[ad_1] November 18, 2017 Tags: Trucking, Legislation, Public Policy, and Regulations, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain As the mid-December deadline approaches for the implementation of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate for most commercial truck drivers, shippers are, not surprisingly, worried about how it will affect their supply chain capacity. Under […]
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Assessing U.S. Shipments and Spend
[ad_1] November 18, 2017 | By Inbound Logistics Staff Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain A tighter truck market, increase in national shipments, and accelerated factory output are among the highlights of the Q3 2017 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, which measures quantitative changes in shipment and spend activity (see […]
The New Era of Smart City Logistics – MHI
[ad_1] November 18, 2017 | By George Prest Tags: Trucking, Last Mile Delivery, Logistics, Supply Chain Let’s talk about your company’s futureproof strategy to meet the challenges and opportunities of Smart City Logistics head-on. Oh, wait. You don’t have one yet? You’re not alone. According to the fourth edition of […]
How to Navigate the Driver Shortage
[ad_1] December 15, 2017 | By Lawrence Catanzaro and Tony Fricchione Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain The industry’s driver shortage is no secret. About 100,000 seats need to be filled at a time when the pipeline for new drivers is getting thinner. But what’s the practical impact on shippers […]
Truckload Carriers and E-commerce: Serving the Middle Mile
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Gary Frantz Tags: Trucking, E-commerce, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain E-commerce is redrawing the landscape for freight transportation. Do truckload carriers have a place in this new world of high-velocity supply chains, especially as shipments get smaller and delivery windows shrink? As consumers buy more […]
Indian Truckers Spend Only 40% of Their Time Driving
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Inbound Logistics Staff Tags: Trucking, Logistics, Supply Chain India’s trucking system has long been inefficient. In fact, up to 60 percent of a typical Indian truck move consisted of time spent stationary, according to a 2014 World Bank report. Arduous state border checks are […]
Slowing Down the Driver Shortage
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Randy Swart Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain The driver shortage has been an issue in the transportation industry for well over a decade. Carriers need to develop successful tactics and strategies for recruiting and retaining drivers in order to remain competitive. Carriers must […]
LTL Carriers: E-Commerce Powerhouse – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Emma James Tags: Trucking, E-commerce, Logistics, Supply Chain Less-than-truckload carriers are developing new strategies to serve retailers and manufacturers who create the goods that impatient e-commerce consumers expect will be delivered fast and free. In today’s “I want it now” market, parcel services need […]
Spot Market Strategies: Making the Right Connection
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Gary Wollenhaupt Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Here’s a pickup line that works: tendering freight to compatible carriers through high-tech, digital loadboards. The days of shippers posting loads on a bulletin board at a truck stop are long gone, and the art and […]
Capacity Crunch – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Mike Finn Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Mike Finn is senior vice president of Transportation, Kenco The perfect storm is here: between the back-to-back hurricanes of 2017, the (ELD) mandate going into effect, and the ongoing driver shortage crisis, the transportation industry is […]
Tracking Trucking – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Data scientists at fleet management solutions provider Omnitracs recently conducted some research into what the trucking industry looked like in 2016 vs. 2017. The main findings revolved around Hours of Service (HOS) and Key Performance Indicator […]
Multi-Stop Steps – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Inbound Logistics Staff Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain How extra stops impact on time delivery On single-stop truckload shipments, 80 percent of loads that picked up late still delivered on time. Multi-stop loads are different. As the above graphic shows, the more […]