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Ethical Considerations in Supply Chain Compliance

Logistics Viewpoints

The modern supply chain is a complex network of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers, all interconnected and reliant on a shared ecosystem of trust and accountability. As industries evolve and global markets expand, ethical considerations have become central to supply chain compliance. From balancing cost-efficiency with ethical sourcing to enhancing transparency and integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR), businesses face mounting pressure to align their operations wi

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The Long, Bumpy Road to Deploying Driverless Trucks at Scale

Talking Logistics

Last week, Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by the next-generation NVIDIA DRIVE Thor system-on-a-chip (SoC). NVIDIAs DRIVE Thor and DriveOS will be integrated into the Aurora Driver, an SAE L4 autonomous driving system that Continental plans to mass-manufacture in 2027.

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Happening Now: Container shipping rates from Asia to the US on the rise

West Coast and California Logistics

According to FreightWaves , container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S. rose significantly at the start of 2025, driven by shippers frontloading goods ahead of Lunar New Year. The Freightos Baltic Index reported a 23% increase in Asia-U.S. West Coast rates and a 13% rise for East Coast routes, unrelated to ongoing labor negotiations at U.S. ports.

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The Connected Industry: 2025 Logistics Map

Food Logistics

This map is meant to serve as a guide to supply chain professionals as they make business decisions that enhance, improve efficiency and increase return-of-investment (ROI).

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How to Prepare for Proposed New Tariffs in 2025

The global trade landscape is shifting. If President Trump’s proposed tariffs come into effect, they will impact your logistics in significant ways. Our free guide provides essential insights for consumer brands and manufacturers. It is crucial to understand what these challenges mean for your logistics operations, and more importantly, how to prepare.

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Owner-operators: Highway 'overstepping' with carrier onboarding?

Overdrive Online

Can today's digital carrier vetting protocols work for owner-operators running paper logs? Owner-ops' longtime data-privacy concerns are well-known and well-founded, but here Highway gives some answers and maybe even a solution.

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Understanding Last-Mile Delivery Challenges and Solutions

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

In todays fast-paced e-commerce landscape, last-mile delivery has emerged as a critical aspect of the customer experience. This final stage of deliveryfrom distribution centers to customers' doorstepspresents unique challenges, from rising costs to logistical inefficiencies. Yet, last-mile delivery also holds the greatest potential for innovation, providing businesses with opportunities to enhance speed, transparency, and customer satisfaction.

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The Connected Industry: 2025 Cold Chain Logistics Map

Food Logistics

Discover how the The Connected Industry: 2025 Cold Chain Logistics Map can guide your logistics strategy. Stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry!

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Oil Tankers Back Up in Red Sea After Israel Hits Tugs

Supply Chain Brain

While the boats have been out of service for about three weeks, port personnel are slowly bringing tankers into harbor, causing a bottleneck.

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California withdraws its Advanced Clean Fleets Waiver request

Commercial Carrier Journal

Facing the likelihood of repeal, California has withdrawn several emissions requests that would have effectively mandated electric trucks in the state.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway to host Shell Rotella SuperRigs

Overdrive Online

For the second year in a row, a NASCAR track will play host to the SuperRigs truck beauty contest. This year, the 43rd annual event will head to the Atlanta speedway.

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How to Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve ever tried to buy a new car during the chip shortage or waited months for furniture delivery, you’ve experienced firsthand what happens when supply chains break down. These disruptions aren’t just inconvenientthey can make or break a business. Just ask any manufacturer who’s had to halt production because a single critical component wasn’t available.

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Could self-policing spell the end of Driver Inc.?

Truck News

In November, I was the guest speaker at the Windsor Transportation Clubs annual Highway Carrier Night. My topic?: The future of the Canadian trucking industry: Combating Driver Inc.

