Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 2, 2022

The author, Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC. There is no doubt that autonomous trucks will change the face of logistics. What kind of trucks will they be? When will we see autonomous trucks on the road? TORC is an autonomous truck company and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck.

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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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The Lean Thinker

MAY 28, 2020

After yesterday’s post about trucks crashing into the famous 11foot8 bridge and mistake proofing, I got the feeling I should drive home my key point that the problem isn’t with the driver, it is with the environment. “Making an example of someone” might well work for a group for a short time.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2023

Multimodal transport, also known as combined transport, is a transport system that involves the movement of goods using multiple modes of transport such as trucks, rail, air and ships. For example, after a cargo shipment starts by road, it can continue by sea or air. Some common examples include: 1. Truck-Railroad.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2024

I might tell Alexa, for example, “Play the station Smooth Jazz!” If there was a heat wave in the southwest, a logistics manager might say, “Joule, show me every refrigerated truck shipment in Arizona today!” Most of the new in-context GenAI solutions have been pre-trained on 200,000 pages of SAP’s training and technical documents.

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

As the ML process trains on data, it is then possible to produce more precise models based on that data. AI and ML in production control ML models trained on operational data from an ERP can help achieve significant benefits in key operational metrics like throughput, and OEE. Select the right tool.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Teams are constrained by their physical resources, like trucks, inventory, and labor capacities, as they seek to resolve a disruption. A team of interactive, AI-enabled optimization engines, or agents, are trained in specific logistics tasks like order prioritization, warehouse picking or load-building.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

For example, when shipping produce, it is essential to keep the product at a certain temperature throughout the supply chain, so by installing sensors on the container of fruit or vegetables, both the seller and buyer can ensure the load maintains a proper temperature while in transit. Along the Rail. The Last Mile.

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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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United World Transporation

JULY 11, 2019

Being a professional truck driver comes with a stigma: that truck driving is not a wise or good long-term career choice. But there are some key statistics that support truck driving as being a wise career choice where an individual can achieve long-term success. Top 3 Statistics that Support A Truck Driving Career.

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Now, That's Logistics

JUNE 22, 2021

the truck driver shortage is causing a lot of headaches for shippers. Compounded by the higher insurance and equipment rates that trucking companies are paying right now, the driver shortage has created double-digit freight rate increases in 2021. The shortage in the number of truck drivers is expected to deepen in the U.S.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Truck driver retention is important for a healthy fleet, but hard schedules and bad working conditions can cause high turnover. Historically, as evidenced by a 2019 poll by the American Transportation Research Institute, turnover rates in the trucking business are substantially greater than in most occupations (ATRI).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2025

For example, ARC was recently briefed on SAPs transportation management product. This manufacturer has about 1000 trucks per day arriving at their biggest plant. These truck shipments did not use an advanced shipping notice like they were supposed to. SAP is, and has been, actively creating agents.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2021

When Jerome Johnson climbs up into the cab of DB Schenker’s Golden Truck, he feels like he’s sitting on top of the world and part of something much bigger than himself. Jerome got involved with the Golden Truck campaign after being nominated for the position. Golden Truck campaign. In his current role as the U.S.

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United World Transporation

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Repairs and maintenance are a fact of life when it comes to the trucking industry. However, it looks like electric trucks will be the trucks of the future. It turns out that repairing and maintaining an electric truck will be a lot different from that of a diesel engine. Electric Truck Vs. Diesel Truck Tires and Braking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

Shippers – the companies paying Ocean, Rail, and Truck carriers to transport their goods – can do little to speed shipments snarled by port congestion. So, visibility to a container on land moving by rail or truck matters more than visibility to when a ship will berth. You must understand the new train schedule.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

To counteract such scenes, warehouses boosted their permanent staff by recruiting hordes of temporary workers for anything from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, all of whom needed expensive and time-consuming vetting, onboarding and training.

