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Are You Prepared for Tight Truckload Capacity?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

FTR estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Editor’s Note: A version of this post was originally published on TMC’s blog, Connect, the supply chain expertise and technology blog on September 8, 2017.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that in May 2017, unemployment rates in seven states were at their lowest levels since the state unemployment data series began in January 1976. percent), Mississippi (4.9 There is an estimated shortage of 50,000 truck drivers at any given time in the US supply chain network.

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Toyota Consolidating Operations in Texas

Operations and Supply Chain Management

was too far from the auto maker’s factories in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi and Texas and from its engineering center in Ann Arbor, Mich., The bulk of the transfers won’t take place until the new headquarters is finished around the end of 2016 or early 2017. Lentz got his current job. Mr. Lentz said. Erlanger, Ky.,

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

FedEx partners with HBCUs to increase the pipeline of Black supply chain professionals. US crackdown on forced China labor risks supply chain snarls. The US has enacted new labor laws that could cause supply chain snarls. So after nearly forty years, I say thanks for the memories.

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Most Important U.S. Infrastructure to Build is within its Borders

Enterra Insights

The 2017 report card assigns an overall D+ to America’s infrastructure highlighting just how serious the problem is. ”[7] All businesses rely on their supply chains and nothing is more important to efficient supply chains than good infrastructure. Individual sector scores are shown below: Aviation: D.