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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 mpg for tractor trailers (compared to 6 mpg for 2010 tractor trailers). percent of the truck un-utilized and by 2010 only 3.5

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. Supply Chain News.

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Manufacturing Labor Productivity: A Vital Metric to Spur for American Manufacturing to Compete

GlobalTranz

percent annual growth from 2010 to 2013. From 2010 to 2013, the European Union averaged 4.1 recovery ( 72 percent of jobs gained between 2010 and 2013 were in either automotive manufacturing or in metals). In the last two years, annual manufacturing labor productivity growth has averaged a mere 1.7 Louis, where he earned an M.A.

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Capacity Imbalance Persists in April: DAT Freight Barometers

DAT Solutions

That's my main takeaway from the Dry Van Freight Barometer for April. Above is a summary of the DAT Freight Barometers for April. Last year, I developed the DAT Freight Barometers as a predictive tool, to help explain and forecast transportation pricing trends. While the current reading of 59.0

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DAT Freight Barometers: Contract rates will rise more slowly in 2019

DAT Solutions

The DAT Freight Barometers, and this proprietary method of weighing the balance between demand and capacity, predict both the direction and magnitude of changes in spot pricing. Sustained changes in spot market truckload rates, beyond seasonal adjustments, give advance warning on the direction of contract rates for dry van freight.

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Technology Scores a Goal but Humans Still Control the Game

CH Robinson Transportfolio

For example, during the second-round game between England and Germany in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, a shot from an English player hit the German crossbar, bounced down, and as replays showed, cleared the line by a wide margin. How about soccer balls embedded with sensors to measure key metrics? Will the floodgates now open?

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How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management

IQMS

Reducing freight costs, improving supplier delivery performance, and minimizing supplier risk are three of the many benefits machine learning is providing in collaborative supply chain networks. Big data analytics in supply chain management between 2010 and 2016: Insights to industries. no opt-in). no opt-in).