What does 'the messy middle' really mean?
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
If fleets keep in mind that there is no one right answer to the issue of decarbonization, they will be more willing to jump into the middle—even if it is messy.
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Top Five Transportation Trends
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. Last week, I gave the keynote presentation at the Dangerous Goods Symposium , sponsored by LabelMaster and the DG Exchange. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint.
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Steering the Next Generation Toward Careers in Trucking
Food Logistics
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Attracting young people into professional trucking careers has become a five-alarm fire situation. Learn more at this week's International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)'s Distribution Solutions Conference.
Fulfillment Outsourcing: 10 Questions to Ask a Fulfillment Center Operator
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Your choice of a fulfillment center partner is one of the most critical choices you will make. But what are the questions to ask a fulfillment center operator? Many fulfillment RFPs regurgitate the same tired questions and fail to get at the core issues. To help prevent this from happening to you, here are questions you might want to consider tossing into your 3PL fulfillment RFP – or into the follow-up conversations you’ll have with your short list of finalists.
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.
Video: How warehouse slotting can improve efficiency
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Looking to improve the efficiency of your warehousing operations? You may want to pay closer attention to warehouse slotting. Slotting in the warehouse refers to the placement of products to reflect their velocity and to reduce travel time by order pickers.
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Bad brakes, false logs were most common 2022 Roadcheck violations
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
CVSA’s International Roadcheck put around 12,000 trucks and 4,000 drivers out of service during the North American safety blitz. Brake systems and tires were cited the most on vehicles, while false logs and wrong license class took out the most drivers.
10 questions to ask an outside service provider
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
If you're going to trust an outside service provider with your equipment, make sure you're asking them these questions.
How to Calculate Beginning Inventory and Why You Should Track It
Ship Monk
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
There are a lot of accounting terms thrown around when describing eCommerce inventory: merchandise inventory , WIP inventory , ending inventory , and beginning inventory to name just a few. Unless you’re a CPA, the differences are subtle and can be confusing. Even though you don’t need an accounting degree to run an eCommerce business, it is helpful to know a few important terms, like beginning inventory, and understand why you should track it.
Will Cloud Computing in Logistics Replace On-Premises Systems for Good?
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Cloud computing has spurred a revolution in private and business applications over the past decade. Today, data and software programs can be saved or run in any data processing center in the world. Everything is operated via the internet, completely independent of the location or device. Cloud computing has made installation, administration, and updates significantly easier and has thereby laid the foundation for Software as a Service (SaaS).
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.
The TraylorTranspo Story with Brittany Traylor
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Brittany Traylor and Joe Lynch discuss the TraylorTranspo story. Brittany is the CEO of TraylorTranspo LLC , an asset light brokerage that specializes in power-only moves, which typically means the carrier provides the tractor and the shipper provides the trailer. About Brittany Traylor. Brittany Traylor is the Founder and CEO of TraylorTranspo, an asset-based freight brokerage that streamlines the logistics function and delivers a superior customer experience using consumer-grade freight tech (
Lowering the Minimum Age of Interstate Truck Drivers to 18
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law in the US last year includes funding for setting up an apprenticeship pilot program for commercial driver’s license holders under the age of 21 to operate in interstate commerce. Last December, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are. Read more Lowering the Minimum Age of Interstate Truck Drivers to 18.
Frictionless Freight Forwarding: the Future is Now - Magaya | Logistics Software Solutions | Digital Freight Platform
Logistics Brief Submitted Articles
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Sure, you can call frictionless a buzzword. It’s made its share of headlines in the business world. But is it also buzz-worthy? Without a doubt.
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Highlights Benefits, Challenges of Trucking Industry
Food Logistics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
67% of truck driver surveyed agree that they feel their job is appreciated, yet 83% experience daily challenges with recent increases in fuel prices.
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.
Ocean Freight Survival Guide with Nathan Strang
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Nathan Strang and Joe Lynch discuss the challenging shipping environment and why shippers need an ocean freight survival guide. Nathan is the Director of Ocean Trade Lane Management at Flexport , the operating system for global trade. About Nathan Strang. Nathan Strang is the Director of Ocean Trade Lane Management at Flexport where he actively fights global logistics chaos.
