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Understanding Freightonomics with Anthony Smith

The Logistics of Logistics

Before FreightWaves, Anthony received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics from New Mexico State University. FreightWaves.com, the company’s news site, is the leading provider of news and commentary for the transportation and logistics space. pageviews a month and over 1.5B monthly impressions.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1-5, 2018)

Talking Logistics

This year’s ride will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico. project44 Extends Advanced Visibility Platform with New Truckload Capabilities. HighJump Launches Warehouse Control System at CSCMP Edge 2018. E2open Acquires Transportation Management Systems Provider Cloud Logistics.

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The Autonomous Truck Revolution Is Right Around the Corner

Logistics Viewpoints

The middle mile is not the “first mile” – the distance traveled between an origin, like a warehouse, and the highway. And it is not the “last mile” – the distance between an exit off a highway to a destination site – a factory, warehouse, or store for example. Bad weather is an edge case.

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Autonomous Truck Trends for 2022 and Beyond: Can Autonomy Safely Address the Driver Shortage?

Logistics Viewpoints

The company operates a truck yard in Brighton, where a fleet of robotic trucks ferry semi-trailers between assigned spots and warehouse doors for 16 hours each day while a few humans keep watch. Human over-the-road truckers drop off semitrailers containing anything from food to electronics to toilet paper at a warehouse yard.