FreightWaves SONAR
AUGUST 13, 2024
Photo by Jim Allen Post-COVID, everyone is looking for a differentiator. SONAR has been proven time and time again to help transportation providers gain access to knowledge and market insights they may not otherwise have. Whether you are looking to gain more customers, increase your company revenue size or add more trailers to your fleet, SONAR has information and data to help you with these decisions.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 13, 2024
This July 2024, we published a report that tracks the progress that has been made in implementing the key features of Industrie 4.0, both in the process and discrete industries. The three steps in realizing the vision are 1) flexible, reconfigurable plant; 2) global manufacturing networks of flexible, configurable plants; 3) the integration of the previous step with digital, certified, encrypted product definitions.
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Talking Logistics
AUGUST 13, 2024
Nortera, a leading manufacturer of frozen and canned vegetables in North America, was struggling to maintain a complex logistics network with decentralized data and intensive manual processes. Additionally, burdened by insufficient visibility into logistics operations and a lack of coordinated strategy, the company was lagging behind the rest of the industry.
NGT News
AUGUST 13, 2024
Mack Trucks and Kriete Truck Centers, a commercial truck and equipment dealer with 10 locations across Wisconsin, recently delivered a Mack MD Electric vehicle — the first to operate in the state — to ABC Supply Co. Inc. during a handover event at the company’s National Fleet Center in Beloit, Wis. This is the first […] The post ABC Supply Adds Mack MD Electric as Its First Medium-Duty EV appeared first on NGT News.
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea
Women in Trucking
AUGUST 13, 2024
When the Peterbilt truck plant in Denton, TX opened in 1980, it was originally designed to manufacture only 16 trucks a day. Fast-forward today, and the factory is able to produce more than ten times the original amount or trucks each day. It’s what one might call a well-oiled machine – and five members of the Women In Trucking Association’s (WIT) staff team experienced it first-hand earlier this year prior to a board of directors meeting in February.
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Commercial Carrier Journal
AUGUST 13, 2024
This week Saia christened its first facility in the state of Wyoming and next week will open a second.
Loginext
AUGUST 13, 2024
On-demand delivery can revolutionize your business. Learn how it boosts customer satisfaction, increases revenue, improves efficiency, offers scalability, and enhances brand visibility. Explore why integrating it is a smart move. The post 5 Ways On-Demand Delivery Service Can Transform Your Business appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 13, 2024
The Department of Transportation's FLOW initiative was first launched in 2022 as a response to disruptions brought on by the pandemic.
MercuryGate
AUGUST 13, 2024
By utilizing advanced technology and data analytics, MercuryGate provides users with real-time tracking and monitoring capabilities to make informed decisions at every stage of the transportation process. The post The Dual Power of Visibility and Supply Chain Execution appeared first on MercuryGate International.
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 13, 2024
Negotiation is an intricate dance of strategy, psychology and skill. Success often hinges on the ability to balance confidence with a strategic mindset.
Women in Trucking
AUGUST 13, 2024
New statistics show that there is only one parking space for every 11 trucks on the road – which has resulted in deadly consequences for road users across the United States. In July 2023, on Interstate 70 near St. Louis, MO, a professional truck driver had to stop for the night or risk violating federal Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. Since the Illinois rest area he was at was full, he parked on the wide shoulder of the exit ramp leading to it – a common practice for truck drivers.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 13, 2024
The new facility will serve more than 100 DICK's Sporting Goods brick-and-mortar stores across a handful of states.
NGT News
AUGUST 13, 2024
Hexagon Agility, a subsidiary of Hexagon Composites, has received orders for renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel systems from a major refuse fleet in North America. The orders have a total value of $18.7 million (approximately 203 million Norwegian krones). “We are proud to enable this refuse fleet to achieve cost-effective, carbon-negative transportation without compromising their […] The post Hexagon Agility Receives $18.7M in RNG Fuel System Orders from Refuse Fleet appeared first on
Advertiser: GEP
Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.
Locus
AUGUST 13, 2024
The number of warehouses is growing rapidly, with enterprises increasingly investing in warehouse space. A recent study predicts that the number of warehouses globally will rise from 151,000 in 2020 to 180,000 by 2025. In addition to this increase, there’s an emerging trend of converting retail spaces into mini warehouses. For example, Walmart recently decided to convert sections of their stores into mini warehouses.
NGT News
AUGUST 13, 2024
Solaris Bus & Coach recently signed a contract to supply eight articulated hydrogen buses to the French city of Belfort. These 18-meter buses will be equipped with a state-of-the-art hydrogen system and will be delivered in the second half of 2025. The Urbino 18 vehicles were purchased by the public entity SMTC (Le Syndicat Mixte […] The post Solaris Will Supply Eight Articulated Hydrogen Buses to French City appeared first on NGT News.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 13, 2024
Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, this year’s event welcomes 7,500 attendees from over 2,000 organizations.
Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 13, 2024
Jess O’Dwyer (pictured), Pocketalk General Manager Europe, explains why embracing diversity can unlock access to talent. The surge in online shopping has significantly fuelled the growth of the logistics sector and increased the demand for workers. To meet this demand, the industry has come to heavily rely on foreign talent. Research by Prologis UK indicates that in 2023, 12% of logistics, warehousing, and supply chain workers in the UK were non-native English speakers.
Speaker: Paul Heller
Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro
NGT News
AUGUST 13, 2024
Ten American Cancer Society Hope Lodge communities now have an easy, reliable and trustworthy electric vehicle transportation solution for cancer patients and caregivers, thanks to a partnership by Chevrolet, Qmerit and Schneider Electric. Over the past 10 months, the partners collaborated with the American Cancer Society to provide 11 Chevy Bolt EVs and onsite charging […] The post Partnership Electrifies Hope Lodge Communities in Service Against Cancer appeared first on NGT News.
Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 13, 2024
IDS Imaging Development Systems introduces a new 3D camera in the Ensenso product line. With its compact, industrial-grade design and the combination of a very short working distance and a large field of view, the Ensenso B is particularly suitable for bin picking applications. Thanks to its high depth of field, it is able to capture objects over a large area and to localize all parts in a container at once, for example.
Truck News
AUGUST 13, 2024
I got my first commercial truck licence in 1988.
Freightera
AUGUST 13, 2024
The Best Practices to Help You Choose the Best Freight Shipping Solution As a business shipper, you need a reliable and efficient solution that you could use to ship freight internally, to and from your business partners and suppliers, or to your customers. We get it, and we’d want nothing less ourselves. And with various options available, from traditional carriers to automated online platforms, it can be challenging to decide which solution would best fit your needs.
Advertiser: GEP
AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now. 30% of businesses have invested in AI. Another 57% will do it in the next 12 months*. From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. But here’s the secret: success will only come from strong human-AI collaboration, reveals this new new Economist Impact report.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 13, 2024
Houthi rebels have not claimed responsibility for the attacks, but have targeted at least 70 other ships in the Red Sea since October of 2023.
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