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Rail & Intermodal
Biden-Harris Final Rule on Train Crew Size Safety Requirements to Improve Rail Safety
The new rule enhances safety in the rail industry by generally requiring and emphasizing the importance and necessity of a second crewmember on all trains.
Rail & Intermodal
Demurrage Management Solution for Rail Shippers
Trucking
North American Transborder Freight Down 0.1% in December 2023
Rail & Intermodal
Rail Operations Will Become Critical Concern: Study
Supply Chain Visibility
Manifest 2024: Automation, Robotics and Puppies, Oh My
3PL/4PL
Container Management & Visibility Platform Saves Customers Tens of Millions
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Warehousing
Nominations Close June 7 for 2024 Women in Supply Chain Award
This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Submissions close June 7!
Webinars
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain
June 4, 2024
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Register now to hear from experts about the State of Today’s Supply Chains through topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Generative AI, Automation, Electrification, Company Culture and more.
Risk/Compliance
Mitigating Supply Chains: More Than Just Table-Stakes
Not being able to see ahead and predict and plan accordingly is what sometimes plagues many of today’s supply chain companies. Here’s why mitigating supply chain threats is of utmost importance heading into 2024.
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Worker Safety
Norfolk Southern, BLET, SMART-TD to Launch Pilot Railroad Safety Program
Under the one-year C3RS pilot, covered NS employees can report safety concerns with the certainty that such reports will not result in discipline.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
North American Transborder Freight up 3.5% from 2022
Transborder freight between the United States and North American countries Canada and Mexico is up 3.5% in 2023 from 2022, according to statistics presented by U.S. Department of Transportation.
Supply Chain Visibility
2024: the Year of the Rabbit
Here’s to a Year of Longevity, Peace and Prosperity. Here’s to a Year of Rebuilding Supply Chains and Embracing New Relationships. Here’s to Hope.
Rail & Intermodal
Intermodal Rail, Zero-Emission Drayage Vehicles to Reduce Freight Emissions
Intermodal rail combined with zero-emission drayage vehicles are capable of reducing freight emissions, according to new research by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE).
Cold Chain
Nominations Open for 2024 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award
NEW THIS YEAR, this award recognizes Top 100 influential individuals in four distinct categories within the cold chain space, whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.
Rail & Intermodal
J.B. Hunt, BNSF Develop Intermodal Service for Service-Sensitive Highway Freight
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and BNSF Railway launched Quantum, a breakthrough intermodal service that accommodates the service-sensitive highway freight needs of customer supply chains.
Rail & Intermodal
Rail AI Technology to Address Day-to-Day Rail Operations
RAILTRAC.ai aims to develop advanced tools and capabilities for customers in critical areas such as railcar repair and compliance, rail shipment management, and switch, load, and shipping operations.
Fleet Management
Alexis Asks: Closures, Challenges and Changes Signal a 'Freight Recession'
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. With multiple closures of shippers and brokerages, and more expected, is this proof of a 'freight recession'?
Rail & Intermodal
AI Train Inspection Technology to Enhance Rail Safety
Digital Train Inspection Portals are designed to enhance rail safety across the company's 22-state network.
Rail & Intermodal
Fleet Reporting Tool Provides Deeper Fleet Insights
Reporting & Analytics is a new comprehensive fleet reporting tool that synthesizes asset location, health, and repair data to provide deeper fleet insights.
Rail & Intermodal
Railcar Location Tracking Technology
Industrial Networks LLC (INet) released the SMRTag system, which fully automates railcar inventory collection for industrial railyards.
Regulations
Alexis Asks: Sugarflation and the Future of the Holiday Season
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. With the sugar shortage on the rise and the holidays fast approaching, the supply chain is bracing for impact in the wake of demand.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Uptick in Cargo Movement from China to Russia Impacts Freight Industry
Despite recent declines in shipping rates, operators providing container shipping services are pressing forward with their expansion plans on the China-Russia trade lane.
Rail & Intermodal
Omni Transloading and Logistics Creates Direct Rail-to-Truck Transloading Service
Omni Bulk Services, Inc. is a natural extension to its parent company serving marine, rail, and truck transloading of bulk chemicals, foods, and gases.
Rail & Intermodal
Ultra-Low Emission Trailer Refrigeration Unit for Cargo Rail and Intermodal
Thermo King introduced the Advancer S-DRC slimline rail unit for cargo rail and intermodal applications, which meets CARB Ultra-Low Emission Transport Refrigeration Unit emissions standards.
Transportation
State of Transportation: In the Driver’s Seat and Bracing for Impact
Sometimes even the most cutting-edge technology can’t predict what’s going to happen next in the transportation industry. That’s why trucking and transportation sectors are bracing for impact and in the driver’s seat for what’s ahead.
Transportation
Supply Chains Brace for Impact
Lately, the disruptions have become more… disruptive and less predictive. They’re becoming annoying and cumbersome. They’re impacting companies and consumers alike. They’re creating ripple effects from farm to fork, and the repercussions are endless.
Transportation
White House Claims Normalization of Supply Chains is Happening. Let’s Review.
Regardless of supply chain visibility – or sometimes lack thereof -- normalized supply chains are here.
Trucking
How TMSA Truly Elevates Supply Chain Relationships
It didn’t matter that some sessions didn't apply to me. For me, it was about relationship building. It was about networking. It was about learning.
Fleet Management
A Logistics Jam Session: Transformations in Transportation Procurement
June 28, 2023
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Join DAT and The J.M. Smucker Company for a current state of freight discussion focused on transformations in transportation procurement and management.
Rail & Intermodal
From Improving the Rail Customer Experience to Transforming Freight Rail
The reality is that freight rail cannot wait for the long overdue investments necessary to deliver the broadband capacity it needs to meet its latent demand now and in the future.
Supply Chain Visibility
Supply Chain Disruptions to Continue Well Into 2023
Mirko Woitzik, global director, intelligence solutions at Everstream Analytics, details why supply chain disruptions will continue in 2023, impacting industries in logistics, manufacturing processes, raw material and labor supply.
Supply Chain Visibility
2023 Will See a Continued State of Supply Chain Instability
Troy Prothero, SVP, product management, supply chain solutions, SymphonyAI Retail CPG, details how changes in purchasing and consumption patterns to inflation and geopolitical events continue to create a perfect storm for supply chain disruption.
Emerging Technologies
Integrated Technology Key to Successful Operations
Jennifer Karpus-Romain, executive director for Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA), details why integrating technology is valuable to a company’s operations.
Supply Chain Visibility
Why Congress Needs to Act Now to Avoid Future Supply Chain Disruptions
Tom Madrecki, VP of supply chain and logistics for Consumer Brands Association, details why government needs to play a bigger role in investing in manufacturing, addressing key gaps and supporting infrastructure.
Rail & Intermodal
eBill of Lading Simplifies North American Freight Rail Shipping
TransmetriQ’s eBOL automatically converts key shipping data into language and formats necessary to initiate rail shipments.
Software & Technology
From Normal to New Normal to Normalish
Disruptions have always been a part of supply chains. Bottlenecks of many kinds like natural disasters, roadblocks and other unforeseen circumstances aren’t anything new. They didn’t just crop up when the pandemic hit. It’s called life.
Rail & Intermodal
4 Food Shipping Trends That Emerged in 2022
Excess inventory has now put many businesses in delicate positions. Unloading that extra product is impacting every aspect of the freight industry. Here are some of the biggest takeaways.
Transportation
The State of a “Normal” Supply Chain
Industry experts offer hope to a return to normalcy in the supply chain space, but it will be a new normal of sorts and be quite the bumpy ride in getting there.
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.