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Happening Now: Supreme Court ruling could strengthen freight carriers’ legal challenges

West Coast and California Logistics

According to FreightWaves , the U.S. Supreme Court has made a decision that could help freight carriers challenge regulations more easily. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court overturned the Chevron doctrine, a 40-year-old policy that required lower courts to always side with federal agencies when regulations were unclear.

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B2B commerce networks: The top 5 benefits of digitizing your supplier network.

Supply Chain Brain

Learn how a B2B commerce network is a critical pillar to enable business resiliency, agility, speed to market, and the achievement of your suppliers aligned with your sustainability objectives.

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Chatting With Your Supply Chain Software

Talking Logistics

Way back in 2013, in a post titled “Siri Comes to Enterprise Apps,” I wrote the following: Instead of manually executing tasks with a mouse or touch screen, why not speak them? We already see this in the consumer realm with smartphones, and in the warehouse too with voice picking technologies. It’s only a question. Read more The post Chatting With Your Supply Chain Software appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Strategies for E-Commerce Success: Optimizing Parcel Spend

Stord

In e-commerce your profitability is made by managing margins. Every step of the process that brings your product from creation to your consumers’ front-door can cut into those margins and reduce your profitability. A brand’s goal is to maximize order value and repeat purchase rate, while minimizing variable product and shipping costs, optimizing ad costs, and keeping overhead costs low.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Adventurous Team Driving: Melissa Eauclaire & Her Husband

Women in Trucking

Melissa Eauclaire loves being a team driver with her husband. Check out her story and advice for women looking to get into the industry.

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Should You Use a WMS or Mobile Robotic System to Optimize Work in in a DC?

Logistics Viewpoints

Locus Robotics Has Introduced a new Robot with a Heavier Payload Historically, a warehouse management system used slotting and waving functionality to optimize the work in a distribution center. Slotting improves picking efficiency by putting the most popular items in locations closer to the shipping docks and at a height on the rack that is easy for a picker to reach.

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Does Your Smart Transportation Strategy Measure Up?

MercuryGate

A smart transportation strategy leverages technology, data insights, hands-on learning, collaboration, and industry best practices. This article explores the concept of “smart transportation.” Further, it reveals how our approach to continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation ensures a transportation management solution that stays ahead of the class.

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AI in manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AI for manufacturers Using artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing can significantly improve productivity, reduce equipment failure, increase production efficiency and help identify new business opportunities. The use and discussion of AI has become common. A 2023 survey by McKinsey reported that 79 percent of all respondents had at least some exposure to gen AI, either for work or outside of work.

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Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics in Logistics

Blue Grace Logistics

Whitepaper Download Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics in Logistics Thank you for your interest in our whitepaper! Be sure to click the download button at the top right of the window below to save the PDF. For further insights or to connect with a BlueGrace logistics expert, click here to contact us today.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

In early spring of 1999 I was sitting in a classroom at Boeing with a couple of dozen other employees. Everyone with a “management” job code was being sent to this session over a few weeks’ time. The topic was a major new direction for the company. From this point forward, management was to use “shareholder value” as the primary consideration for decisions.

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The CRO Perspective: Growing FreightTech Sales with Ryan Sullivan

The Logistics of Logistics

Ryan Sullivan and Joe Lynch discuss the CRO perspective – growing freighttech sales. Ryan is the CEO and Founder of Ratchet Ventures , a fractional CRO firm specializing in the logistics and freighttech space. Summary: The CRO Perspective: Growing FreightTech Sales In this podcast, Ryan Sullivan, Founder of Ratchet Ventures and an experienced Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), shares his insights on growing sales in the freight tech and logistics industry.

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State of Logistics Report 2024

Supply Chain and Logistics

The 2024 State of Logistics Report outlines a decrease in US logistics costs and a shift toward asset-heavy 3PL strategies.

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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q2 2024)

Talking Logistics

We’ve crossed the halfway mark of 2024. Is that a danger sign on the road ahead or one announcing better days around the bend? Is the glass we’re holding half full or half empty? Either way, let’s raise it up and give a toast for making it to another day. As you can see from. Read more The post Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q2 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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Nurturing Career Growth in the New Era of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

The supply chain discipline has become a C-suite concern that drives competitive advantage and customer excellence — one that requires expansive leadership skills and technical prowess.

