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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. Approval of long-haul driverless technology isn’t projected to settle until around 2031.

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Harvey and Irma’s Effect on the Logistics Industry

GTG Technology Group

How Hurricanes Affect Logistics. The catastrophic storms did more than just flood homes and knock down trees, they impacted logistics in a variety of ways. It will be a long time before anyone can measure the two storms’ impact on logistics and the economy. Trucking Already Tight Before Hurricanes. Sources: [link].

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

UPS Expands Logistics Reach To Meet Emerging Demand In China. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% UK logistics companies optimistic about recovery ( Financial Times ). Innovation in logistics also occurs outside the realm of bits and bytes, as Con-way Manufacturing’s announcement this week demonstrates. in June from May.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 17-21, 2018)

Talking Logistics

This time I’ll be returning from enVista’s FUEL 2018 conference where I am giving a keynote presentation this morning on Defining Your Own Logistics Competitive Weapon. Postmates Secures $300M In Venture Funding Led By Tiger Global Management And Announces Record-Breaking Year Of Growth. Singapore Exchange leads US$44.4

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With New Fuel Tax Looming, Here’s a Way Logistics Directors can ‘C’ their ‘A’

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Wall Street Journal reports on the swelling support among lawmakers for increases in gas taxes to help offset the mounting costs of the nation’s crumbling transportation infrastructure. Here’s the latest on the fuel tax debate and what savvy logistics directors are doing by way of CYA (cover your a**). Yet, it doesn’t have to be.