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U.S. Shoppers Set Record for Holiday Spending in 2024

Supply Chain Brain

Between November and December, seven of nine retail categories tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau also saw year-over-year gains in total sales.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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Truckers making progress: New builds, regs, rollbacks for 2025

Overdrive Online

There's plenty owner-operators want rolled back by the incoming government -- FMCSA's speed-limiter mandate, aggressive EPA regs -- yet also clear acknowledgement of the role of government in parking infrastructure, broker transparency regs, and more.

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Is Nearshoring the Solution to Rising Transportation Costs?

Logistics Bureau

The explosion in globalisation, and corresponding reduction in transport availability over the last decade or so, have together kiboshed some of the factors which once fueled a steady growth in offshore manufacture and procurement. Added to the transportation issues, is the fact that labor is no longer as cheap in some popular offshore manufacturing locations as it used to be.

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FMCSA exemption streamlines technician training in trucking industry

Commercial Carrier Journal

A 5-year exemption granted Thursday allows technicians to skip a federally required one-year of training as they have received training based on TMCs Recommended Practices.

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How to Build Responsible and Resilient Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Companies need to understand their environmental impact and the risks they face, as well as the collaborative opportunities that mitigating and adapting to such risks presents.

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The Evolving Retailer's Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Trucking owner-operators' opinions on broker transparency

Overdrive Online

With FMCSA set to close its comment period on increased broker transparency in less than a week, a look at what hundreds of owner-operators really think about the transparency issue, from freight rates to carrier rights.

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Uberisation of Logistics – Are You Too Late?

Logistics Bureau

Uber this, Uber that Ever since Uber reinvented taxi services by placing itself in between customers and private car owners, uberisation has become a craze. That doesnt mean that everything will or even can apply the Uber concept, but it certainly doesnt stop people from trying. From taxis to home deliveries, from laundry to legal services, uberisation is being applied into many different sectors.

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Alabama college program helps wheelchair users earn a CDL

Commercial Carrier Journal

A program at a small Alabama community college helps wheelchair users get a CDL.

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Two Shippers Accuse Carriers of Exploiting Pandemic to Overcharge Shippers

Supply Chain Brain

Crate & Barrel alleges that it had to pay $30 million more than it would have had carriers honored their service commitments.

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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CARB backs away from ACF rule as Biden administration sunsets

Overdrive Online

California withdrew its request for Environmental Protection Agency waivers that would have allowed the state to enact emissions limits that exceed federal standards as the sun sets on President Joe Biden's administration. Trucking applauded the move.

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3PL Market Shows Optimism for Improved M&A Transaction Activity: Study

Food Logistics

Easing interest rates, strong financial markets and knock-on effects to consumer spending and industrial activity will likely drive increasing freight volumes and support more broad-based 3PL M&A transaction activity in the coming quarters.

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Adapting to Change: How to Foster Agility in Construction Projects

Trux

The construction industry is constantly evolving. From unpredictable weather to shifting project timelines and material shortages, contractors and project managers face daily challenges that can disrupt progress and affect profitability.

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A Look Back at Biden's Supply Chain Legacy

Supply Chain Brain

Joe Biden may have been a one-term president, but his time in office could end up being defined by his impact on U.S. supply chains in the years following the pandemic.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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How to contain the damage after a hack, or avoid it entirely

Overdrive Online

In this Overdrive Radio edition, a variety of ways to spot fraud in phishing emails and on fradulent rate cons, and in the very voice on the phone who might purport to be someone you know, or from a company you know.

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The Future Outlook of Last-Mile in Grocery: The Supply Chain Map

Food Logistics

"The Future Outlook of Last-Mile in Grocery" focuses on AI, automation, sustainability, and autonomous trucking to enhance efficiency and visibility in supply chains while reducing environmental impact.

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Kuebix TMS relaunch a key part of new FreightWise-Estes deal

Kuebix

FreightWise, a provider of transportation management systems, has announced a deal with less-than-truckload carrier Estes that is also notable because FreightWise is using the transaction to reboot the Kuebix TMS platform that it acquired in late 2023. Kuebix held a significant market share in the TMS world when it was bought by Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) […] The post Kuebix TMS relaunch a key part of new FreightWise-Estes deal appeared first on Kuebix.