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We Need to Give Convenience Stores a Chance

As grocery stores are suffering from stock-outs from the COVID-19 pandemic, convenience stores have proven to be resilient.

Access to fresh and frozen food—and COVID-19 vaccines—depends on the availability of drivers and trucks to get them to and from their destination, all while preserving product integrity.

Sanitary Cold Food Transport in the Wake of COVID-19

With the start of distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and an ever-increasing interest in fresh and healthy foods, the cold food supply chain in particular is in a difficult position. Here’s how to make sure products and drivers stay safe in transport.

L.I.N.K. | THEnergy Founder Explains Renewable Energy in the Supply Chain

It will be difficult to sell products or services in the future if you are not relying on renewable energy, says THEnergy founder in an interview with associate editor Brielle Jaekel.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Why Communication is Essential in the Supply Chain with Doug VanDerveer, Choptank

Mackenna Moralez sits down with Doug VanDerveer to discuss why communication is an essential function in the supply chain and logistics industry and how he aims to grow the LTL side of the business.

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Redefining Communications for Today’s Mobile Workforces

Internal and external communications are merging as businesses strive to reconnect with disconnected teams off-site and in virtual environments.

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2021: The Year of the Driver

A focus on technology to improve both fleetwide efficiency and the driver experience will lead to increased driver retention rates, and most importantly, thriving fleets in 2021.

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Survey Reveals Access to On-Demand Data and End-to-End Intelligence is Critical

Cost reduction and resource management of people and/or assets rose rank 45% and 38% respectively, followed by increased monetization of vehicles and assets (30%), connecting operations processes (20%) and business intelligence (17%).

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Ryder System Moves Forward with Sustainable Initiatives

Ryder System has achieved significant sustainable accomplishments by investing new technologies and cultivating talent.

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Roadrunner Freight Raises $50M for Development of Technology and Recruiting Top Talent

Roadrunner anticipates using the net proceeds for investment in the development of technology underpinning operations, specifically around planning, pricing and efficiency; to recruit and retain top talent; and to invest in service improvements.

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How to Offset Transportation Service Costs within the Supply Chain

Technology seems to be the solution for many companies trying to squeeze as much out of shrinking margins towards the last half of the year.

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Best Practices for Improving Driver Retention for the Long Haul

When drivers feel confident that they can expect to be paid on time, with easy, consistent access to loads and a community of other drivers to connect with, retention can improve exponentially.

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Omnitracs Report Reveals Uptick in Fleet Miles

Last-mile fleets continued to meet the demand of growth in e-commerce by servicing more stops.

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Condition-Based Monitoring Technology in Fleet Management

Adopting a condition-based monitoring system proposes fleet maintenance based on real-time performance metrics that are significantly more efficient than maintenance schedules.

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How 3PL Providers Can Support Your Supply Chain in the COVID-19 Era

Here's how a third-party logistics provider can help food and beverage processors shift their models, navigate new regulations and secure a reliable fulfillment center.

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Looking Back to Prepare for Future Uncertainty

By embracing new technologies, shippers can build a more flexible approach to transportation planning that can adapt to changing business needs and shifting market conditions.

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Wireless Temperature Tracking Helps Dot Foods Improve Productivity

Dot Foods implemented a GPS refrigerated trailer monitoring system that integrates with broader fleet management, regulating and maintaining ideal temperatures in refrigerated trailers via a wireless monitoring system.

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How Cargo Sensing Technology Helps Fleets Minimize Cargo Damage, Recover Stolen Cargo and Improve Detention Billing

As the technology continues to improve, fleets can use various reporting, dashboarding or alerting tools to visualize and interpret the data, which in turn, helps optimize operational efficiency.

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TT Club Report Indicates Influx in Annual Cargo Theft

The most significant trend highlighted by the report was the relative shift in the location of thefts, with in-transit incidents and those involving vehicles showing a decline.

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IBM Study Predicts $465B of Revenue Will Shift to Fleet Maintenance by 2030

What was previously reserved for singular, manual, labor-intensive process of picking up and delivering packages will become funds used to implement logistics maintenance processes.

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Lunch & Learn About Transportation in Upcoming SCN Summit Webcast

Register today for SCN Summit: Transportation to learn more about how transportation providers—air, truck, ship and rail--adjust to supply chain disruptions such as a global pandemic or a natural disaster.

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DHL Freight, Volvo Trucks Move to Fossil-Free Road Transport

The move to fossil-free road transport will focus on longer distance heavy transports by making the transition to electrification as seamless and efficient as possible.

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ATRI Report: Fort Lee, NJ Most Congested Bottleneck in U.S.

ATRI’s analysis found that the number of locations experiencing significant congestion has increased 92% in just five years, far outpacing the 10% growth in traffic congestion for that same time period.

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Best Practices in Fleet Management Lead with People First

Many of today’s best practices put employees and human beings first.

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Flock Freight, Carbonfund.org Partner to Achieve Carbon Neutrality with Shared Truckload Mode

All emissions produced by FlockDirect truck shipments will be accounted for in full and eliminated through the purchase of carbon offsets with the goal of offsetting 20,000 metric tons in carbon emissions in 2021.

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Webfleet Integrates Terminal with Google, TomTom

Webfleet Solutions is releasing a upgraded driver terminal integrated with advanced technologies.

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Logistics Gets High-Tech with Google Innovation

Google and J.B. Hunt form a multi-year partnership to advance visibility in supply chains and logistics, as the sector gets more competitive.

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4 Ways to Improve Distribution Logistics in Post-COVID-19 Reality

Improving distribution logistic takes strategic planning and implementation, but it can be done.

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project44, Fuel Transport Partner to Optimize Real-Time Shipment Data

This partnership will combine project44’s Advanced Visibility Platform with Fuel Transport’s North American logistics and freight management network with to optimize real-time shipment data.

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There is Logistics Everywhere. Literally. Everywhere.

Logistics makes the world go ‘round. It’s literally everywhere and touches everything you touch, eat, open and more.

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Study Details Dramatic Benefits of Zero-Emitting Vehicles

By 2030, the buyer of a new battery electric vehicle will save more than $7,200 over the life of the car compared to a gasoline-powered car.

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First Advantage Introduces New Risk Management Solution for Drivers

First Advantage announced the availability of RoadReady, a risk management tool for DOT and non-DOT drivers to help businesses stay on the road while saving time and money.

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New Research Shows Truck Lease Structures Offer Greater Financial Savings

The report demonstrates how there is an after-tax advantage to leasing tractor equipment, with the Fleet Advantage analyzing the total costs associated with purchasing an asset.

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Good Eggs Selects WorkWave Route Manager to Streamline and Expand Fleet

Good Eggs selected the WorkWave Route Manager to add new vehicle-specific zones and explore the cost impact of different routing strategies.