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The Future of Freight and How Brokers Fit In

GlobalTranz

The first licenses for autonomous vehicles have been issued in Nevada , but the first round of vehicles requires a human driver to be present. The financial incentives to invest heavily in this technology are present. Fortunately for drivers, this will likely be the case for years to come.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

The executives surveyed identified these positions as those they believe currently most affected and that they expect will present even more severe staffing difficulties by 2020. Averting this outcome depends upon business leaders and government policymakers to actually implement measures to reverse the present trend. Skills Shortages.

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Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain: A Full Guide

Logistics Bureau

Examples of Vertical Integration To illustrate these drivers a bit more comprehensively, let’s look at a few examples of companies that have either started out with a vertically integrated structure, or have become more vertical via mergers or acquisitions. Armor Holdings makes armoured cars and bullet-proof vests.

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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Talking Logistics

We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006. Here are a few examples of factors that can influence your strategy. For example, ask your asset carriers what lanes they need and how much volume to increase their yield. Find the right mix of asset providers.

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Exadis Migrates ERP to the Cloud

Logistics Business Magazine

Founded in 2006, Exadis underwent a capital reconstruction in 2019 with the entry of Mobivia Group (44.25%) alongside Renault Group (44.25%) and Groupement des Concessionnaires Renault, GCR (11.5%) present since 2016. “A first salvo of investments was made in 2022,” explains Romain Hourné, Exadis IT director.

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Linde prepares to launch new-generation electric forklifts

Logistics Business Magazine

The German industrial trade fair held in Hanover in March 1971 saw the beginning of what has developed into a 50-year success story: Back then, Linde MH presented its first electric forklift truck. Conductor rails replaced long cable lines and ensured lower energy consumption in the new Linde E14 to E20 models from 2006.

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

For example, wearables measuring the number of steps, heart rate and calorie consumption can virtually eliminate on-the-job cardiac events, reports the Inventory & Supply Chain Optimization Blog. While this idea seemed ground-breaking in 2006, it has become a commonplace aspect of nearly all Walmart locations.