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FMCSA's confusing excuse for not enforcing 'commercial' regs

Overdrive Online

FMCSA has been citing a judge's 2019 decision as blocking its ability to penalize bad actors among brokers and carriers for so-called "commercial" violations, but now they seem to admit that's not true.

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Detention and Demurrage claims are rolling in

Supply Chain and Logistics

Samsung Electronics America fights excessive and undocumented shipping bills, aided by new rules for transparency and documentation.

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HMM Listed as a Controlled Carrier After FMC Decision

MTS Logistics

South Korea-based Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is now a controlled carrier, per the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). HMM is the latest shipping line to be added to the list. The FMC made the addition to its controlled carrier list due to HMM’s close connections and collaboration with the government of South Korea. Being named a “controlled carrier” means that the Federal Maritime Commission, which regulates the shipping industry as it pertains to the United States, has deter

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How to Prepare for Proposed New Tariffs in 2025

The global trade landscape is shifting. If President Trump’s proposed tariffs come into effect, they will impact your logistics in significant ways. Our free guide provides essential insights for consumer brands and manufacturers. It is crucial to understand what these challenges mean for your logistics operations, and more importantly, how to prepare.

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How RFID and 2D Tags Will Drive Supply Chain Innovation

Supply Chain Brain

As retail operations become increasingly complex, the need arises for serialized data capture. That’s where tools like the 2D barcode and radio frequency identification come into play.

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Supreme Court 'Chevron deference,' 'Comer Post' decisions: Trucking impact

Overdrive Online

Conservative court activists and business interests celebrate dealing a blow to federal agencies' power to regulate businesses. What does the end of so-called "Chevron deference" to regulators mean for FMCSA and EPA?

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Peterbilt powered by Cummins' X15N natural gas engine

Commercial Carrier Journal

Cummins' X15N natural gas engine is its latest, greatest and biggest natural gas engine.

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Construction Begins on Battery Cell Manufacturing Plant in Mississippi

NGT News

Amplify Cell Technologies, a joint venture between Accelera, Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC and PACCAR, recently broke ground at its new battery cell manufacturing plant in Marshall County, Mississippi. The 500-acre site will be home to a two-million-square-foot, energy-efficient facility with an annual manufacturing capacity of 21-gigawatt hours (GWh) for the production of […] The post Construction Begins on Battery Cell Manufacturing Plant in Mississippi appeared first on NGT

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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The U.S.-China Trade War Heats Up, And Businesses Move to Adjust

Supply Chain Brain

The “quiet” trade war that has been underway between the U.S. and China for a few years now is getting louder.

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Truckers caution against use of roadside data in safety ratings

Overdrive Online

Since the CSA SMS came into play a decade and a half ago, it's been on the FMCSA's wish list to use roadside data to determine a safety rating. The effort to revamp the rating process generated pushback from carriers in this recent public session.

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Most truck drivers expect to make the same or money this year versus last

Commercial Carrier Journal

Company drivers were far more optimistic about their year-end earnings than leased owner operators.

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The State of the Supply Chain in 2024 and How Software Can Help Minimize Rising Costs

MTS Logistics

Around this time last year, it appeared as though the “normalization” of the supply chain was set to continue post-Covid. However, since the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea began in October 2023, geopolitical tensions and operational disruptions have caused freight rates to further their climb. More than sixty vessels have been targeted by rebels through missile and drone strikes.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Watch: GenAI Challenges Traditional Thinking on Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Brain

Some assumptions and beliefs about the contribution that generative AI will make to supply chains are misplaced, says Dana Stiffler, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner.

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'Outlaw' the carrier lease-purchase model: FMCSA task force chair

Overdrive Online

FMCSA's Truck Leasing Task Force chairman Steve Rush is not the only member whose mind seems made up on the future of the carrier lease-purchase. The next task force meeting, July 18, takes up opportunity in "equitable leasing agreements.

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Estes Express Lines creates on-time pickup application to show real-time pickup milestones and data

Commercial Carrier Journal

Since introducing the Pickup Visibility application, the company has seen a 36% phone call/email decrease for tracking pickup cases.

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