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Lingering Port Congestion with Paul Brashier

The Logistics of Logistics

Joining ITS Logistics in 2015, Brashier created and elevated the drayage and intermodal division to #11 in the United States to over $300 million in revenue. When he isn’t working, which is rare, he spends time at his ranch with his wife and family, travels, and volunteers for the Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada.

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6 Emerging Trends In Supply Chain and A Deeper Look into Driverless Vehicles

GlobalTranz

Even though there have been concerted efforts to reverse the downturn experienced in the year 2015, most shipping lines have not succeeded in reversing the trends in supply chain. Revenues, and in turn profits, took a turn for the worse in 2015 due to stagnating volumes and over-capacity. Stagnation of Air Cargo and Sea Freight Rates.

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More Electric Vehicle Supply Network Moves

Supply Chain Matters

There are new improvements in the works for the Nevada based facility, including a new wastewater treatment plant, added power generation from the facility’s solar roof. Founded in 2015, Ascend currently operates a facility in Georgia , and aims to build another recycling facility in Kentucky.

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What Could Stop Lithium from Revolutionizing Transportation?

Elementum

Companies like Tesla, using the gigafactory, could source lithium from local suppliers in Nevada for a fully closed supply chain. PTC is a system of functional requirements on the control and tracking of train movements for increased safety and is the responsibility of train lines to implement by the end of 2015.

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Beer Marketing Strategies in a Global Pandemic and the Best 5 Tactics Heading into 2021

Unleashed

In 2015, CUB revived the “heard earned thirst” campaign, replicating the original narration with the help of technology. Budweiser also builds on heritage and tradition. The Clydesdale horses have been an iconic part of their brand since 1933 and even feature in their Super Bowl ads.

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10 Technologies That Are Going To Change Your Life

Supply Chain Game Changer

Computer scientist Sebastian Thrun led a research project in 2015 where, through machine learning, a computer was able to recognize and classify skin lesions into cancerous, non-cancerous, and benign categories with 72% accuracy. The concept is being tested at a 3-km site in Nevada. Two dermatologists scored 66% on the same test.).

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4-8, 2015)

Talking Logistics

XPO Logistics Announces First Quarter 2015 Results. Here are some details from the press release: The Freightliner Inspiration Truck underwent extensive testing before the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles granted it a license to operate on public roads in the state. Growing Shipping Alliances Are Straining Major U.S.