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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co. Design: make all primary consumer packaging recyclable by 2025 and use 50 percent recycled material in our packaging by 2030.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

If we look at the commitments for 2030, that number goes to 2.4 This should be an inspiration but also obligation for the transport and logistics sector and the players in the supporting industries accelerate their efforts delivering on the commitments announced at COP26. After COP26, we are at about 2.7 degrees of warming.

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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 believe there will be a nearly 5% increase in truck drivers in the US in 2030….and So if the autonomous truck is Road Ready (2025 or 2030?). and probably in 2040.

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Green Solutions in Trucking Industry

GTG Technology Group

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed what they refer to as Phase II in fuel economy regulations, set to take effect in 2018. The state acknowledges that it will take time to introduce that kind of widespread freight technology.

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Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The 2023 Strategy sets expectations on the development of future policy measures to strive for 30% GHG reductions by 2030, 80% GHG reductions by 2040, both relative to 2008 levels, and an overall level of ambition of reaching net-zero emissions as close to 2050 as possible. Adjust to finance requirements in a more sustainable age.

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The “Race” to Win the Autonomous Truck Market

Logistics Viewpoints

There are different types of trucks and different types of routes used in hauling freight. Asset utilization basically refers to keeping the truck in motion, instead of sitting in a yard unused for significant periods of time. TORC is an autonomous truck company and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck.

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Technologies Reshaping the Global Digital Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Refer back to our March 8th blog post for a quick review. It is estimated that 5 billion people will live in urban areas by 2030. So let’s examine some of the applications that are more hardware based like drones, driver-less vehicles, robotics, smart glasses and augmented reality. Drone Delivery. Driver-less Vehicles.