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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 11, 2024)

Talking Logistics

I was in Phoenix, Arizona for The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum. That is 3 weeks and 4 days longer than the U.S. East Coast Ports strike lasted (although, as I highlight below, the strike has only been paused until January 2025). Where have I been?

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Canada police bust trucks carrying $47M in cocaine; $1.6M in stolen electronics recovered in US

Freight Waves

into Canada; while police in Arizona recovered a truckload carrying $1.6 million worth of stolen cargo; and freight theft cases in Illinois and Kentucky surged in April. Instead of being delivered to its intended destination in Childress, Texas, the cargo was transported through New Mexico and eventually into Arizona.

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

In this situation, an autonomous vehicle brings a package to a customer’s house, whereupon the customer enters a code and retrieves the package from a cargo hold. Nuro has partnered with Dominos, Kroger, Walmart, Chipotle, FedEx, and 7-Eleven and has been piloting its technology in Texas, Arizona, and California.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The chain is testing the program across 17 locations in Tucson, Arizona from September 9 until November 24. China’s WeRide unveils electric, autonomous cargo van. Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide has unveiled its first cargo van. The cost of the pass ranges from $5 to $10 a month, depending on the location.

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The Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

GlobalTranz

Manhattan Momentum (Cost TBD) Dates: May 20 – 23 in Phoenix, Arizona Manhattan Momentum brings together global thought leaders, market changers, and trend setters in the WMS and distribution center space.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 6-10, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Only yesterday I graduated from college, bought a bicycle and cycled cross country, then headed out to Arizona to begin life again. Only yesterday she was born, me heading out to bring her home from the hospital. It seems like only yesterday, not years, that I was a kid myself playing stickball and bathing in the johnny pump on President St.

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Eligible products include fresh produce, household essentials and various snack foods.