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The Perfect Partner for the Owner-Operator with Mandy Morrow

The Logistics of Logistics

Owner-operators in the trucking business face a myriad of challenges including cash flow issues, high fuel costs, access to good freight, business development, and growing their business. Over-dependence on freight brokers for finding good freight. Mandy Morrow and Joe Lynch discuss the perfect partner for the owner-operator.

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Freight Classification Errors, Re-Weighs, & Other Common Freight Adjustments Are Eating Your Bottom Line’s Lunch

GlobalTranz

Shippers are often challenged when dealing with the freight classification system from the National Motor Freight Classifications (NMFC) book, the code numbers assigned to all products that determine the correct freight class for shipments. A Brief on Freight Classification.

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The National Truck Driver Shortage is Threatening the Freight Industry

Elementum

The trucking industry, which moves 70% of US freight, has been facing a driver shortage for the past 15 years. The hour-of-service regulation has affected the industry’s productivity, hence the need for more trucks and drivers to move the same amount of freight. Hiring military veterans and women could also have a positive impact.

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Supply Chain Trends for 2022: Answers to Your Top Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The winter weather, a challenging labor environment, and changes in ocean port bookings with a shift of some volume from the West Coast to East Coast have posed challenges to the rail and dray carriers meeting operational goals. Will military tensions between Russia and the Ukraine impact shipping in the Black Sea? How is C.H.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. Ocean freight is split into 14! @ACWmagazine.

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How Car Technology Innovations Will Transform Logistics

GlobalTranz

Driverless vehicles are currently being used across a wide range of industries for a variety of government, commercial and consumer applications, including military minesweeping, Mars robot explorations, farming with self-driving tractors, automatic lawnmowers, parking assistant systems and public transportation pods.

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10 Technologies That Are Going To Change Your Life

Supply Chain Game Changer

Right now the prototype looks like those creepy X-ray specs advertised in the back of comic books. Once, drones belonged in just two categories: sinister, military-grade death dealers, or tiny, flimsy toy drones. But there’s a good chance you’ll see a retail version for sale in the very near future. DRONES WILL GO MAINSTREAM.