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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. In Flymingo’s solution, security cameras in the warehouse bring images of objects – pallets, trucks, cases, people, staging areas, and so forth – to the system.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 21, 2025

For example, one of the most common features in transport is cargo tracking, which allows you to monitor the status of goods online or through an app. Shipping companies are committed to protecting their trucks and drivers ensure that the goods arrive at their destination without incident.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

What’s covered in this article: The negative impacts of Covid-19 on the trucking industry. Ways to improve practices in the trucking profession. Technological advances in trucking. The global scarcity of professional truck drivers is evident. It is equally difficult to retain truck drivers. Image Source: [link].

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Trinity Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Refrigerated trucking can be a complex, but rewarding job. Refrigerated trucking is not only more specialized than dry freight hauling but offers more earning potential, and there are certain times of the year during which you can count on higher freight volumes to keep your company profitable. Cleaning Your Refrigerated Trailer 1.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

With Yale Reliant, a package of advanced operator assistance systems, Yale Lift Truck Technologies is putting ergonomics and occupational safety centre stage at LogiMAT in Stuttgart. Examples include if the operator lifts a load above recommended heights or where there is increased pedestrian traffic, obstacles or other hazards.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While the rate of fatal workplace accidents involving a lift truck has been on a downward trend in recent years, the number of serious forklift -related incidents recorded in the UK remains stubbornly high at around 1500 every year.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 2, 2021

” The letter said, “More than 3,000 additional loads are staged on trains outside of Memphis waiting to bring these trains in to off load.” In addition to the ongoing rail congestion, most of the trains are arriving between Friday and Sunday, causing the LFDs (Last Free Days) to be very inefficient.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 22, 2022

For example: Your inventory manager likely wants better accuracy of the quantity and location of inventory. Picking (in batches, by expiry date or by location, for example). Packing (by items that are scheduled to be first off the truck, for example) and. Step 4: Test the system and train your team.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 22, 2022

For example: Your inventory manager likely wants better accuracy of the quantity and location of inventory. Picking (in batches, by expiry date or by location, for example). Packing (by items that are scheduled to be first off the truck, for example) and. Step 4: Test the system and train your team.

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WorkWave

JUNE 27, 2024

According to the American Trucking Association, the industry faced a shortage of over 80,000 drivers in 2021, projected to grow to 160,000 by 2030 if current trends continue. Current State of Driver Availability Statistics The trucking industry, which is pivotal to the economy, is grappling with an unprecedented shortage of drivers.

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CLX Logistics

MARCH 14, 2022

Logistics processes frequently call for transloading cargo as trucking is typically the only way to deliver goods to their final destination. Transloading may occur between the same or different modes of transportation, such as truck to truck or rail to rail and truck to rail or vice versa.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Those who think trucks, trains, ships and planes define the 3PL market may be in for a surprise. It is tempting to immediately map these ideas onto physical warehousing, kitting and localisation services, truck fleets, railroad wagons, and the like, with their armies of operators, drivers and maintenance staff.

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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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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2017

In today’s post, I’ll share some concrete examples of machine learning applications used today in the context of S&OP. The first example is to use machine learning for improving the results of your promotions and improving sales. Take the Coca Cola company, for example. Machine learning to boost your sales.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

For the youngest one of the Hamburg-based manufacturer’s electrifying electric forklift trucks is a giant in terms of compactness and performance. In addition, the successor to the legendary STILL RX 50, one of the best-selling electric trucks in its class, impresses with numerous safety features. In line with family tradition.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For example, logistics companies are to employ Level 2 and 3 autonomous vehicles that assist drivers by adjusting speed and steering based on road conditions. For example, logistics companies operating older fleets are faced with upgrading their vehicles to meet the requirements of SAE J3016 standards for automation.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2022

These include corporate housing, in which a company needs temporary furnished apartments while relocating or training employees, as well as insurance companies tasked with providing and outfitting an entire home for displaced policyholders. Then the rep would look at what pieces were available either in the warehouse or coming in on trucks.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 25, 2020

For example, about 14 percent of active Women In Trucking members are male, and five of the association’s board members are men. Championing Professional Development Jim Taber, National Account Manager at Arrow Truck Sales Inc., is one of the newest male members of the WIT board of directors. Learn More

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