Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

Skaraslättens Transport is Sweden’s biggest provider of container transport on the roads, hauling 850-900 containers daily to all Swedish container ports. The lion share goes to the Port of Gothenburg, and today the haulage company deployed two electric trucks on container flows to the port – with a third truck joining them shortly. “We

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

The MaxX 60 is therefore a cost-effective alternative to older diesel vehicles, particularly when used for loading and unloading trucks. The aim was also to create a truck that could navigate tight contours in narrow environments. For example, it significantly reduces wheel wear as the wheels no longer turn on the spot.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). A TES is generally mode specific and lack optimization capabilities, but for shippers with simpler transportation requirements, that is often all they need.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Transportation visibility is clearly not only for trucks.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 20, 2023

Finding available trucking capacity is often a challenge, especially when demand is high. We see this, for example, in the number of empty backhauls that happen every day. The sad truth, however, is that a lot of capacity gets wasted too. There is another form of wasted capacity, however, that many shippers overlook — that.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Yale Lift Truck Technologies has added an order picker pallet truck to its line-up of flexible warehouse equipment. Warehouses are having to find ways to pick more orders, more efficiently, not least because the retail and eCommerce industries continue to boom,” says Monica Radavelli, Product Manager for Yale Lift Truck Technologies.

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Conger

JANUARY 24, 2023

for the largest forklift trucks. After all, OSHA and ANSI require that forklift data plates display the truck's weight and be legible at all times. Estimate the Forklift Weight Keep in mind that your lift truck must have the truck weight on the data plate. Forklift weights range from 3,000 lbs. 19,999 lbs.

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Conger

MARCH 14, 2024

Are you familiar with forklifts but interested in learning about clamp trucks and what they can do? If you are involved in transporting materials such as hay, paper rolls, or other irregularly shaped items, a clamp truck could be the ideal solution. Table of Contents Toggle What is a Clamp Truck? Let’s dive in!

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, most people expect free next-day delivery for online purchases as a result of Amazon Prime. Looking at the example of route optimization, as a company takes more trucks off the road, or reduces the number of miles driven, it is better for carbon emissions, but also for profitability.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In the US, trucks move roughly 72.2% million registered trucks traveled a total of 302 billion miles in 2020 and the number of for-hire carriers on file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration totaled just over 1.1 Autonomous Trucking Comes into Focus. According to the ATA, 38.9 million as of June 2022.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

However, transporting stone can be a difficult task for many reasons. If you’re a shipper handling stone material, bookmark this guide for all you need to know about stone transport. PACKING FOR STONE TRANSPORT Proper packing and packaging materials are very important for stone transport.

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

While there are plenty of examples of trucks and trains working well together on the intermodal side, there are also more than a few examples of the two freight transportation modes being at odds, too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. The number of accidents in the trucking industry is up, and so are insurance premiums. As an industry, trucking associations are advocating tort reform. Agencies Advocate Tort Reform. By 2018, the average grew to $22.3

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 25, 2023

In recent years, the logistics industry has seen a remarkable technological advancement that has the potential to revolutionize the transportation of goods: autonomous vehicles. With the rapid development of self-driving technology, autonomous vehicles are becoming a reality, and their impact on freight transportation is immense.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 23, 2022

If you’re a large-scale manufacturer, getting liquid freight transported in bulk is a non-negotiable complexity. Bulk transportation, especially liquid freight, has its challenges and may seem daunting. What Is Bulk Transportation For Liquid Freight? Complexities Of Bulk Transportation For Liquid Freight.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As shippers either figuratively or literally flipped the calendar page over to 2022, the hope was that at least some of the capacity crunches, driver shortages, labor issues and freight rate increases that took hold in 2021 would begin to heal themselves and create a more balanced transportation marketplace. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A lower chassis and battery-powered too – they are the main features of a new generation of emission-free truck tractor units that the freight forwarding and logistics company, Duvenbeck, has welcomed into its fleet. The new low-deck electric truck has already demonstrated its suitability for long-distance services during the last few weeks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 2, 2022

The author, Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC. There is no doubt that autonomous trucks will change the face of logistics. What kind of trucks will they be? When will we see autonomous trucks on the road? TORC is an autonomous truck company and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. How many more truck drivers are needed to balance demand for truck transportation with the supply of capacity?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Emitting only water vapour, hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks will be an important part of Volvo Trucks’ zero exhaust emission product portfolio and the vehicles have recently passed a significant milestone – being test-driven on public roads. Last year, Volvo Trucks showcased its fuel cell electric trucks for the first time.

