Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

We are no longer just forecasting demand but also when trucks and factory machinery are likely to break down ( predictive maintenance ), the optimal amount of inventory to hold and where it should be held ( inventory optimization) , and labor forecasting in the warehouse. The computer is then presented with those images.

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Freightera

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Electric Trucks Are The Future, But How Close Is That Future? While passenger electric cars have seen widespread adoption, transitioning the freight industry to electric trucks has proven to be very challenging, for multiple reasons. Battery Weight and Size One of the most significant hurdles for electric freight trucks is the battery.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Linde Material Handling (MH) will be presenting its concentrated expertise to visitors at LogiMAT 2022 in several exhibition areas covering a total area of around 1,000 sq m. One example is the latest generation of IC engine-powered and electric counterbalanced trucks in the 2.0 load capacity range.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

“The challenges of our time cannot be met with just one answer: in addition to individual truck solutions for demanding tasks – which can be scaled and varied – less complex, smart truck solutions are increasingly being sought for simple applications. An entry-level truck – ready- made and quickly available.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. Autonomous Alternatives to Trucks and Vans On the other hand, we may see a divergence in the types of assets used in distribution fleets.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

A few weeks ago, I revisited the age-old driver shortage question (see Truck Driver Shortage: Getting Better, Worse, or No Problem at All? ). Speaking of data, let’s start with a basic question: How many truck drivers are there in the United States? Number of Truck Drivers: The ATA vs. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 12, 2025

For example, numerous ports are still severely congested today. In Antwerp, just in February, export truck gates got restricted, and the terminal temporarily stopped newly additional import and transshipment cargo. Gulf exporters that are shipping pretty much anywhere that goes via transshipment.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. How many more truck drivers are needed to balance demand for truck transportation with the supply of capacity?

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. The following tips should prove helpful in getting those truck running costs down. But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy?

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

For example, a one-day shutdown could see as many as 20,000 containers stuck on ships, unable to be unloaded, leading to cascading effects in the retail and manufacturing sectors. Alternative Trucking Routes: Explore trucking options that may bypass major ports and deliver goods directly to inland distribution centers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2018

Although we’ve become accustomed to long international flights, jam-packed public transportation and diesel trucks that only get 20 mpg, the future of transportation promises to change all of that and much more — and it’s closer than many people realize. Self-Driving Automobiles Self-driving automobiles are already here.

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Conger

MARCH 14, 2024

Are you familiar with forklifts but interested in learning about clamp trucks and what they can do? If you are involved in transporting materials such as hay, paper rolls, or other irregularly shaped items, a clamp truck could be the ideal solution. Table of Contents Toggle What is a Clamp Truck? Let’s dive in!

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Yale Lift Truck Technologies has added an order picker pallet truck to its line-up of flexible warehouse equipment. Warehouses are having to find ways to pick more orders, more efficiently, not least because the retail and eCommerce industries continue to boom,” says Monica Radavelli, Product Manager for Yale Lift Truck Technologies.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2017

As Maurice Conti has said in one of his presentations , we have arrived to the augmented era, in which Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing gains a new role. Michelin, for example, is helping truck fleet managers reduce fuel consumption and costs through their new hybrid product.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In intralogistics, this begins with the selection of the appropriate energy system for the drive of industrial trucks. However, the hydrogen required must be delivered by tanker truck. The post STILL presents energy system webinar appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. This, however, requires additional electricity.

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LandLink

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The federal government has proposed long-awaited changes to the hours-of-service rules that would increase truck drivers’ flexibility while on duty. Most in the logistics industry consider trucking deregulated. For example, a truck driver has 660 minutes (11 hours) of legal driving time during his or her 14-hour “on duty” time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

Data security at the edge also presents risks. Environmental factors present additional challenges. Examples of Real-World Applications Several logistics companies have already integrated edge computing into their operations in specific use cases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2024

For example, if you want to train a computer vision system to recognize a dog’s image, you will start by using humans to look at tens of thousands of images of animals. The computer is then presented with those images. For example, the WMS tells a floor associate to go to location AX32 and pick two cases.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2022

And with pride, Trinity Logistics presents its “Trinity Titan” award to three small fleets our Leadership was compelled to honor their dedication and grit hand in hand with our partnership.”. Each of the winners will be presented with a crystal award to commemorate their success and achievement with Trinity Logistics.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2022

And with pride, Trinity Logistics presents its “Trinity Titan” award to three small fleets our Leadership was compelled to honor their dedication and grit hand in hand with our partnership.”. Each of the winners will be presented with a crystal award to commemorate their success and achievement with Trinity Logistics.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. A good KPI dashboard can show you for example, the difference between planned and actual kilometers for each route.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Whether in packing a freight truck or tracking invoices, wasted time and resources can quickly eat into your margins. And in the example of invoices, the unwieldy process of cross-referencing and auditing means that fraud in the logistics business is all too common.

