Carter Logistics

JUNE 12, 2019

Blog Topics. The Shared Milkrun Mexico & Border Logistics. Importance of Weather Insights in Supply Chain Management. According to a report* by UCL Hazard Research Center, there were 16 weather-related events in 2017 in the United States alone that cost one billion dollars each. As your company has most likely experienced, the weather is a huge influencer in a supply chain’s strategy, performance, and bottom line.

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Truck News

JUNE 12, 2019

Demonizing the trucking company is a standard tactic of billboard advertisers who sue our industry. They seek to arouse the passion and prejudice against what they paint as the “big, bad trucking company.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 9, 2019

[00:20] Opening / Introduction. [00:51] Tell us about yourself and what you do in Panama. I was born and raised in Panama and manage a 3PL. My main role is to promote the hub that Panama offers to the world. [02:19] What was your first job in logistics? A relative of mine had a parcel company that got a contract with a multinational. He learned that he needed to serve a different area than he was in, so he called all his friends and family to help him launch.

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The Lean Thinker

JUNE 12, 2019

The common frustration in the weeks following a classic 5 day “kaizen event” (which go by many names) is that the follow-on actions are not completed, and the changes that were made erode quickly. Recently I have asked myself why it works so well during the actual workshop, and then fades so quickly afterwards. Mike Rother has a great graphic that starts this conversation: The question I am exploring today (and bringing you along as I reflect on it) is “Why do the ‘lean t

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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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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JUNE 11, 2019

Online sales are growing 15% a year. Unfortunately, eCommerce fulfillment costs are growing even faster at 18.8%, according to a recent study issued by Armstrong & Associates. We’re logisticians here, not accountants, but we’re pretty sure that when expenses grow faster than revenue, that’s a bad thing. The only answer is to attack the expense line.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 13, 2019

With larger ocean carrier container vessels, global growth in the container market and an effort to reduce truck traffic on the highway system, ports and regions are working together to provide container-on-barge and a proposed container-on-vessel service.

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The Lean Thinker

JUNE 13, 2019

This search question landed someone on my site yesterday, and I thought it would be a good one to try to answer specifically: why is lean manufacturing preferred to implement target condition as compared to target? In other words, what is the difference between a “target” and a “target condition?” Where this gets sticky is that there isn’t any canonical definition of either term.

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Kuebix

JUNE 12, 2019

Since humans began making and distributing products to one another, the structure of the supply chain has remained predominantly untouched. Raw materials flow in, are changed into a product and are then distributed and used until finally they are thrown away. This linear chain has been sufficient to keep economies churning, but a new, more […].

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Fleet Owner

JUNE 12, 2019

While some fleets are achieving more miles per gallon these days, the average MPG for studied fleets was at 7.28, which is better than the national fleet average of 5.91 MPG.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2019

The term supply chain control tower is being used more frequently. Some think it is being overused. What is a supply chain control tower? From my perspective it must be a holistic supply chain solution. What does that mean? For me, it means the following ten things. The post What is a Supply Chain Control Tower? appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 14, 2019

There were more than 415,000 large truck accidents in 2017 that killed 4,761 people, including more than 600 truck drivers.

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Overdrive Online

JUNE 11, 2019

FMCSA updates the ELD FAQ on its website with an official-unofficial alternative to paper logs as a backup for a malfunctioning ELD. And: with the AOBRD-to-ELD transition deadline coming in December, If you're still running the previous generation of device, what's your reasoning?

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Fleet Owner

JUNE 12, 2019

Two hours into a House subcommittee hearing on trucking, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) read off a list of issues a panel of industry officials, labor representatives, advocacy groups and law enforcement could not agree on.

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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 Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2019

The 2018 growth of the global warehouse automation market was a full 2 percent greater than my prior year’s forecast had projected. There weren’t any “big bang” acquisitions (like KION’s acquisition of Dematic in 2016), but there were a number of transactions that expanded the acquirer’s solution set or geographic presence. The post Status Update: Warehouse Automation Market appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 9, 2019

National Forklift Safety Day 2019 focuses on how companies can create a culture of safety.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2019

The logistics industry is under continuous transformation. From the past couple of years, we are constantly experiencing development in the industry, all thanks to the introduction of logistics trends to watch that we’ve read about ad nauseum such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and advanced robotics. On the other hand, there has been a.read More.

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Fleet Owner

JUNE 11, 2019

Disruptive technology allows carriers, shippers, and 3PLs to find the way and the will to meet today’s multiple, compounding challenges.

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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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Overdrive Online

JUNE 14, 2019

58-year-old Joe Jolly, following removal of a small spot of an aggressive type of skin cancer from his upper lip, offers a word of caution for younger drivers. Anything you can do to protect yourself from damaging ultraviolet radiation while trucking over the road today will pay dividends in later years. 58-year-old Joe Jolly, following removal of a small spot of an aggressive type of skin cancer from his upper lip, offers a word of caution for younger drivers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2019

So close, yet so far away. I actually can’t believe that I am not writing an intro to the news round-up about Boston sports and our monopoly on titles. Unfortunately, after a valiant run, and a decisive game 6 victory to force a game 7, the Bruins were unable to bring the Stanley Cup home. Of course, I just assumed Boston would win, as it is what our sports teams do these days.

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NGT News

JUNE 12, 2019

Several U.S. senators have reintroduced a bill requiring that excise taxes on liquefied natural gas (LNG) for marine transportation on inland waterways be levied at a rate consistent with energy output relative to diesel and gasoline. U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Todd Young, R-Ind., proposed the bipartisan Waterway LNG Parity Act […].

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Fleet Owner

JUNE 13, 2019

From oil changes to grease programs, your owner’s manual holds the key to maximizing your equipment’s performance. Here are three reasons you should read your owner’s manual today.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 14, 2019

Digital transformation is inevitable, and digital transformation within the supply chain has the potential to streamline operations, reduce costs, and offer a better work environment for employees. The result is improved customer service, but the real implications of supply chain analytics go much further. The proper use of supply chain analytics is crucial to digital.read More.

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Logistics Management

JUNE 13, 2019

The freight railroad sector is replete with many moving parts, including hauling various types of freight commodities and intermodal goods, as well as what is viewed as a very active regulatory environment. And there are other things, too, including technology, policy, the sector's role in the over all economy, among other things.

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NGT News

JUNE 10, 2019

Everfuel, Wrightbus, Ballard Power Systems, Hexagon Composites, Nel Hydrogen and Ryse Hydrogen are joining forces to form the H2Bus Consortium. The members are committed to deploying 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses, along with supporting infrastructure, in European cities at “commercially competitive rates”: a single-decker bus price below EUR 375,000, a hydrogen price between EUR […].

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Fleet Owner

JUNE 13, 2019

More shippers and carriers are choosing to work through third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) to manage business in this new, highly automated online, freight-matching, load-tracking marketplace.

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Overdrive Online

JUNE 13, 2019

Contrary to what some legacy e-log providers told us ahead of the mandate about updating then-current equipment to comply with the ELD spec, this small fleet safety director found that simple over-the-air software updates haven't been able to do the trick, for several reasons.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 12, 2019

The benefits of an over-the-road TMS are significant. The average shipper faces an approximate 6.4 million possible combinations for simply sending 1000 shipments. Augment this capability over parcel shipping, and the results are staggering. Furthermore, significant challenges exist in managing over-the-road freight, including the need to manage multi-driver relationships, consider cloud-computing capabilities, leverage data analytics,read More.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

JUNE 13, 2019

The best way to survive upheaval is to take part in it – an effort of self-preservation that at least creates an opportunity for a soft landing for its participants.

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