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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

To demonstrate, one California autonomous vehicle company, TuSimple, tested the efficacy of long-haul driverless vehicles in a recent trek from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City, shaving 10 hours (42%) off of what would otherwise be a 24-hour trip. In a word, it’s data. Byron Davis, Senior Director, Client Services, Open Sky Group.

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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

Based on data from the FBI and Google Trends, package theft is big business. Eight US states have made package theft a felony: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. For the 2023 holiday season alone, it is anticipated that between 850 million and 950 million packages will be delivered.

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints Retired Brigadier General Ronald Jolly, U.S Air Force, to Advisory Board

ThroughPut

ThroughPut’s data-driven approach to solving the Public Sector’s key operational and supply chain challenges is highly instrumental in delivering value across the entire spectrum. Today, amidst rampant supply chain disruptions, U.S. It’s truly an honor to have retired Brigadier General Ron Jolly advising ThroughPut.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. The legislation would also require the USPS to create an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data. Walmart Canada takes aim at last-mile carbon emissions.

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The Niches Have Riches with Kevin Hill

The Logistics of Logistics

In the logistics and transportation business, competition is intense and increasingly the best 3PLs are developing market segments, so they can customize their services to a specific niche (market segment). Earlier in his career, Kevin held leadership positions in both the financial and logistics industries. About Kevin Hill.

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

Freight Plus

Logistics Management. “In It has been very beneficial for improving communications with carriers as well as internally to our own team,” said Janelle Ballerstedt, Sensata’s global logistics and TMS project lead. This lack of integration creates a barrier preventing companies from fully leveraging their IoT data. TMS technology.

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Carrier Insights with Kevin Hill

The Logistics of Logistics

Kevin has an MBA from the University of Oklahoma and was a freight broker. 22:09 – Data Revolution in logistics. The availability of data is starting to revolutionize logistics. The availability of data is starting to revolutionize logistics. download the audio file.

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