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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. Deploying driverless vehicles could take a significant bite out of operating costs, considering that approximately 75% of company expenses are tied up in labor. Curiouser and Curiouser. In a word, it’s data.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

Led by Amazon, the largest ecommerce companies have reset shoppers’ expectations for freight costs and delivery time. But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. The higher the zone, the more expensive an order is to ship. This is where 3PL providers come in.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

TMS. ,” says Bart De Muynck, Gartner’s research vice president, transportation technology to. usage by industrial companies. This lack of integration creates a barrier preventing companies from fully leveraging their IoT data. Congestion-related costs have ballooned in city centers as the demands of. Transport Topics.

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Road Report: 2018 OPEX Oil and Gas Summit

TrackVia

Even the most forward thinking oil and gas companies with large IT departments still have operational gaps that are filled by paper, email, and spreadsheets. One attendee I spoke to worked in the supply chain division for a large petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

YRC Worldwide is a Fortune 500 company based in Overland Park, KS. In 2012, the company had revenues of $4.9B. lower than 2011, however, it was the first time in 6 years that the company earned a profit. Yellow Transportation was founded in 1924 by A.J. The company was founded in Oklahoma City, OK.

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The Demise of Yellow Corporation

American Global Logistics

First, as a 99-year-old company , Yellow was an institution in the industry. Third, it was the fifth-largest transportation company with over ^5 market share. However, the company has faced financial difficulties in recent years, leading to its eventual demise. Second, Yellow was the nation’s third-largest LTL carrier.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable. to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard. Maersk joins FedEx Corp., Kodiak, Aurora Innovation Inc.