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Truckers and the Future of Work!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I recently asked an audience — a virtual one of course — to guess how many people will be employed as truck drivers in the US in 2030. I don’t hold that point of view, but I do not believe there is a realistic scenario that Road Ready occurs before 2025 and most likely not until 2030. How is a flat tire fixed?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

During a normal Olympics, millions of spectators flock to venues to watch over 300 events unfold over the course of two-plus weeks. As early as 2025, at least 50 percent of new Porsches sold will include an electric drive. However, this year, like most everything during Covid, will be different.

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A Fast World Requires Fast Data

Enterra Insights

zettabytes in 2020 (almost 30 zettabytes more than previous projections) and the expectation for it to grow to more than 180 zettabytes by 2025, it shows no signs of stopping.”[4] Of course, not all that data needs to be analyzed in real-time. It’s a lot of data. He says, “Fast data is the 21st century gold rush.”[5]

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 On the heels of last week’s announcement of the launch of Prime Lite in India, the company is continuing to focus its attention in the region.

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The Port of Virginia with Stephen Edwards

The Logistics of Logistics

Between 2015 and 2025, the port will have invested $1.5 billion in its infrastructure – creating a network of six terminals that can handle any type of cargo. Those jobs generate $23 billion in annual compensation and $2.1 billion in state and local taxes. Learn More About The Port of Virginia. Stephen’s LinkedIn.

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Can Technology Save the American Freight System?

Elementum

We’ve talked about the truck driver shortage and its potential to disrupt domestic freight shipping—fewer people are choosing to become truck drivers, leading to a serious dip in trucking capacity over the course of just a few years. of all freight revenue will be done through mobile brokering by 2025.

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5 Ways We’re Helping Our European Customers Surpass Their Sustainability Targets

CH Robinson Transportfolio

To sceptics the vision of a sustainable supply chain remains an oxymoron, due to the emissions from 18-wheeler trucks, cargo planes, container ships and delivery vans as they move freight around the world. with great success, and we hope to roll that out in Europe in due course.