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L.I.N.K. | Driver Shortage Pushes Need for Training
FleetForce president explains the need for training grows during the driver shortage on this week's podcast, explaining that 1 million drivers are needed.
3PL/4PL
Nominations Close March 31 for 2023 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award
Trucking
How Automation Helps Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions
Trucking
1 in 5 Truckload Shipments Moved Empty in 2022: Study
Trucking
Inflation Sees Rise in Fuel Theft
Cold Chain
The Impact of Produce Season on Carrier Availability and Rates
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Trucking
How Automation Helps Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions
Automation is appearing in areas of business never seen before. Jason Lockard, SVP of managed logistics of BlueGrace Logistics, talks automation, disruption, labor shortage and other trends impacting shippers, live from ProMat.
Webinars
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain 2023
June 6, 2023
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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.
Latest
Software & Technology
How Ron Howard Inspired Me to Do My Job Better: ProMat Recap
From a supply chain standpoint, showing up and doing your job is what keeps the wheels on the bus keep turning.
Cold Chain
Active Cooling Solution for E-Grocery Fulfillment Demand
The ACS platform offers a complete cold chain fulfillment solution that allows retailers flexibility and scalability to meet the ever-changing needs of their business and the always-shifting behaviors of consumers.
3PL/4PL
Shippers Increasing Spend with Outsourced Providers: Study
Looking at the average across all modes, 82% of shippers rely on third-party providers to procure capacity for at least some of their freight, with 38% using 3PLs for a majority of their shipments.
Software & Technology
Workforce, Risk Mitigation Still Top Priorities for Supply Chains
Hiring and retaining qualified workers (57%) and the talent shortage (56%) were the top supply chain challenges cited by survey respondents.
Supply Chain Visibility
Kaleris Announces Updates to Yard Management System
Kaleris introduced two updates to its yard management system (YMS): a driver pre-check-in app and gate kiosk that together reduces wait time at the gate for higher velocity and productivity and an Enterprise Visibility Suite.
Material Handling Equipment
Truck-Mounted Forklift Range
Manitou has released two new truck-mounted forklifts with vertical masts to the North American Market.
Waste Reduction
How Collaboration Can Reduce Environmental Impact
From how goods are packaged and transported to which materials can be reused or recycled, food manufacturers have a unique opportunity to influence how the broader market approaches environmentally friendly initiatives.
Transportation
Shipper’s Guide to Planning Ahead
Data shows there is a consensus that revenue will increase and inventory levels will build. Shippers are going to buy more inventory because they have confidence order volumes will increase and revenue will be stronger through spring.
Trucking
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Be Open to Different Opportunities
Justin Myatt, Nashville branch manager for Trailer Bridge and one of the winners of Food Logistics’ 2023 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award, says that there’s always going to be an industry built around logistics.
AI/AR
How AI Video Telematics are Transforming Road Safety
Road safety is an issue of growing importance, and AI Video telematics could help to change the amount of collisions per year.
Risk/Compliance
Porch Piracy Remains Top of Mind in Cold Food E-Commerce
Ryan Fannon, director of product management and user experience, UPS Capital, details why porch piracy and credit card fraud are still top of mind in 2023.
Trucking
Top Tech Startup: Providing Visibility Across the Fleet
Dave Brajkovich, CTO at NorthStar Digital Solutions, one of this year’s Top Tech Startups winners, sits down with Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief, live at Manifest 2023, to discuss its new app, FR8Focus.
Trucking
Customs Brokerage Product to Streamline Customs at U.S.-Mexico Border
Nuvo Customs product combines freight, customs and insurance products with software designed for U.S.-Mexican trade.
Supply Chain Visibility
Sustainability Tool Provides Freight Emissions Visibility to Shippers
Redwood Hyperion supports carbon-neutral initiatives by automating detailed load-by-load emissions calculations, facilitating carbon credit purchases toward verified projects and providing shareable progress reporting.
Software Solutions
Supply Chain Solution Accelerates Carrier Connection Time to Just Minutes
FourKites Connect is a supply chain solution designed to dramatically accelerate the carrier connectivity process from hours or even days to just minutes through a highly secure workflow.
Carbon Footprint
Understanding the Carbon Footprint of Food Logistics Industry
The food logistics industry is a cause for concern when it comes to the fight against climate change, how can the food logistics industry change their carbon footprint?
Software & Technology
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Shaping the Future of Global Cold Chains
Food Logistics' editor-in-chief Marina Mayer details how the winners from this year's Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award are shaping the future of global cold chains.
Trucking
Standalone Propane Fueling System for Alternative Vehicles
The new portable dual-purpose standalone fueling systems allow fleets with various alternative fuel vehicles to refuel with propane autogas or recharge with DC Level 3 fast chargers independent of the grid.
Risk/Compliance
Importance of Supply Chain Due Diligence
Suzanne Offerman, director of outbound product marketing, Thomson Reuters, outlines the importance of supply chain due diligence.
Trucking
Putting Everything in Place for Supply Chain Efficiency
Whether it’s navigating tight city quarters or long-haul highway trucking, the right type of equipment ensures that you’re meeting regulations and maximizing profit at the same time.
3PL/4PL
How Unlawful Brokering Impacts Food Safety and the Supply Chain
Many factors such as crop failures or climate issues are outside of anyone's control, but there is one issue within our control and it impacts everyone from the farmer down to the consumer, and that is unlawful re-brokering of freight.
Trucking
Isuzu Introduces First Electric Truck
Every N-Series EV will be powered by a number of 20-kilowatt-hour, lithium-ion battery packs, and will include a host of safety features.
Micro-Fulfillment
Micro-Fulfillment Centers, Supply Chain Tools Achieve Supply Chain Stability
Glenn Koepke, GM of network collaboration at FourKites, details the importance of micro-fulfillment centers and supply chain tools in achieving a more stable supply chain.
Trucking
Powerfleet to Acquire Movingdots
Backed with actuarial insights, Movingdots enables data-driven insurance propositions for insurers, car manufacturers and mobility platform players worldwide.
Trucking
1099 or W-2, What is Better for Truck Drivers?
There are a lot of differences between a W-2 and 1099 truck driver that should be considered before deciding what’s right for you, it is important to weigh the pros and cons of both before making a decision.
3PL/4PL
Alexis Asks: Inspiring Women to Keep On Trucking
A bi-weekly blog where managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics in the supply chain. On International Women's Day, we look at women in supply chain and how to inspire the next generation of female drivers.
Worker Safety
Organizations Still Underinvested in Driver Safety Initiatives
When asked if driver safety performance was a priority, 95% of respondents said yes. But when asked to rank priorities from a list of options, “improving safety” ranked behind “increasing revenue” and “minimizing expenses.”
Trucking
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Networking is Key to Success in Logistics
Kevin Coleman, CEO of CJ Logistics America and one of the winners of Food Logistics’ 2023 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award, explains why networking is key to success in the supply chain space.
Material Handling Equipment
Powered Industrial Trucks: A Robust Market
The forklift market in 2022 recorded retail orders of 344,330 units, nearly mirroring historic market activity from 2021. Total market in 2021 for classes 1-5 set a new record with 347,677 units sold in North America.
Cold Chain
DirectFresh Service Enables Perishable Shippers Same-, Next-Day Direct-Store Delivery
DirectFresh enables shippers to transfer product from cold storage directly to a store or a WARP station (cross dock) within the same day without needing to work with a last-mile delivery service.
