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[Video] Riviana Foods: Using Optimized Load Building to Reduce Transportation Costs and Improve Sustainability

Talking Logistics

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. Finding available trucking capacity is often a challenge, especially when demand is high. The sad truth, however, is that a lot of capacity gets wasted too.

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Trucking Regulation Tweaks for 2020

LandLink

The federal government has proposed long-awaited changes to the hours-of-service rules that would increase truck drivers’ flexibility while on duty. Most in the logistics industry consider trucking deregulated. For example, a truck driver has 660 minutes (11 hours) of legal driving time during his or her 14-hour “on duty” time.

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BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility

Talking Logistics

It got to the point where we were disgusted with the daily phone calls from customer care, angry phone calls from the business team because it happened again, the truck didn’t show up when expected. In addition to improved customer satisfaction, Wehrle shared these examples: The data we’re getting has been hugely successful.

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Beyond Fleet Telematics: Video Keeps an Eye on Fleet Driver Safety

IoT World Today

Video monitoring of driver behavior is adding a new level of awareness to help enhance driver safety, and potentially save companies money. The deployment of connected cameras and video analytics platforms comes as many large U.S. Putting more video cameras inside cabs and other places on fleet vehicles may be the next natural step.

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Supply Chain Visibility: Beyond “Where’s My Truck?”

Talking Logistics

Where’s my truck? That was the main question I explored with Yone Dewbery , SVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Land O’Lakes, and Matt Elenjickal, CEO and Founder of FourKites , in a recent video webinar. Matt shared additional examples related to inbound planning and inventory management. Where’s my order?

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Two Penske Logistics Truck Drivers Named Finalists for Prestigious ATA America's Road Team

Penske Move Ahead

A pair of Penske Logistics professional truck drivers are finalists for the 2022-2023 American Trucking Associations (ATA) America's Road Team. As part of the submission process, each of the Penske associates were required to submit a short video, which included reasons as to why each would be an ideal Road Team Captain.

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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].