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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
Emerging Technologies
Nearshoring, Autonomous Vehicles, Data Science to Create Seismic Shift in Future of Freight
Cold Chain
Cargo Sensor Provides Full View of Available Cargo Space
WMS/TMS
Dispatch Planning Solution Provides Better Predictability
3PL/4PL
Leading 3PL To Announce One-Stop Portal for Customers & Employees
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Rail & Intermodal
Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent “Paralyzing” Rail Strike
The national rail strike, which could happen as early as Dec. 5, could threaten the nation’s coal shipments, supply of drinking water and shut down passenger rail.
Food Safety
Separating Fact From Fiction in Food Safety
While ensuring food safety along the cold food chain will always be a challenge, the fact is, separating out the fiction and focusing on the facts that matter will help companies pivot accordingly.
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SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains
December 5, 2022
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Trucking
Convoy Introduces Hi-Fi Visibility
Hi-Fi Visibility offers detailed, real-time updates across trailer pools and shipments hauled by Convoy-connected carriers, with analytics to improve supply chain health.
Automation
Autonomous Trucks to Solve Driver Shortage Issue?
Shippers said reduced costs and better reliability are the most important benefits of autonomous truck adoption.
Trucking
Transportation Requires More Digitization
Dave Brajkovich, chief technical officer for NorthStar Digital Solutions, details why shippers need transparency from their carriers.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Route Pilot AI Optimizes Voyage Efficiency
Yara Marine launches a cloud-based AI-powered ship operation support system that utilizes high-frequency data to calculate the most advantageous propulsion settings for upcoming voyages.
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.
Fleet Management
AI Dashcam Boosts Driver Safety
Audible alerts detect unsafe driving, including signs of tiredness, distraction and phone usage and then tells drivers to take corrective action.
Last-Mile
Additional 60,000 Customers Eligible for Drone Delivery
Last-mile delivery in the food and beverage space continues to become more high-tech, now that Flytrex receives approval to double drone delivery radius.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
eBL Platform Interoperability Proof of Concept Further Promotes Digital Trade
The companies will implement DCSA eBL Interoperability Standards to test eBL interoperability through the full bill of lading lifecycle using data that mirrors a live shipment.
Fleet Management
How Fleets Use Telematics to Their Competitive Advantage
Recent reports show many companies could fail in a matter of days if their paper processes were compromised. Not digitizing and storing securely is courting disaster.
Transportation
Supply Chains Yearn to Get Back in Sync Amidst Rising Costs
Efforts to increase multi-shoring are expected to accelerate. Companies are seeking to have operations move closer to the United States to respond quicker to fluctuating market demands.
Automation
Transportation & Logistics Sees Least ROI From Intelligent Automation
The most popular technology introduced in the last year was process automation (57%) followed by artificial intelligence (52%) and document centric process automation (39%).
Ocean Ports & Carriers
3 Long-Term Solutions to Today’s Supply Chain Bottlenecks
The current shipping crisis has magnified the shortcomings of the way waterborne international trade is handled. Implementation of peel pile, peel-off or flow stacks will go a long way to ensuring faster throughput for increasing cargo volumes.
Trucking
Keep Food Delivery Drivers, Set Them up for Success
Delivery drivers are the eyes and ears of the company. Companies must be willing to nurture their drivers' desire for success with proper guidance and continuous training.
Automation
150,000-Plus AGVs to be Deployed in Seaports by 2027
What's more is, over 7,000 inspection robots were deployed in rail infrastructure globally in 2021.
Transportation
Thought Leaders Talk State of the Supply Chain in Upcoming SCN Summit
Register now to learn more about what's in store for national and global supply chains. Topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Electrification in Trucking, Building a Sustainable Supply Chain and more.
Automation
Acquisition Strengthens Route Planning and Execution Solutions
Foxtrot’s advanced machine learning algorithms data points collected from vehicles in the field, helping customers reduce last-mile costs, improve customer service and improve route efficiency and on-time performance.
Last-Mile
Pain at the Pump: How Will Rising Gas Prices Affect Last-Mile Delivery?
As last-mile delivery continues to grow amid rising fuel costs, the question remains—who will take on the pain at the pump? Technologies leveraging real-time data and advanced analytics are a smart place to start.
Software & Technology
AWS Targets Logistics Providers Looking for Digitalization Without IT Infrastructure
Amazon Web Services and Bosch partner up for a new solution that targets logistics companies who want to modernize their operations without the need to create their own cost-intensive IT projects.
Trucking
Why Digitized Logistics Should be on the Menu for F&B Distributors
By undertaking a digital transformation, distributors can increase visibility into operations, gather insights on ways to remove common inefficiencies or uncover new opportunities to pursue.
Fleet Management
KeepTruckin Rebrands as Motive, Launches Automated Operations Platform
Motive’s Automated Operations Platform automates vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management and more.
Automation
Rockwell Automation Talks Advanced Solutions for Logistics
Michael Lennard, material handling industry consultant for Rockwell Automation, talks about how Rockwell’s advanced automation and information solutions keep operations moving amid skills shortages.
Cold Chain
How Technology Will Assist the Fragile Cold Chain Transportation Network
As 2022 geopolitical events unfold and the need for digital transportation data exchange being a priority to move perishable cargo, we should soon find ourselves in a situation whereby adaptability and shipment outcomes are more predictable and reliable.
3PL/4PL
What’s the Difference Between FTL and LTL Logistics?
Changing needs in the logistics space generates new questions for shippers, like whether they should use LTL or FTL freight services.
Trucking
Oklahoma to Receive First Freight Delivery Autonomously
CEVA delivered its first load with Kodiak in November 2021 and is moving goods weekly on the 200-mile freight lane between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin, Texas.
Trucking
All-in-One Fleet Expense App Keeps Drivers Moving
For carriers, RelayGo features proprietary expense management technology for tracking and controlling spend, while for drivers, the RelayGo card is a fast and secure means of making over-the-road payments.
Software Solutions
Tracking Technology Adapts to 2G/3G Cellular Network Turndown
If you’re an end-user of first-generation 2G/3G real-time tracking devices, it’s important to transition to next-generation technologies to avoid gaps in data coverage or potentially placing food quality or safety at risk.
Transportation
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Moving the Needle to Solve Today's Supply Chain Challenges
Chetan Tandon, chief information officer for Allen Lund Company LLC, details why it's important for everyone in the supply chain to collaborate and work together to solve today's supply chain challenges.
Automation
Freight Partnership Advances Development of Autonomous Trucking for Supply Chains
C.H. Robinson and Waymo Via will collaborate to expand autonomous driving technology as an additional transportation solution.
Fleet Management
Sustainability in Transportation: The Technological Way to Cleaner Roads and Air
Such simple technologies as GPS navigation and more advanced technologies like edge computing can help transportation companies optimize resource use, ensure supply chain transparency and make better predictions.
Trucking
3G Sunset Could Leave Over 350,000 U.S. Trucks in the Dark
The transition also has significant ramifications for cross-border trade with Canada and Mexico, as both countries have delayed their 3G sunsets to mid-decade.
