USMCA’s Impact on the Industrial Truck Industry
The United States Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is critical to ensuring a robust North American economy. The agreement, signed by the respective country’s presidents on November 30, 2018, modernizes and enhances trade relations between the three countries and is now pending ratification by each country’s legislature. Passage is crucial to maintaining a healthy U.S. […]
Read MoreGOOD QUESTION | What’s the first thing you would do to address the supply chain talent gap?
Cast a wider net. Recruit graduates with non-traditional degrees. Work with vocational schools to create two-year-degree supply chain programs. Perhaps even create near-shore supply chain centers of expertise.
Read MoreLeon Spencer: Oil’s Well that Ends Well
A look inside the journey of a Thomas NextGen for Industry award winner.
Read MoreThe Impact of Technology on Trucking
Trucking companies and fleet managers must incorporate emergent tech and process innovations to stay relevant and retain their competitive edge.
Read MoreSingularity: Shape-Shifting Self-Aware Supply Chains?
Recent AI advances indicate that self-aware, or cognitive supply chains, may be closer than we think.
Read MoreElectric Truck Market Powers Up: 1.5 Million by 2025
The future looks bright for the electric truck market.
Read MoreHow Freight Agents Can Utilize Data To Grow Their Businesses – Landstar
No matter what technology freight agents consider investing in, or have access to through the transportation provider they work with, it should be as mobile as they are.
Read MoreIndustry 4.0 and the Agile Supply Chain: Materials Inventory Meets AI
Materials inventory is no small matter for manufacturing companies. Duplicate parts in your storeroom place a needless burden on your books, while depleted or inaccurate inventories threaten your supply chain with unexpected downtime when equipment fails. To top things off, managing inventory can become a headache for employees tasked with harmonizing or syncing data from […]
Read MoreTackling the Talent Gap From the Inside Out
To address the logistics talent gap, we need to put far more emphasis—and money—on sourcing future leaders from inside our companies.
Read MoreJapan Tests Self-Driving Delivery System
A self-driving delivery system could be the key to helping areas in Japan hit by the 2011 Fukushima earthquake.
Read MoreWhat to Look for in Real-Time Track & Trace – RateLinx
If you’re interested in real-time track and trace systems, here’s what you need to know.
Read MoreCRM System Brings Ease of Use and Multimodal Benefits – DLS Worldwide
Customers want their processes to be simple and efficient. That’s where CRM systems come in.
Read MoreSoy to the World
The longer the trade tensions between the United States and other countries persist, the more the U.S. agricultural industry needs to rally around containerized soybean shipping to overseas markets.
Read MoreHow to Leverage a 3PL’s Expertise with Packaged Applications
Using adaptable applications doesn’t force customers to fit into a single box, but rather creates a unique box for each customer.
Read MoreLast-Mile Logistics: How Sellers Can Make It a Strength and Not a Setback
The last mile, defined as the movement of items from a transportation hub to the final delivery destination often residential, is often the most challenging, costly, and technologically deficient portion of the delivery process. But as more and more consumers use e-commerce to order and ship everything from medicine to artwork, the shipping and logistics […]
Read MoreIT Gap? 3PLs Close the Loop
To help shippers meet technology needs and manage customer relationships, 3PLs come armed with solutions and expertise.
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