Watch this video and think about how it makes you feel. Tough stuff. The reasons why this accident occurred are numerous. Isolating any one cause is pointless. The main takeaway is that, at this facility, people were not prioritizing safety...
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Logistics Safety
In an earlier blog on the truck driver shortage, we talked about how the challenge would be greatly alleviated if there were more women truck drivers. Despite women making up 51 percent of the population, their numbers currently stand at a...
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Freight Transportation
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In discussing the pressing truck driver shortage in a recent blog, we briefly mentioned the prospect of autonomous trucks as a longer term solution to the problem. Many are skeptical about this vision of the future, and there are certainly ...
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Freight Transportation
There may be debate over the scale of the problem, but there’s no question the U.S. is currently suffering a severe truck driver shortage. Let’s take a look at the problem, how it came to be, what it means for carriers and, most importantly...
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Freight Transportation
The relationship between large retailers and their suppliers is changing in ways that are hard to predict. One thing that isn’t so hard to predict is the need for these supply chain partners to collaborate more, and better, than they ever h...
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Freight Transportation
This week the Obama Administration issued its final carbon emissions standards for big rigs. That means that, over time, truck, engine and trailer manufacturers must design their equipment in order lower carbon emissions and fuel consumptio...
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Freight Transportation
CPG manufacturers are faced with an ever-changing set of demands from their retailer customers, and small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are feeling the bite perhaps most of all. These SMBs seek more collaboration with retailers, but they h...
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Freight Transportation
If you ask 3PLs and their shipping customer to characterize the relationships, you’ll likely get very different answers. According to the 2016 State of Logistics Outsourcing Study, 74% of shippers say they have formal plans to manage 3PL re...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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