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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.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on How Much Do US Plant Managers Make

Supply Chain Digest

Plant Managers Paid the Most in San Franciso, Least in Oklahoma City in 25 Markets, based on New Randstad Data

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The legislation would also require the USPS to create an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data. The partnership expanded last month with a new route between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City on the I-35 corridor. In fact, switching off those 3G networks could leave more than 350,000 U.S.

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

Freight Plus

While the study showed a 30% increase in the use of IoT to support asset performance management, only 16% of respondents have integrated their IoT data streams with their ERPs. This lack of integration creates a barrier preventing companies from fully leveraging their IoT data. Supplychain247. Click the link now.

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Road Report: 2018 OPEX Oil and Gas Summit

TrackVia

I had another conversation about manual processes with an executive at a petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Oklahoma City. During one conversation, a supply chain executive discussed his desire to digitize in order to leverage data better and thus make his supply chain division more efficient.

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The Demise of Yellow Corporation

American Global Logistics

Yellow Corporation: A Brief History Yellow was founded in 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. That included satellite tracking and real-time data analysis. Carriers need to utilize real-time data analysis and satellite tracking. Yellow's success was due in part to its innovative use of technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard. Maersk and Kodiak are running trucks 24 hours a day for four days a week between Houston and Oklahoma City with a stopover in Dallas to swap out safety drivers, who must comply with the limit on driver hours.