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The Biggest Risk Facing Truck Drivers with Dan Slagen

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan Slagen and Joe Lynch discuss the biggest risk facing truck drivers. Key Takeaways: The Biggest Risk Facing Truck Drivers Dan Slagen is the Chief Marketing Officer at Tomorrow.io , the world’s weather and climate security platform, helping countries, businesses, and individuals manage their weather and climate security challenges.

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The Truck N’ Hustle Story with Rahmel Wattley

The Logistics of Logistics

Rahmel Wattley and Joe Lynch discuss the Truck N’ Hustle story. Rahmel is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. Rahmel Wattley is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. About Truck N’ Hustle.

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Trucking groups oppose heavier truck weights

Commercial Carrier Journal

Two trucking groups say any benefits that might come from allowing trucks to run at higher weights is offset by safety and infrastructure concerns.

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Gateway Truck & Refrigeration Becomes Volvo Trucks Certified EV Dealer

NGT News

Gateway Truck & Refrigeration has completed the training and facility upgrades to become the first Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle Dealership in Illinois. Gateway has been in business for more than 30 years and operates two Volvo Trucks dealership locations in Collinsville, Ill., and Wright City, Mo.

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Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Real World

Speaker: Kelly Barner - Co-Founder & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point, LLC

It was followed by port blockages and congestion, strikes among truck drivers and railway workers, a major recall and plant closure that led to a disastrous baby formula shortage, concerns about the future of semiconductor availability, turbulence in the ESG investment market, and much more. The pandemic was just the start.

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January truck tonnage sees gains, reports American Trucking Associations

Logistics Management

The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for January, at 117.1 2015=100), saw a 0.7% gain, from December to January, following a 1% December gain, to 116.2, over November.

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Drivers value truck features more than truck age

Commercial Carrier Journal

A late model truck is important, but mostly due to its perceived reliability versus an older unit. What drivers say is most important are the features spec'd on the truck.

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Harmonizing Sales Visit Plans With Distribution Routes for Best Effect

In large FMCG companies the usual rhythm is that salespeople visit stores to take orders and the orders get delivered the next day by trucks. This means that there are two separate but deeply interacting routing problems to deal with: routes for the salespeople and routes for the trucks.

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6 Ways Video Telematics Improves Driver Safety

Download the eBook and learn 6 ways to improve driver safety by using dash cams on your trucks, along with additional benefits: Save Costs Through Safer & Better Driving. An in-cab dash cam video system can help fleet operators significantly reduce risky driving, costly legal judgments, and insurance costs.