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There is much truth in that adage, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” Ships and planes transport products around the world, but the last stage in the journey to their final destination is frequently via truck. This is true not only of products reaching store shelves, but the transportation of raw materials to factories at the start of the manufacturing process. In the U.S alone, more than 80 percent of all communities rely on trucks for the delivery of food, fuel, clothing and medicine.
US Trucking Sector Faces Continued Challenges Amid Q1 Slump in Volume and Spending
As the US trucking market continues to grapple with uncertainty, the latest data from US Bank’s Freight Payment Index for… Read More
Intelligent Solutions for Smarter Logistics
Created by former Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform engineers, Locus, a Californian start-up with a global presence, promises an intelligent… Read More
DHL Expands Green Urban Deliveries
DHL Express is piloting a new City Hub concept that will enable increased use of cargo bicycles for inner-city deliveries…. Read More
Trump Promises “Spending on Infrastructure Big”
President Donald Trump spoke about infrastructure investment at a meeting of the National Association of Governors on Monday, promising more… Read More
UPS Tests Residential Delivery Via Drone
UPS has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package… Read More
Inbound Freight
Inbound freight is typically the last frontier for many companies search for cost savings in their freight spend, as there… Read More
Burts Potato Chips Sizzle With CEVA
CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s largest supply chain management companies, has been awarded a five year contract to manage… Read More
Transportation CO2 Measures Will Not Achieve Climate Ambitions
Current and foreseeable policies to mitigate carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from global transportation activity will not suffice to achieve the international… Read More
TransPod Partners With IKOS on Hyperloop
TransPod, startup that is building a hyperloop system to disrupt and redefine commercial transportation, is partnering with IKOS, the leading… Read More
Fleet Operators Shifting to Shorter Asset Lifecycles
Fleet Advantage, a provider of data-driven truck leasing solutions, has released results of its latest industry survey, which takes an… Read More
Texas Chosen as Testing Ground for Automated Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has named Texas a national Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground for the testing of… Read More
A Look Into the Future
Last year was record-setting for the logistics and supply chain industry with $5 billion in total projected investments. We saw… Read More
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