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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years.

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Is Mexico the World's Next Manufacturing Hub?

Elementum

s recovering economy and sync between industry verticals. A sync between verticals such as automotive, computer hardware, and transportation equipment provides opportunities to integrate the supply chain , which in turn can position the nation for further growth. The Mexican nation should also watch for two things : the U.S.’s

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3 Important Freight Shipping Issues You Need to Know

Freight Center

The American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI) recently published its annual Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry for 2019. Of those four, we’ve dedicated one article to an in-depth discussion of Transportation Infrastructure, Congestion and Funding. Truck Parking. Large commercial trucks must be parked in designated locations.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Peloton will incur 10 times its usual transportation costs. In December, Uber made a pledge to offer 10 million free or discounted rides to make sure that a lack of transportation did not stop people from getting the Covid vaccine. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the pandemic’s impact on shipping times for Peloton.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. . The increase of freight volumes creates a large capacity crunch - there are not enough drivers to transport all the freight. Many essential goods that used to be shipped down to Mexico are now staying in the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. . The increase of freight volumes creates a large capacity crunch - there are not enough drivers to transport all the freight. Many essential goods that used to be shipped down to Mexico are now staying in the U.S.

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