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Truck News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Until recently, I have been the only one in my family who drives for a living. I’m far from the only one who loves to drive though. My mother decided to make the 2,100-km trip back home from a wedding with five of my kids and two active grandsons rather than flying. We all seem […].

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Clark presents a completely newly developed electric low-lift pallet truck with lithium-ion technology (Li-Ion). The compactly designed pallet truck is extremely manoeuvrable and demonstrates its capabilities particularly when transporting heavy loads in goods distribution, production or in the warehouse.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

If not managed properly, your transportation can cost you substantial money. With costs rising recently, it’s easy to see why the challenge for many companies has been to reduce their transportation costs. Before we jump into how to reduce your transportation costs, it’s essential to understand what factors are causing them to rise.

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Now, That's Logistics

JUNE 22, 2021

the truck driver shortage is causing a lot of headaches for shippers. Not only is it forcing carriers to pay out higher wages and, subsequently, pass those increases along to individual shippers, but the trend is also creating capacity issues for anyone that relies on truckload (TL) or less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Truck fleet management has always been intensely focused on knowledge of the freight market. A clear vision for how the market and the fleet can work in unison is at the heart of fleet management within the trucking industry. Effective truck fleet management is vital for successful daily carrier operations.

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Trinity Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Refrigerated trucking can be a complex, but rewarding job. You might be transporting anything from fresh produce, frozen food, or important medicines like biologics. But, no matter what it is, the items you’re hauling are vital to many and there’s great pride that comes with that. Cleaning Your Refrigerated Trailer 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Pinnacle Propane implemented demand management, replenishment, and order promising solutions from John Galt Solutions with the goal of improving service – reducing what they call “out of gases” – while reducing transportation costs. For example, a warehouse might have a big propane tank they use with forklifts that run on propane.

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TransAudit

MARCH 15, 2023

If your business relies on trucking, then you’ll want to know the current state of the industry. Understanding 2023 trucking projections will help you make smart shipping decisions and save money where possible. Trucking Projections for the Spot Market The spot market doesn’t look much like it did a year ago.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This completely new truck combination will run on BioFuel – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil 100 (HVO100). This means that using an LHV for two trips saves an entire truck trip, therefore substantially reducing CO? Examples here include the development of electric truck combinations and the use of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Efficient internal benchmark processes are essential for every transport service provider. Without any hardware updates or retrofits, trucks and trailers as well as vans can be united online on the RIO platform via so-called telematics connectors and thus be made visible.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In Mexico, as in many other countries, road transport is the most widely-used freight infrastructure, given the flexibility it provides in terms of being able to accommodate large shipments, enable door-to-door deliveries and provide a dependable capacity for shippers. fewer empty trucks on the highways). Thwarting Cargo Theft.

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Bulk Connection

JUNE 15, 2023

Some people in the trucking and freight industry even see load boards as a prime example of modern technology that helps people work more efficiently and intelligently. As the old adage says, “work smarter, not harder.” Technological advances have made “working smarter” easier with each passing year.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Penske Truck Leasing announced it has expanded its use of renewable diesel in California through a preferred supplier agreement with Shell Oil Products U.S. The move is a continuing effort by Penske to help reduce emissions across its truck rental , heavy-duty truck leasing and logistics fleet operations. “In

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NGT News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Phil Haupt Electric, an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) installation company, says it has acquired a Phoenix Motorcars ZEUS 500 Electric Utility Truck through funds from the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT).

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute. Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Terrill Transportation Inc.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

The future of transportation holds many exciting promises. Transportation has transformed our society and opened the doors to many possibilities. Moving products across the globe in a matter of days once seemed unfathomable but has become possible through innovation and transportation. Autonomous Trucks and Cars.

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Truck News

JULY 7, 2020

Old-timers and students of trucking in the trenches will know about ‘prairie cruise control’ but newbies and those who hail from foreign parts likely won’t. It’s an interesting one, a simple if somewhat dangerous example of ingenuity of a sort that could be seen all over the place 40 years ago. At the wheel or […].

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