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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

The words “ avian flu ” often trigger alarm bells for the majority of the population, as was evident with the avian flu outbreaks in the US that led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys in 2015 and 2017. Well, the avian flu looks like it is back.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. Xeneta’s data analysis shows that containerized imports from the far east to the US increased substantially from 2017 to 2022. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

Personal consumption expenditures rose 4.3%, the best performance since the fourth quarter of 2017. Other recent closures included NEMF, Falcon, Williams Trucking of Dothan, Alabama, Indiana-based A.L.A., Some small carriers are closing up shop. Terrill Transportation Inc. of Livermore, California, ceased operations on July 30.

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Is Your TMS Enough with Derek Doddridge

The Logistics of Logistics

A graduate of Indiana Tech, he has an MBA in business. Founded in 2017, and located in Scottsdale, Arizona, Emerge is one of the fastest-growing technology startups in the U.S. Prior to joining Emerge, he was Vice President of Sales for Freight Rover. He earned his undergraduate degree in fine arts from Franklin College. About Emerge.

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It’s Not the Market, It’s Your Procurement with Andrew Haverkampf

The Logistics of Logistics

Andrew earned a BA in Psychology from Indiana University and an MBA from DePaul University. Launched in 2017, Emerge is backed by Greycroft, New Road Capital, 9Yards Capital, and the founder of GlobalTranz. Just prior to joining Emerge, Andrew led Enterprise Partnerships at the high flying Uber Freight. About Emerge.

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The Critical New CSR Challenge: Third-Party Cybersecurity Risk

EcoVadis

This year’s EcoVadis’ Global CSR Risk and Performance Index shows the only global average CSR theme score that improved in 2017 was Business Ethics, which includes among its criteria responsible information management. This was due in part to some major cyber-incidents as well as GDPR preparation.

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Traceability Software for Process Manufacturing and Discrete Manufacturing

RFgen

In 2017, it generated 14.7% ($11.1 An Illinois plant creates a car brake pad in the morning and an Indiana facility manufacturers a side mirror in the afternoon. To address the challenges, they need a robust shop floor/inventory solution, one that delivers immediate traceability real-time visibility during the manufacturing process.