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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. March and Q1-2022 data would tend to indicate that global transportation and logistics disruptions are easing, but fast-moving events in February and now March indicate to the contrary.

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Two Indices of Supply Chain Activity Noting Supply Chain Volatility Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Our stated takeaway from for the Q1 data was that indices were no longer reflecting the optimism indicated in February, and instead that of growing headwinds and added geopolitical concerns related to effects of the Ukraine conflict and China’s potential economic stumble as a result of a strict COVID-19 isolation policy. points to 73.9.

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Future of Logistics Takes Center Stage in 2017

TMC

In January, I attended the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Three themes seem to be emerging around AV in freight transportation: Tension between state and federal regulators. But as the impacts of AVs are discussed more broadly, additional policy impacts will be uncovered.

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Guest Post: Ignoring this Performance Metric is Risky

TMC

Managing adverse weather conditions is part and parcel of transportation planning. A major freight company employs a team of meteorologists that works closely with its flight dispatchers and contingency coordinators, for example. Professor Yossi Sheffi is Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics.

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3 Ways State Marijuana Legalization Impacts the Trucking Industry

GTG Technology Group

In the trucking industry, it will represent a new freight carrying opportunity. In states such as Colorado, where marijuana is legal, more drivers are testing positive for the substance. Most trucking companies are adhering to “zero tolerance” policies, regardless of marijuana’s legal status in the state.