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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Uber’s Otto hauls Budweiser across Colorado in self-driving truck (Reuters). Otto and Anheuser-Busch enlisted the support of the state of Colorado before the drive, and the state patrol monitored it, although Colorado and most other U.S. I am forever grateful.

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Look Ma, No Hands! Self-Driving Vehicle Makes Maiden Voyage

Aera Technology

The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly. The Benefits of Automation In 2014, trucks transported more than $700 billion worth of freight , which is nearly three times more than any other mode of transportation.

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Look Ma’ No Hands! Self-Driving Vehicle Makes Maiden Voyage

Aera Technology

The self-driving tractor trailer traversed 120 miles of Colorado’s I-25 while the driver hung out in the sleeper cab , and by all accounts, the ride went smoothly. In 2014, trucks transported more than $700 billion worth of freight , which is nearly three times more than any other mode of transportation.

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Columbus Day 2020: A Holiday in Search of a Name

Enterra Insights

The movement lost steam again until 2014, when Minneapolis, MN, Grand Rapids, MN, and Seattle, WA, decided to adopt the change. ” The latest state to join the name game is Colorado. The coastal city of Santa Cruz, CA, followed shortly after, in 1994. Footnotes. [1]

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Wakefern Testing Robot Delivery in Pennsylvania

Multichannel Merchant

Tortoise cofounder Dmitry Shevelenko was Uber’s director of business development from 2014 to 2018; the company was founded the following year. Customers get text alerts when their order is arriving, and a link that allows them to unlock the cart.

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Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”?

Freightos

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was talking about logistics back in 2014 (although he called it “icing on the cake” back then). It maybe be 1,100 trucking miles from the Port of Long Beach to Denver, Colorado, but it’s 7,250 miles by boat first. Owned by Roper Industries (S&P 500 company). Trucker Path. Focus on long-haul, not local.

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Fall Quarter - Part 1 - FEMBA Speaks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

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