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I (Don't) Drive Your Truck: West Coast Truckers Strike Again

Elementum

To attract and retain employees, some private institutions have started offering sign-on bonuses worth over than $5,000, as well as training programs teaching truckers how to minimize personal risk and maximize financial gain.

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How to Figure Out Cost of Freight To …

Freight Center

Keep in mind that the further away your cargo has to go, the higher the freight rate will be. This will give you a sense of how geography can affect pricing. California to North Carolina. North Carolina. The post How to Figure Out Cost of Freight To … appeared first on FreightCenter.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods.

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Supply Chain Transformation is a Journey not a Destination

Enterra Insights

Real-time data processing and monitoring result in new tools for today’s supply chain manager — but they have to know how to interpret them. Experiments with truck platoons (three vehicles, one manned and two autonomous) are currently being conducted in North Carolina. And autonomous cargo ships are also being planned.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!” We have to consider how we will be buying or selling products globally, and despite the amount of work ahead, we believe there are opportunities on how we can make sense of this situation with our clients.

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