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Trucking Through Trouble with TIA & Anne Reinke

The Logistics of Logistics

Anne Reinke and Joe Lynch discuss trucking though trouble. Key Takeaways: Trucking Through Trouble The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit association that advocates for the third-party logistics (3PL) industry. When: April 10-13, 2024.

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EV Star Utility Truck Joins GreenPower Vehicle Family

NGT News

The new all-electric EV Star Utility Truck joins GreenPower’s EV Star Cab & Chassis commercial vehicle family as the 10th truck body upfit solution manufactured by GP Truck Body. […] The post EV Star Utility Truck Joins GreenPower Vehicle Family appeared first on NGT News. GreenPower Motor Company Inc.,

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What About the Sisterhood in Trucking?

Women in Trucking

Over the last few years, I’ve read on social media how the brotherhood (and sisterhood) of trucking is long gone and how much trucking has changed. All you needed was some duct tape and zip ties and that would keep the truck running long enough for the driver to get the truck repaired. It’s all about safety.

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No Truck Parking: A National Safety Concern

Women in Trucking

A chronic, nationwide shortage of truck parking is forcing America’s professional truck drivers into an untenable position— either violate federal hours-of-service regulations that mandate rest breaks at specific times, or park in unsafe and unauthorized locations.

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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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Bitterman Trucking: Back to building on long trucking legacy

Overdrive Online

One-truck owner-operator Leslie Bitterman won a near-fatal bout with COVID, fighting back to the truck to keep her business going. Her perseverance, and more, shines through with her nomination as Overdrive's January Trucker of the Month.

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PKY Truck Beauty Championship winners crowned at MATS

Overdrive Online

Designs came out on top in the invite-only builders competition at the Mid-America Trucking Show with their impressive 2024 Peterbilt 389 build. Also: Catch the five Best of Show winners and more from the PKY Truck Beauty Championship. Davis Bros.

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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.

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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.