s […].

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Overdrive Online

JANUARY 4, 2022

While top researchers attribute the so-called "driver shortage" to widespread driver underutilization, a new report from Convoy shows that drivers and carriers actually show favor for most shipping facilities, despite well-known detention issues.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 4, 2022

Ben Shrewsbury, leader of the Global Operations and Supply Chain Officers Practice of Russell Reynolds Associates, reveals what’s on the minds of supply chain leaders today, as they confront the issue of managing human capital.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

In 2021, for the first time in all of my years working in this industry, the global supply chain was at the forefront of virtually every conversation. Whether it was the impact of port delays, truck driver shortages or the shortage of chips impacting manufacturing, our industry was top of mind across the board and intersected with every part of our lives.

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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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Logistics Management

JANUARY 4, 2022

In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the report’s key metric, the PMI, was 58.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 2.4% compared to November. This marks the 19th consecutive month of growth, at a slower rate, coupled with December also representing the 19th consecutive month of growth for the overall economy.

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Overdrive Online

JANUARY 4, 2022

Despite all the space-age tech that Plus has attached to the truck, the most important safety feature sits in the driver's seat.

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Women in Trucking

JANUARY 4, 2022

The default visual for an individual in a leadership role has long been a white, able-bodied, cisgendered male. Rather than examining the skills needed, we assume an individual who fits this profile is capable simply based on how one looks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2022

Tesco is launching the UK’s first commercially used fully electric heavy freight articulated trucks. Two new 37 tonne DAF electric vehicles will transport food and other products from Wentloog rail terminal outside Cardiff to Tesco’s distribution centre in Magor, Wales, in partnership with logistics and international freight forwarding company FSEW.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the midst of widespread global supply chain backups including port gridlocks and international shipping delays, the United Nations has committed to reducing the problematic ecological effects of so much shipping. Countries have pledged to work together to create green corridors as zero-emission shipping routes in a recent plan that looks to the future of the world.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2022

Richard Burnett, the chief executive of the Road Haulage Association (RHA) , has resigned having spent seven years in the job. Although the RHA hasn’t released a statement on Burnett’s departure, the story was broken last month by transport magazine Motor Transport. RHA national chairperson Moreton Cullimore is reported to have said: “The RHA’s membership has grown significantly and our profile as an association has increased considerably. “On behalf of the RHA board of directors and all t

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Truck News

JANUARY 4, 2022

Truck driver Roger Aguilera-Mederos faces up to a decade in prison for an April 2019 crash that killed four people in Colorado, but it’s far less than the 110 years applied to his original sentence. And justice is being better served in the process. Discussions about “nuclear verdicts” usually focus on cases where fleets are […].

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