Technological advances are hitting the industry like a giant wave, Paul Dittmann, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, said.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
How Mercedes Plans to Recapture Its Early Lead in Robo-Cars
Three decades ago, an experimental Mercedes-Benz van managed to steer, brake and accelerate on its own. But after the technology was refined enough to put an S-Class sedan through its paces on a highway around Paris in 1994, it was largely set aside as commercially unviable.
June 5, 2017Opinion: Urbanization’s Effect on the Supply Chain
For the first time in almost 100 years, the rate of urban population growth has outpaced suburban growth. Americans are flocking to urban areas in large numbers — especially younger workers, or millennials, who view city living as a way to reduce commuting time and transportation expenses. At the same time, we are seeing the deindustrialization of center cities and changes to consumers’ lifestyle preferences.
May 29, 2017Sen. James Inhofe: Every Funding Option for an Infrastructure Plan ‘On the Table’
WASHINGTON — A funding proposal for the country’s infrastructure system would likely entail myriad options, such as public-private partnerships and raising taxes on fuel, the former chairman of the Senate transportation committee told reporters May 16.
May 16, 2017Seko Logistics Expanding Footprint in Western New York and Pennsylvania
Seko Logistics has opened two warehouses this year as a result of medical, automotive, industrial and technology companies bringing supply chains back into the United States, the third-party logistics company announced May 10.
May 15, 2017Rice Lake Introduces Replacement Scale
Rice Lake Weighing Systems introduced the Survivor OTR-LP, a replacement scale designed to fit into non-Rice Lake truck scale foundations.
May 15, 2017Uber Adds Trucking Brokerage Firm Amid Longhaul Push
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. hired the team behind a Chicago transportation brokerage last fall as part of an effort to break into the longhaul trucking industry.
May 12, 2017Allen Lund Co. Forms Joint Venture, TransKool Solutions
Allen Lund Co. has formed a joint venture with Santos International called TransKool Solutions, which will operate a temperature-controlled warehouse in McAllen, Texas, and offer brokerage services to transport produce and other refrigerated goods from Mexico to the United States and Canada.
April 28, 2017Platinum Equity to Buy American Traffic Solutions
Platinum Equity has agreed to buy American Traffic Solutions, a company that provides red-light and speed safety cameras along with automated toll-payment and violation-management systems in the United States and Canada.
April 24, 2017Will Uber Replace Freight Brokers? ‘Absolutely Not,’ Tech Expert Insists
ORLANDO, Fla. — The emergence of Uber-style transactions in the freight industry will not replace brokers, experts in the segment said while acknowledging a surge in both the number of new motor carriers and mobile apps to locate freight.
April 24, 2017