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How to define a target market for logistics company
LoGo
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Every company needs to know their public, their necessities, pains, and wishes. In the logistics business, it wouldn’t be different. But how to do this? Today, we are going to help you with that by letting you know how you can define a target market for logistics companies by creating a persona. When you know that, all […]. O post How to define a target market for logistics company apareceu primeiro em Blog LoGo.
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Detention time continues to be a drag on drivers
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Detention frequency and length have increased over the past four years, with negative impacts on driver productivity, regulatory compliance and compensation, according to new ATRI study.
Sensor Robots Can Handle Hazardous Situations
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
The "Squishy Rotobt" is equipped with six cameras, GPS, and various interchangeable chemical, biological, and radiological sensors that deliver data and 360-degree videos in situations where human access can be difficult or unsafe.
Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?
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.
How to Choose the Right TMS for Your Company
Kuebix
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Choosing the right transportation management system for your company can seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. Whether you’re a first-time TMS buyer or a long-time user looking for an upgrade, all you need to do is arm yourself with the right questions to ask before starting your TMS search. […]. The post How to Choose the Right TMS for Your Company appeared first on Kuebix.
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Politics and Autonomous Trucks
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Autonomous trucks will be technologically feasible for operation on the interstate in three years? Will they be on the road? The politics are difficult. There are trade-offs involving safety, jobs, and consumer prices. Even if the autonomous vehicle industry can make a valid argument that their trucks are statistically safer, will voters and politicians respond rationally to an accident with fatalities?
What does FOB mean in shipping?
Freightquote
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
FOB stands for “free on board” or “freight on board” in shipping. It indicates when the liability and ownership of goods is transferred from a seller to a buyer. Get the full breakdown from Freightquote.
Thermo King looks to expand use of electric, solar power
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
The subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand Inc. continues to work with a variety of original equipment manufacturers to forge “new ground and relationships” and stay ahead of the technology adoption curve.
Order Fulfillment Mobile Robots Start to Deliver
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Excluding Amazon, more than 100,000 AMRs will have been deployed for order fulfillment by the end of 2020, and that more than 580,000 will be installed over the next five years.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.
How E-Commerce is Changing Returns
Kuebix
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
The growing popularity of e-commerce has led to exponential growth in number of returns. While they have always been an integral part of shopping, online orders are significantly increasing their presence in the retail and e-commerce industries. E-commerce platform Yotpo reported that 88% of fashion shoppers surveyed have returned fashion items purchased online in the […].
Trucking bankruptcies rising as fleets fail to adjust to changing market place
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
There’s a conundrum in the trucking industry that has leading executives asking themselves, “If the economy is so good, how come so many trucking companies are going out of business?” It’s a great question. Approximately 640 carriers went out of business in the first half of 2019, up from 175 for the same period last year and more than double the total number of trucking cessations all last year, according to Broughton Capital, a St.
5 Reasons Why 5G Adds Value to Your Supply Chain
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
5G connectivity will shape tomorrow’s fulfillment operations - nullifying latency, extending the cloud's reach, enabling real-time inventory status updates, supporting real-time analytics and more. It will provide at least ten times faster data transfer compared to 4G cellular networks. Event management of in-transit goods offers a great example of 5G’s value.
Integrating Customer Portals into End-to-End Supply Chain Processes
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
There have been many ways that companies have attempted to exchange data and information with their trading partners over the years. One more recent method is through online customer portals. While these portals are meant to replace the manual processing of faxes and emails, they create their own integration challenges. What are some of those. Read more Integrating Customer Portals into End-to-End Supply Chain Processes.
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
Advertiser: GEP
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.
California port trucking company replaces diesel fleet with CNG trucks
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Total Transportation Systems Inc. acquires 40 near-zero-emissions Volvo and Freightliner trucks spec’d with Cummins natural gas engines for ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Using Machine Learning to Improve Ergonomics in Warehouse Jobs
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
"Robots and humans could have an active collaboration, where a robot can say, 'I see that you are picking up these heavy objects from the top shelf and I think you may be doing that a lot of times. Let me help you.
The Biggest Supply Chain Challenge Facing the Food & Beverage Industry
Kuebix
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Rising Customer Expectations Present Biggest Challenge for the Food & Beverage Industry Changing consumer shopping habits and rising customer expectations are putting added pressure on the food and beverage industry. Shoppers are becoming used to having dozens of choices at their fingertips. Whether this is a choice between multiple flavors and varieties where there might […].
Masters of Logistics 28th: Find your digital direction
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Given the number of available and emerging digital solutions capable of transforming and improving logistics and supply chain operations, why are many firms still spinning their wheels instead of driving forward?
Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes
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
20 Things to Know about Supply Chain Digital Transformations
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
There are twenty things companies need to know if they are contemplating a digital supply chain transformation. One thing that is very important, is that they learn about a new set of solutions called Supply Chain Collaboration Networks. The post 20 Things to Know about Supply Chain Digital Transformations appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
Does marijuana prohibition have an impact on the driver pool?
Commercial Carrier Journal
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
The changing landscape nationally regarding marijuana laws could soon present conflicts in the trucking industry around employee-employer relations, says attorney Adam Dolan. However, a group consisting of major carriers refutes that point, and the U.S. DOT is advancing rules that tighten drug screening policies in the trucking industry.
Wilbanks Trucking to haul the 2019 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Wilbanks Trucking hauls oversized, overweight loads, making them a good fit to transport the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from New Mexico to Washington, DC.
California Contractor Ban Could Drive Owner-Operators Out of the Industry
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Owner-operator truck drivers, along with other independent contractors, could end up leaving California altogether if a new law goes into effect, as expected.
How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
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.
Dealing with Unsupported Network Design Software? There’s a Silver Lining
AIMMS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
It can be incredibly frustrating when the software you use to run your supply chain will become unsupported. This is happening with many on-premise solutions. Some tools may be acquired by competitors, who then incorporate them in a vastly more expensive package. The dilemma here often is: do I take the path of least resistance and upgrade to my current vendor’s costly new package, or do I risk running my business on a legacy solution a bit longer?
TruckerNation hours comment drive ongoing via social sites
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The TruckerNation organization has consulted with FMCSA toward making commenting on the FMCSA's hours proposal possible via dedicated posts on TruckerNation's Facebook pages, where interested drivers can grant the org. permission to file their commentary as a third party.
Dow Chemical Works on a Transactional Process Automation Strategy
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Robotic process automation (RPA) has gotten a good deal of attention. RPA is process automation software that is used to automate high volume, repeatable tasks. The process automation Dow is investigating and developing extends to higher level decisions for which robotic process automation is not well suited. What Dow is doing, however, is RPA taken to a whole other level.
The Mobile Supply Chain: Six trends to watch
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
As mobility continues to make its way into every link of the supply chain, here’s how our increasingly connected world is affecting operations outside of the warehouse’s four walls.
How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy
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
Women drivers speak out about detention study
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Fleet Owner talked with women drivers to get their insight into detention. Many of them did not agree with the report's results.
Getting Started with Data Analytics: Five Questions You Need to Ask
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
With the right strategy, data analytics can provide valuable visibility into your warehousing operations.
Landi Renzo Scores CNG Contract with LAX
NGT News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Landi Renzo USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Landi Renzo Group, has announced a new alternative fueling collaboration with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the airport authority that owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The collaboration involves the deployment of Ford F-250/350 vehicles fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG), which will be used to […].
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