MercuryGate

MAY 21, 2024

When your Transportation Management System (TMS) is optimized, it can dramatically improve the way goods move from suppliers to customers. This efficiency level is critical for thriving and resiliency in any market conditions. Whether you are kicking the tires on a new TMS or looking to get more out of your current solution, conducting a technology ROI analysis can uncover insights into the strategic benefits of TMS investments and further drive return on your investment.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 21, 2024

Women In Trucking participated in the Federal Motor Carrier Association Our Roads, Our Safety® fair at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2024

With the windfall that came as a result of soaring cargo rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMA CGM and others ordered vessels that are now entering service.

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NGT News

MAY 21, 2024

The city of Dallas — America’s fourth-largest metro area — selected Ford’s commercial division, Ford Pro, to help move the Texas city’s climate goals forward, aiming to improve air quality through electrifying the city’s vehicle fleet by 2040. Ford Pro and the city of Dallas entered a 10-year agreement to grow and manage electric vehicle […] The post Dallas Selects Ford Pro to Advance Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure appeared first on NGT News.

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Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2024

Bringing technology into a warehouse — especially robotics — is no simple task. Kim Losey, chief growth officer with Rapid Robotics, discusses the right way to introduce innovation.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2024

President Marcos said the Philippines is seeking greater participation in global value chains and increased foreign direct investments to sustain economic growth.

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Stord

MAY 21, 2024

Exposition: Managing Your Orders By Hand When brands scale, oftentimes the supporting infrastructure is an afterthought - growth and delivering for the customer is rightfully front of mind. But as brands quickly scale, they add new tools on top of legacy systems, taking protocols that were effective when shipping 50 orders per month and bolting on other systems hoping they can all work seamlessly together when they hit hundreds of orders per day.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2024

By understanding the use cases best suited for each pallet material type, supply chain practitioners can make significant strides in sustainability while ensuring efficiency.

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Food Logistics

MAY 21, 2024

Penske Transportation Solutions and ForeFront Power formed a new joint venture named Penske Energy LLC, aiming to help commercial fleet operators plan, design, and deploy optimized EV charging infrastructure capabilities.

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Loginext

MAY 21, 2024

Meet 20 trailblazing mompreneurs who are redefining business across various industries. From technology to beauty, these inspiring women balance the demands of raising children with running successful enterprises. Learn how they achieve extraordinary success through innovation, leadership, and resilience, proving that motherhood and entrepreneurship can go hand in hand.

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Food Logistics

MAY 21, 2024

Trade Tech launched 3-Way e-Booking, a collaborative tool that connects the three stakeholders involved in each shipment—the shipper, the logistics provider and the ocean carrier.

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NGT News

MAY 21, 2024

AiLO Logistics, a major drayage carrier operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has placed a 100-truck order for Nikola Corporation’s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) from Tom’s Truck Centers, a member of the Nikola sales and service dealer network. Deliveries are scheduled for 2025. As part of AiLO’s ongoing efforts […] The post AiLO Logistics Orders 100 Hydrogen Fuel Cell EVs appeared first on NGT News.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2024

A $60 a barrel price cap on Russian oil imposed in December 2022 was designed to deprive insurance from a tanker transporting oil at above the price cap.

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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

The iconic TAETS venue in north Amsterdam will host the 9th edition of DELIVER Europe, the 4th at this site. The event has become well-established, with an American version launched last October in Las Vegas and an Asian event coming to Singapore next March. Stephane Tomczak, Founder and CEO, told Logistics Business that this year the regular themes of ecommerce, retail and last mile will be extended to encompass visibility, sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 21, 2024

Penske Transportation Solutions and ForeFront Power have formed a new joint venture named Penske Energy LLC. The new venture aims to help commercial fleet operators plan, design, and deploy optimized EV charging infrastructure capabilities that support and safeguard their operations. “Together, we will create synergies benefitting commercial fleet customers by leveraging Penske’s deep fleet expertise along with ForeFront Power’s infrastructure and renewable energy development expertise,” said Dr

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Ocado are a familiar name in grocery ecommerce in the UK, but now aim to challenge major warehouse systems integrators internationally. CEO Mark Richardson spoke to David Priestman. Ten communications per second between a warehouse robot and its operating software is impressive. Not only does that prevent collisions between the picking bots, it means that ‘appointments’ for each robot can be made for a specific tenth of a second.

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NGT News

MAY 21, 2024

PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) has expanded its electric-powered fleet across California. In the next several months, 50 Class 8 Tesla Semi trucks will operate out of its manufacturing and distribution facility in Fresno, and 75 Ford E-Transit electric vans will step-change the electrification of its equipment services fleet across the state.

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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

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2024

The companies established a joint venture holding company, Forward Computers Alliance Limited, to facilitate the acquisition from the Freight Software Group.

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NGT News

MAY 21, 2024

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) and Volvo Financial Services (VFS) have joined forces to form Volvo on Demand, a collaborative initiative to change and lead the industry in the Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) business model. Using 25 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks, Volvo on Demand was designed as a solution to simplify the acquisition and reduce […] The post Volvo on Demand Initiative Aims to Accelerate Battery Electric Vehicle Adoption appeared first on NGT News.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 21, 2024

Penske Transportation Solutions and ForeFront Power have formed a new joint venture named Penske Energy LLC. The new venture aims to help commercial fleet operators plan, design, and deploy optimized EV charging infrastructure capabilities that support and safeguard their operations. “Together, we will create synergies benefitting commercial fleet customers by leveraging Penske’s deep fleet expertise along with ForeFront Power’s infrastructure and renewable energy development expertise,” said Dr

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NGT News

MAY 21, 2024

Motiv Electric Trucks, manufacturer of medium-duty electric trucks and buses, has launched Argo, its first fully integrated cab-chassis design that significantly expands the number and type of vehicles and applications that can be electrified. Available in multiple configurations, Argo supports dock-height to lower-profile applications and a wider range of truck body lengths for work site […] The post Motiv’s New Argo Trucks Can Be Configured for Multiple Applications appeared first on NGT

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Freightos

MAY 21, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. More Resources Home May 21, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Many hands make light work, and the saying holds true for big logistics contracts. David Priestman met with a digital freight forwarder making this happen across Europe. David Nothacker is CEO and co-founder of Sennder, a Germany-headquartered company of 1000 employees and 11 European offices. The company’s forte is as a full truckload (FTL) third party logistics (3PL) broker for European road freight contracts.

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