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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.
Trucking
3 Personal Insights for Women Breaking Through the Trucking Industry
Fuel Efficiency
How Adding EV Charging Stations to Restaurants Attracts Key Audiences
Trucking
Order Backlogs Lessen, Contract Rates Fall
WMS/TMS
Logistics TMS Increases Freight Movement Visibility
Trucking
Transportation Platform Streamlines Procuring Freight
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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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Ocean Ports & Carriers
Ocean Freight Booking for Shipper-Owned Containers Remains Challenging
83% of survey respondents find the need for better digital infrastructure in the future, pointing to digital vessel schedules and intuitive booking interfaces as the most impactful digital transformations in times to come.
WMS/TMS
Kiosk for Supply Chain TMS Keeps Drivers In-Cab to Improve Safety
The IntelliTrans mobile app delivers driver’s GPS coordinates to confirm they are on-site, enables drivers to review and acknowledge gate agreements, safety requirements, shipment details and other information and e-sign.
Hiring
Virtual Job Assessment Tool for Commercial Drivers
VJT for Drivers enables recruiting teams responsible for large volume hiring to quickly, ethically and more accurately identify best-fit candidates based on job-specific content.
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.
Supply Chain Education
British International Freight Association, Manpower Develop Training Program to Recruit Candidates in Freight Forwarding
The Freight Development Pathway to help identify, attract and train suitable candidates from outside of the freight forwarding and logistics sector for career opportunities with freight forwarding and logistics companies.
Trucking
67% of Americans Say Video-Based Safety Systems Would Improve Driver Safety
The vast majority of respondents (89%) believe commercial truck drivers could benefit from further safety training.
Agriculture
Reshore Supply Chains to Strengthen Food Security
The United States is uniquely poised to reshore crucial supply chains to strengthen food security. But, fortifying food security can only be truly accomplished by supporting U.S. manufacturers in onshoring production and prioritizing investment.
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.
Trucking
Echo Global Logistics Acquires Fastmore Logistics
The acquisition provides Echo with a unique point of entry into an expansive network of expedited brokerage for the international freight forwarding market.
Emerging Technologies
Nearshoring, Autonomous Vehicles, Data Science to Create Seismic Shift in Future of Freight
Cloud services providers, megaretailers, vehicle manufacturers and tech startups are pursuing the transportation industry and its profit streams.
Trucking
Fuel Costs Overturn Driver Shortage as Top Trucking Issue: ATRI Study
Fuel prices were ranked as the top industry concern, replacing the driver shortage, which had been the No. 1 issue for five years in a row.
Transportation
How Low Mississippi River Levels Impact the Global Supply Chain
It’s in the range of possibilities that some areas could shut down barge traffic altogether and present a significant impact on already disrupted supply chains.
Trucking
Owners-Operators Facing More Challenging Conditions Ahead
About 33% of respondents expect load growth to decline over the next six months, the lowest reading since 1Q20 and significantly higher than 3Q21 at 9%.
3PL/4PL
4 Tips for Creating Demand Planning Strategies for Disrupted Supply Chains
While predicting the future is never an exact science, utilizing data and partnering with a 3PL provider to strategize next steps when disruptions arise will keep each link in the supply chain connected, resulting in accurate planning and execution.
Trucking
Driver Shortage Remains Near Record High
The shortage could swell to more than 160,000 over the next decade.
Trucking
Why the U.S. Food Supply is Dependent on Integrated Data Networks
Transforming the trucking industry through digitization, shared data and a consolidated freight network would give the tools and agility to adapt to whatever comes next.
Cold Chain
Cargo Sensor Provides Full View of Available Cargo Space
This enhanced cargo sensor changes the carrier’s view of available cargo space with 99% accurate load status.
AI/AR
How AI-Powered Video Cameras Can Improve Supply Chains
AI-powered video cameras allow organizations to do more with what they already have by reducing product shrinkage, preventing theft, decreasing detention time, helping to minimize workplace injury and allowing you to focus on employee productivity.
Trucking
Mobile App Provides Freight, Asset Tracking for TL, LTL Markets
FR8Focus was developed to integrate seamlessly into all facets of less-than-a-truckload (LTL) and truckload operations (TL).
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.
Worker Safety
Proactive Driver Coaching Builds Safe Habits on the Road
Preventative artificial intelligence technology automatically detects risky driving behaviors, such as using a cell phone or not wearing a seatbelt.
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
Diversity and Inclusion Policies More Commonplace in Transportation
The percentage of leaders in corporations in the commercial freight transportation industry continues to increase, according to new data highlighted in the WIT Index.
3PL/4PL
Top 5 Ways 3PL Fleets Stay Resilient During Today’s Turbulence
While resiliency is on supply chain managers’ minds, true resiliency for fleets may require a different strategy than expected.
Rail & Intermodal
How Railroad Strike Sheds Light on the Importance of Contingency Planning
The companies that succeed and can manage through this constant flow of disruptions will be the companies that have the people, processes and systems in place to quickly gather and analyze large amounts of data.
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.
Safety & Security
Tech-Embedded Insurance May Reduce Cost of Risk for Global Shippers
The Shipper's Interest Insurance Program is designed to help middle-market shippers reduce losses, while improving their overall supply chain performance.
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.
Trucking
Independent Truckers Can Earn Six-Figures Too
With escalating perks for company drivers, the industry is asking: Is it better for a driver’s bottom line, and more importantly, their well-being to be an independent trucker or work for a mega-carrier?
Last-Mile
Top 5 Last-Mile Grocery Delivery Trends in 2023
As we hopefully near a post-pandemic era, what will the future hold for the last mile? Below are trends and forecasts for the last-mile grocery delivery market as we move into 2023.