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Log-hub

AUGUST 14, 2024

Here are some real-life examples of successful supply chain optimization across various industries. Optimize Logistics: Walmart uses a network of strategically located distribution centers and employs cross-docking, where products are directly transferred from inbound to outbound trucks, reducing time and costs. Explore NEED SUPPORT?

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Women in Trucking

MAY 25, 2020

who addressed the topic in her presentation at the 2019 Accelerate! Show up by being present, engaged and committed. For example, about 14 percent of active Women In Trucking members are male, and five of the association’s board members are men. Conference & Expo. Ask about others’ experiences and share their own.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 23, 2015

For example, your contact may have quoted a new job at a certain rate, but the official documentation says otherwise. Another example may be stating that a truck is in transit when the GPS tracking shows that the truck is stagnant at a truck stop.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 30, 2022

So to help shed some light on the misconceived ideas for those just getting into project logistics, I reached out to industry colleagues and compiled a paraphrased shortlist of examples and explanations experienced over the last years. Not understanding that there is constant variable changes when moving project cargo. can all play a factor.

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Stord

MARCH 5, 2019

Retailers are hungry for supply chain innovation Attendees flocked to the innovation showcase stage presentations on Tuesday afternoon to hear companies give five-minute pitches. Roadie presented its “on-the-way” delivery service that uses extra space in passenger vehicles for flexible shipment options.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

STILL, the Hamburg-based intralogistics provider, is systematically expanding its service concept and will soon be offering fast and flexible on-site service for automated trucks. “With this in mind, maximising the availability of our products in customer applications is a high priority, for example through fast and flexible service.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Self-Driving Trucks: Closer and Closer to Reality. The first licenses for autonomous vehicles have been issued in Nevada , but the first round of vehicles requires a human driver to be present. These changes will be accelerated by the fact that decreasing numbers of applicants for truck driving positions are already pushing wages up.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Regardless of what markets do and what happens overall in the country, trucking and transportation collaboration remain an essential service. The top trucking influencers will remain a valuable source of information. According to the American Trucking Associations , “America’s trucking industry is the lifeblood of the U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Clark presents a completely newly developed electric low-lift pallet truck with lithium-ion technology (Li-Ion). The compactly designed pallet truck is extremely manoeuvrable and demonstrates its capabilities particularly when transporting heavy loads in goods distribution, production or in the warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Weisenberger’s presentation particularly interesting was that while Ms. With the visibility solution, the company is able to develop a plan for warehouse labor that insures when a load comes in, that workers are ready to unload the truck, or when an outbound truck is scheduled at a dock, the pallets are staged and ready to be loaded.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 17, 2024

superior technology, faster delivery times, eco-friendly vehicles) By presenting a clear description of your business, potential investors or partners can better understand how your company fits into the larger market. For example, the global courier and local delivery services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% through 2027.

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 27, 2022

With the driver shortage continuing to hurt trucking capacity while boosting its cost, many shippers are looking to rail transportation to move their products across the US. For example, Kanban’s distribution campus in Rocky Mount, NC is served by CSX rail and by the brand-new CSX Carolina Connector. What is rail siding?

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2018

It is quite a nebulous and fluid area of research at present,” he says. “It Take Malcom McLean and Keith Tantlinger, the American inventors of the intermodal container, for example. Take the path of a file being sent over the Internet, for example. It is important to note that we won’t see the benefits in a single wave.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Advances in truck platooning and autonomous vehicles, for example, are increasing safety and decreasing fuel cost and emissions, allowing carriers to offer more efficient and cost-effective service. However, when successfully contracted, carriers are in a position to offer better service than ever thanks to new technologies.

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