- 21. Where Have All the Truckdrivers Gone
- (Logistics)
- ... negative perception can go. According to a report by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) – last year saw 60,000 truck driver positions go unfilled. That number could potentially increase to 160,000 ...
- 22. Velantro Helps Trucking Companies and Dispatchers Book More Loads
- (News)
- The trucking and transportation sectors are highly competitive, and businesses of all sizes need to capitalize on technology and telecommunications to thrive. One of the most sensitive areas is that of ...
- 23. Autonomous Trucks are Almost Here
- (News)
- As US freight companies struggle to find enough drivers to move the country’s goods, several trucking companies are working to achieve true autonomous vehicles. The US logistics industry has a problem. ...
- 24. Kenco Tests Advanced Logistics
- (News)
- Kenco, a blockchain developer, plans to open a dedicated physical warehouse space to test advanced logistics technologies in a real world setting, reports Trucking Info. Read the article on Trucking ...
- 25. Logistics Industry Talent
- (Logistics)
- Trucking and freight industry is getting ready for new opportunities and future market. Contracts are already trickling from outside these industries. K-Ratio which is a subsidiary of K and L Freight ...
- 26. Disruption Coming to Trucking Industry with New Futures Market, Talent Migration
- (News)
- The highly anticipated opening of a futures market for trucking freight contracts is drawing interest from far outside of the shipping and logistics industry. K-Ratio, a subsidiary of Chicago-based K ...
- 27. How trucking and logistics in the USA are changing due to technology in 2019
- (Logistics)
- In 2019 many industries are expected to experience changes due to new technologies and changes in regulations in the United States. One major industry that won’t be left out is that of trucking and logistics. ...
- 28. Streamlining Cargo
- (News)
- According to Freight Waves, the Port of Long Beach and GE Transportation have completed a three month pilot project that to streamline the influx of cargo at that port. Read the article onFreight Waves ...
- 29. Keeping the Freight Supply Chain Clear
- (News)
- According to JOC.com, shippers can get a clearer picture of their supply chain if they integrate their technology with that of their logistics partners. Read the article on JOC.com
- 30. Transportation Industry Needs to Make Changes
- (News)
- Changes in the transportation industry, including advances in technology, are testing shipper, reports JOC.com. Legacy systems can no longer meet customers demands and the industry will need to implement ...
- 31. Teenage Truckers, Solution to Nation’s Shipping Woes?
- (News)
- ... drivers—the U.S. trucking industry will need to hire almost 900,000 new operators over the next decade simply to maintain the current workforce2—has come out against the legislation. Todd Spencer, acting ...
- 32. Trucking Alliance Continues to Gain Members
- (News)
- The Blockchain in Trucking Alliance gained a new member, reports Freight Waves. Transfix, a technology platform, has joined the alliance. Read the article on Freight Waves
- 33. Advances in transport technologies
- (Logistics)
- ... are driving efficiency and already showing up on trucking fleets. Navigation - GPS and navigation has been with us for some time but is now being linked to dispatch and real time assistance systems ...
- 34. Amazon's Trucking Move
- (News)
- Amazon created a lot of buzz (pun intended) with its testing of drones for customer order delivery. But Wired magazine's Davey Alba thinks their real logistics future is elsewhere: in self-driving trucks.Lots ...
- 35. Uber Model Could Wreak Uber Upheaval In Supply Chain Logistics
- (Logistics)
- ... moves a majority of products available across the country: the trucking industry. “If Uber can convince truck drivers to buy into their model, like car drivers have done,” trucking companies could be ...
- 36. Transportation's New IoT Er
- (News)
- A lot of people cringe when they encounter an 18 wheeler on an interstate highway. Others see rolling wi-fi sites, nodes on the Internet of Things, and huge opportunity.In an article by William Cassidy ...
- 37. 3PL Trends
- (News)
- A new report by Armstrong & Associates on the Modern Materials Handling site provides information on the state of 3PLs and where they're heading.3PL penetration is growing at a much higher clip than the ...
- 38. Outsmarting EDI's Built In Processes - Priceles
- (Management)
- ... and waiting to get the order onto the delivery trucks. The employees waited. And waited. And waited. The delivery trucks never came. When the trucking company was contacted, they were surprised to hear ...
- 39. Improve Logistics, Improve Supply Chain Efficiency
- (News)
- Technology seems to be the 'secret sauce' in improving transportation performance. Does that have a $$ impact on the supply chain? John Schultz in Logistics Management thinks so. Check out his article ...
- 40. Economic Rebound Continues
- (News)
- On the Marketwatch site, statistics show that the economy continues its (slow) rebound. Volume and other numbers are up in the logistics and transportation sectors of the supply chain. Check out the ...
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