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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 tight market, it never hurts to shop your contracts. To learn more, visit [link].

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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. Dimensional Weight (of DIM Weight) is the method that freight and postal carriers use to determine shipping prices.

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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. We’re seeing a lot of smaller vehicles,” said Diniece Peters Mendes, director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Mobility to. Transport Topics. Today in: "Where's my freight?".

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. 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

Third, it was the fifth-largest transportation company with over ^5 market share. Yellow Corporation: A Brief History Yellow was founded in 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Pricing Dynamics: With one major player exiting the market, supply and demand dynamics shifted, influencing freight rates.

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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.