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How To Attract and Retain Truck Drivers in a Hot Freight Market

Blue Grace Logistics

What’s covered in this article: The negative impacts of Covid-19 on the trucking industry. Ways to improve practices in the trucking profession. Technological advances in trucking. The global scarcity of professional truck drivers is evident. It is equally difficult to retain truck drivers. Image Source: [link].

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Become a procurement tool-savvy professional in 3 steps

Transporeon

It’s usually obvious when you’re using the wrong tool. So then why do logistics professionals go on using the wrong procurement tool? So then why do logistics professionals go on using the wrong procurement tool? Why use the wrong procurement tool? So which tool is the right procurement tool?

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DHL Supply Chain’s Digital Transformation in the Warehouse

Logistics Viewpoints

As an analogy, DHL has established parameters that enable these technologies to be used like “a tool in a toolbox.” Brian provided me with insights into some specific warehouse automation and robotics examples. DHL and Campbell Soup Company have deployed a fleet of Crown Equipment Reach Trucks supported by JBT’s autonomous technology.

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Resources to help deepen your understanding of the freight market

FreightWaves SONAR

The high-frequency data housed in FreightWaves SONAR, for example, predicted the current freight recession months in advance. Enter the SONAR Knowledge Center , which exists to help SONAR users navigate the tools’ capabilities — on their own time, at their own pace.

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Programming Languages Applied to Logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Programming languages are very useful tools for companies when it comes to automating boring and repetitive tasks to focus on more creative ones. Continuing with the previous example, the design of the information would depend on how we are interested in obtaining it.

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4 Companies Driving Transportation Technology Innovation

GlobalTranz

Especially when it comes to applying big data to solve the largest problems facing the trucking industry. Based out of California, Peloton Technologies is pioneering the use of vehicle to vehicle communication to tackle two of the trucking industry’s largest problems – fuel and safety. for the lead truck in a platoon.

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New Smart Pallet Mover promises performance boost

Logistics Business Magazine

It represents a mobile and autonomously acting material flow system that can be used, for example, as a cost-efficient supplement or substitute for forklifts or automated guided vehicles (AGVs). For example, the Smart Pallet Mover won the Red Dot Award, Product Design 2021, for its exceptional design quality and degree of innovation.