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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

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DoorDash can now return your packages for you. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos boldly declared nine years ago that in just a few years, last mile drones would be delivering packages across the country to customer’s front doors. Or, you can type “package” into your search bar. And with that, let’s get to the news.

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Where Have The Drivers Gone?

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Those "things" need to be transported via truck, yet the industry lacks the capacity to do so. According to another recent report from the American Trucking Association , the shortage of drivers was expected to hit 50,000 by the end of 2017 - a trend that equates to more than 174,000 drivers by as soon as 2026.

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Guide to warehouse robots: types of warehouse robots, uses, navigation & more

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between 2017 and 2022, reaching $6 billion in value by 2022 , with the U.S. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) — AGVs, such as self-driving forklifts, transport inventory from one location to another within the warehouse. Packaging Packaging is another labor-intensive function in the warehouse that benefits from automated solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

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A strong uptake in collaborative robot usage within the medical, education, logistics, and catering fields will likely drive that market to grow to three times its 2021 size by 2026. The Memorial Day weekend typically sees an uptick in cargo theft, with an average from 2017 to 2021 of 29 events per year over the holiday weekend.

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The 19 Biggest Spirits Industry Trends in 2022

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There has been a squeeze on transport and a shortage of glass bottles , in particular, meaning manufacturers have had to search for other options to package and deliver their products around the globe. The plant-based drinks market is now picked to hit nearly $34 billion by 2026.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

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We saw that starting to turn around in 2016 and continued to accelerate into 2017," he notes. trillion in 2017, up 6.2% Parcel delivery volumes jumped 7% to $99 billion in 2017. But many people are not aware that last-mile deliveries are also handled by thousands of small local and regional package delivery firms.

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The Ultimate Guide to Coffee Profit Margins

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Both sectors are also predicting a downturn as we approach 2026. Then, transporting the raw produce from this remote area to a place where it can be exported costs another $1. From here it can be exported and transported to the roaster, adding $1.50 Per-capita volume sales in the coffee market worldwide, by country in 2017.