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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. Around 30,000 of the available jobs will be in California, Amazon said. Diesel trucks will have a limited future in California under the new rule, one of a series of regulations that target carbon emissions across the state’s supply chains.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part Two

Enterra Insights

”[6] Recent events in Hawaii and California should be evidence enough that climate change is having an impact. .” Climate Change Frank Kenney , Director of Industry Solutions at Cleo, notes, “Between droughts, floods, fires and violent storms, climate change is already impacting ports, highways and factories.”[6]

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

officially moved its corporate offices from San Mateo, California. Con-Way Freight’s service area includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Since Con-Way’s inception there have been a series of name changes, acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs and a bankruptcy. Con-Way Inc. Con-Way Inc.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Elementum

Leg Avenue, a provocative costume manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, chose to partner with UPS after seeing the challenge in delivering a large volume of small packages. The Younique Boutique, a small cake topper company based in California, was delighted to receive an order from a TV production company. Solution #3: Plan.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Elementum

Leg Avenue, a provocative costume manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, chose to partner with UPS after seeing the challenge in delivering a large volume of small packages. The Younique Boutique, a small cake topper company based in California, was delighted to receive an order from a TV production company.

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

AIMMS

They provide travel assistance with small planes at the regional level and work with commercial partners to arrange travel for patients in Hawaii and Alaska. One case that I remember flying, was for a woman who had to travel from Quincy, California, a remote area in the mountains, to a hospital in the Bay Area.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

California. Job Title *. Company Name *. Business Address 1 *. Business Address 2. Connecticut. District of Columbia. Massachusetts. Mississippi. Missouri.