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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Intel is investing over $20 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio. New York Times analysis predicts the shipping container shortage will not resolve in 2022. New York Times).

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Truck Driver Shortage: Getting Better, Worse, or No Problem at All?

Talking Logistics

In the report, ATA projects the shortage to reach 50,000 by the end of 2017 and if current trends hold the shortage could grow to more than 174,000 by 2026. Claudia Tenney from New York introduced the WHEEL Act that would allow for 18 to 21 year olds to operate commercial vehicles across state lines as long as they meet certain conditions.

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Musk's Electric-Car Vision Doubted by Major Auto-Parts Suppliers

Material Handling & Logistics

“There’s a lot of buzz and a lot of talk about how the world’s going to change to electrified vehicles overnight, and I’m here to tell you it’s not going to happen overnight, and it’s not going to happen for decades,” said David Dauch, CEO of American Axle & Manufacturing. said August 8 at a JPMorgan conference in New York.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has embarked on an ambitious Net Zero Roadmap, outlining a comprehensive strategy to slash greenhouse gas emissions at the New York/New Jersey seaport. There’s a mandate in place for full electrification by 2026.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

I saw an article recently about a cargo flight headed to Belgium from New York that had to turn around mid-flight. The pilot called air traffic control in Boston and reported: “We don’t have a problem as of flying-wise but we need to return, return back to New York. Is that something you can speak to New York about?”

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What a Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Automotive Industry

QAD

In August 2018, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), he followed through on that promise by proposing new regulations for model years (MY) 2021 to 2026, which would essentially freeze the incumbent legislation at current standards and significantly reduce future targets.