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Trucking Through Trouble with TIA & Anne Reinke

The Logistics of Logistics

Anne Reinke and Joe Lynch discuss trucking though trouble. Anne is the President & CEO of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) , the trusted voice for third-party logistics companies of all sizes. Before joining CSX, she worked at the Association of American Railroads and High-Speed Ground Transportation Association.

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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics with Chris Caplice

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Caplice and Joe Lynch discuss MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a wide range of logistics and supply chain topics. Chris is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT and serves as the Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). He received a Ph.D.

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. The biggest challenge in the transport sector today: there just aren’t enough drivers. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Which truck should be used for transportation? Look at the big picture.

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The U.S. Bitcoin Mining Odyssey Meets Logistics

MTS Logistics

Large transformers are usually shipped overseas on ocean vessels and moved very carefully by a high-capacity crane between different modes of transportation. On land, the transformer is transported to its final destination using either specialized rail cars and/or specialized flatbed trailers such as a THP 11 Line Duel Lane trailer.

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Advancements in Transportation and Autonomous Trucking

MTS Logistics

Truck Driver Shortage. According to the American Trucking Association, there are 3.5 million professional truck drivers in America, and there may be a shortage upwards of 160,000 truck drivers by 2030 considering there is a shortage of more than 80,000 truck drivers now. Looking to the Future.

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Reefer Trucking and Containers: Ensuring Safe Transport of Perishable Goods

GoShip Blog

Reefer trucking and containers help with this. They are trucks and big boxes that stay cold inside, so the items don’t go bad on their trip. Reefer trucking is used for road travel, and reefer containers are for sea or train journeys. This method of shipping uses trucks that have a built-in fridge system.

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Top Five Transportation Trends

Logistics Viewpoints

From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. The first of the transportation trends is the network effect is at the heart of supply chain transformation.

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