5 Things a Transportation Management System Can’t Do
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Think of everything that is happening outside the four walls of any shipper, manufacturer, or distributor. A transportation management system (TMS) acts as the information hub for all things transport related, as well as the software that handles rating, mode and carrier selection, tendering, track and trace, and freight auditing. Logistics service providers (LSPs) also.
Feds dodging US-flag ship cargo rules, GAO reveals
Supply Chain and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The General Accounting Office (GAO), the branch of the US government that audits agencies, has found that the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has not been following the Jones Act rules for cabotage.
Is low code the future of software development?
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Recently the big term on everyone’s lips is this low code concept and I must admit it piqued my interest – even as a test analyst. With the growing advent of digital technologies, it seems to have become impossible for manufacturing and distribution businesses to chart their success in the absence of applications supporting their internal and external functions and code for the future.
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
3 Freight Trends to Watch with Ryan Schreiber
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Ryan Schreiber and Joe Lynch discuss 3 freight trends to watch. Ryan is the Vice President, Industry and Growth at Metafora , previously “CarrierDirect”, which is the leading business consulting and software development firm that exclusively serves the Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain space. About Ryan Schreiber. Ryan Schreiber is the Vice President, Industry and Growth, at Metafora in Chicago.
Overdrive's Pride & Polish virtual truck show voting now open
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Overdrive readers can now vote to determine the finalists in each of seven categories -- Working Bobtail, 2014 & Older; Working Bobtail, 2015 & Newer; Working Combo, 2011 & Older; Working Combo, 2012 & Newer; Antique; Interior; and Limited Mileage.
IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator comes in for further criticism
Supply Chain and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
A critique of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) which comes into effect January 1, 2023. The CII assigns a rating to ships based on their carbon efficiency.
Building Digital Resilience With Supply Chain 5.0
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Some visionaries are predicting a Fifth Industrial Revolution: a reconciliation between humans and machines. This is what Supply Chain 5.0 speculates.
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.
Rail strike would be 'polar vortex-level shock" to freight market
Commercial Carrier Journal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
A looming railroad strike could have a historically significant impact on the U.S. economy and will influence every on-highway transport mode to some degree.
Top Reasons to Appreciate Truck Drivers
Blue Grace Logistics
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
In honor of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week , we’re taking a moment to show our gratitude and pay respect to all the professional truck drivers for all that they do. Life just wouldn’t be the same without them. What’s in the article: How the economy relies on Truck Drivers. Sacrifices Truck Drivers and their families Make. Risks associated with being a Truck Driver.
Monopolist gatekeepers keeping warehouse power in the shade
Supply Chain and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
In the UK, using warehouse roofs for solar power could produce over 13 trillion watt-hours of energy. Even one-third of this would fulfill the UK’s commitment for 2030.
U.S. Railroad Workers Prepare for Strike as Rail Companies See Record Profits
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
A strike — the first since 1992 —. could cost the U.S. economy $2bn a day, according to a recently issued Association of American Railroads report, and workers say they will quit an industry already facing staff shortages.
The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization
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Diesel tech students maximize opportunity in starving industry
Commercial Carrier Journal
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
With smartphones in hand, aspiring diesel technicians are quickly finding their best opportunities online in a hot market clamoring for their attention, but wrenching skills for some compared to rookie techs tens years ago may be lacking.
2022 Pride and Polish Voting
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Dozens of owners submitted photos that make up 77 entries in one or more of seven categories: two each in Working Bobtail and Working Combo; Antique; Interior; and Limited Mileage/Builders. Cast your vote in each category for your favorites now.
Ask Not What Will Happen In the Transportation Market Next Year
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
What do you think is going to happen in the transportation market next year? I get asked that question a lot this time of the year. It happened at dinner this past Monday night at the Deliver 2022 conference. My answer is always the same: I have no idea. Neither does anybody else, at least. Read more Ask Not What Will Happen In the Transportation Market Next Year.
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