Warehousing
Transportation
Software & Tech
Safety
Sustainability
Professional Development
SCN Summit
Magazine
Newsletter
Search
Packaging
Waste Reduction
Clean Energy
Carbon Footprint
Grocery Retail
Foodservice
Agriculture
Fuel Efficiency
Trucking
How Shippers Gain Competitive Advantage Amid Elevated, Volatile Energy Costs
Shippers can gain a competitive advantage through market-based fuel reimbursement, sourcing SmartWay carriers and exploring alternative modes of transportation in the short term.
Waste Reduction
How Collaboration Can Reduce Environmental Impact
Supply Chain Visibility
Sustainability Tool Provides Freight Emissions Visibility to Shippers
Trucking
Isuzu Introduces First Electric Truck
Trucking
Uber Freight, WattEV, CHEP Partner to Deploy First Electric Truck Pilot
Trucking
Multi-Shipper Dedicated Fleet Eliminates Empty Miles
Recommended
Webinars
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain 2023
June 6, 2023
Register
Topics revolve around Procurement, Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Achieving a Sustainable Footprint and more.
Risk/Compliance
Top 5 Supply Chain Threats to Impact Supply Chains in 2023
Even though many of today’s cold food chains continue to face the same disruptions, bottlenecks, challenges and threats they’ve been facing the past 2-3 years, understanding and overcoming such threats will help companies achieve some stability.
3PL/4PL
Nominations Close March 31 for 2023 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award
This award recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the cold food and beverage industry. Submissions close March 31.
Latest
Trucking
Electrification is Coming for Mid-Size Fleets
With the electric medium-duty vehicle market booming and sustainability deadlines looming, companies must keep a pulse on these four key industry trends throughout 2023.
Fleet Management
Top 10 Tactics to Tame the Unpredictability of Fuel Prices
Heading into 2023, logistics-focused companies must make strategic and tactical maneuvers to prepare for continued fuel price instability.
Transportation
Top 5 Articles of the Year: 2022
Food Logistics' thanks you for your dedicated readership in 2022. Here are the top 5 most viewed articles from the year.
Carbon Footprint
Switching the Food Industry’s Carbon-Heavy Diet to Electric
While the energy transition will not happen overnight, the food and beverage sector’s race to electrification has officially begun.
Fuel Efficiency
More Than Half of Fleets Adopted Fuel-Efficient Practices in 2022: Study
The 15 fleets in the annual fleet fuel survey operating 75,000 trucks saved $540 million in 2021 compared to the average trucks on the road.
Sustainability
A Net-Zero Supply Chain Could Transform Organizations
62% of sustainability leaders agree that building a net-zero supply chain would be the biggest transformation their organization has ever faced.
Trucking
Why Winterizing Food Distribution Fleets is Different This Year
When food distributors combine a comprehensive annual plan with today’s sophisticated data analytics and maintenance technology, they can keep their trucks on the road more and drivers safe during the winter months.
Fuel Efficiency
How Adding EV Charging Stations to Restaurants Attracts Key Audiences
The increasing EV demand means that restaurants will be competing with other businesses, including shopping centers, grocery stores and convenience stores to attract EV owners and convince them to come stay – and spend – with them.
AI/AR
Global Gas Catastrophe is Heating Up Food Industry Obstacles
To mitigate the impact of a gas catastrophe, food industry manufacturers should deploy cutting-edge, artificial intelligence (AI)-based, predictive technology solutions that optimize operations and process teams and machine performance.
Transportation
Supply Chain Sustainability Considerations for Transportation Leaders
It’s no secret that supply chain processes directly impact the environment. As the demand for corporate social responsibility grows, supply chain leaders must make strategic course corrections and chart a path toward sustainable supply chain operations.
Trucking
Optimizing the Supply Chain to Lower Fuel Costs
As supply chain woes continue and gas prices remain at record highs around the country, many businesses are looking for ways to cut down on fuel usage. Here's some options.
Fuel Efficiency
Urgent Need for Transport Sector to Scale Sustainable Fuels
On average, only 0.3% of total transport-related revenues are invested in research and development into low-carbon technologies and fuels, such as electric vehicles and sustainable aviation fuels.
Fuel Efficiency
How to Achieve a Sustainable, Resilient Warehouse with Propane
Propane provides a stable, cost-effective, clean energy solution that can power everything from forklifts and delivery vehicles to backup generators.
Trucking
How a Polyfuel Strategy Supports Shippers’ Transition to Fleet Electrification
By identifying unique duty cycles, operational needs and decarbonization goals, fleet managers can successfully target environmental goals and economic performance simultaneously.
Trucking
Environmental Impact of Carbon Emissions Top Reason for Sustainable Trucking
As inflation continues to rise and gas prices remain at near record highs, reduced operating costs as a top reason for reducing carbon emissions has increased 7% compared to the March survey.
Fleet Management
AI-Powered CO2 Tracking Solution Enables Green Logistics
Using DispatchTrack's AI-powered route optimization engine, companies can discover green delivery options that leverage the most efficient routes with fewer miles driven and less fuel used.
Carbon Footprint
Supply Chain Leaders Expect Circular Economy to Increase Profits Through 2025
Looking out over the next three years, the focus will increase on procurement, with buyers being incentivized to purchase circular materials (41%).
Regulations
ASCM Releases New SCOR Digital Standard
As the most significant update since the inception of SCOR in 1996, the new SCOR DS modernizes the open access framework to include resilience, economic, and sustainability metrics and benchmarks.
Fuel Efficiency
Demand for Zero-Emission Trucks Fuels Rapid Adoption
The adoption of zero-emission trucks will be critical for businesses that rely on road freight to deliver on their environmental pledges.
Trucking
Facing Challenges Meeting Sustainability Goals? Look at Your Fleets’ Aerodynamics
Here's how aerodynamic technologies address items like closing the tractor-to-trailer gap, matching the tractor and trailer heights and minimizing trailer/underbody and wheel drag.
Automation
Fluctuations in Gas Prices Hamper Delivery Industry
The volatility in gas prices continue to create challenges in delivery for both consumers and businesses alike. In the quest to conquer these hurdles, autonomous airborne drone delivery can slash delivery costs by 40%.
Cold Chain
Truck Refrigeration Combats Noise Regulations
The T-1200R Whisper Pro truck unit combats current and upcoming noise regulations to facilitate inner city distribution.
Trucking
Transportation Requires More Digitization
Dave Brajkovich, chief technical officer for NorthStar Digital Solutions, details why shippers need transparency from their carriers.
Trucking
Bridging Today’s Clean-Diesel Technology into Tomorrow’s Alternate Energies
Brian Antonellis, SVP, fleet operations for Fleet Advantage, details the importance of fusing today’s and tomorrow’s technologies.
Grocery Retail
Wholesale Prices Still Above 2021
Diesel fuel dropped from last month but is still 71% more than last year, significantly affecting the CPG industry as it makes up one-fifth of all freight transportation.
Trucking
US Foods Reduces Carbon Footprint of Fleet
US Foods is said to be one of the early adopters of renewable diesel fuel use within the foodservice industry, successfully converting 100% of the fleet fuel used at its Vista, Calif., broadline distribution center to RD fuel in 2021.
Sustainability
Supply Chain Sustainability Focus Areas Continue to Shift
While supply chain sustainability may enjoy more support as a corporate goal, its growing popularity does not necessarily translate into investment dollars.
Fuel Efficiency
Renewable Diesel Results in 3xs Larger Cumulative GHG Reductions vs. Electrification
As for nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, EVs have 98.5% lower NOx than pre-2007 diesel vehicles on a per mile basis, and 2010 and later MY vehicles have 79% less NOx emissions than a 2007 diesel model.
Trucking
High Fuel Surcharges, Seasonal Peaks to Increase Transportation Costs in Q3
Fuel accounts for 20.7% of the total cost-per-pound for LTL shipments through June 2022, up from 13.4% in 2021, a 47.3% increase.
Trucking
76% of Commercial Trucks Run on Diesel
Other fuels that play a role in commercial trucking include gasoline (23%) and compressed natural gas (0.4%). Electric and other categories each register less than 1%.
