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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The investment will support 185 projects to create new and improved market opportunities for producers and entrepreneurs across the nation.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2 – 8)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart has its first customer, as Home Depot will use Walmart drivers to deliver paint, tools, and other online purchases to customers’ doors. In fact, Yum Brands’ KFC stopped advertising its chicken tenders due a supply shortage last month. Coca-Cola turns to bulk vessels.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5-9, 2018)

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Below are some photos from the JDRF Ride to Cure in Santa Fe , including some scenic ones of the course taken by teammate Kelly McCauslin from BluJay Solutions (who set a personal mileage record that day!) Our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure Team raised $58,706 this season — a new record!

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The Batch Food Traceability Survival Guide

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first exercised new powers granted under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to shut down processing at the Sunland Inc. company’s peanut plant in New Mexico. The FDA has been conducting pilot studies and gathering industry recommendations to develop food product tracing systems.

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The “Race” to Win the Autonomous Truck Market

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There is no doubt that autonomous trucks will change the face of logistics. The biggest investments in autonomous trucks from the financial community have been bet on the middle mile solution involving large Class 8 trucks. This is the solution TORC is “racing” to develop. What kind of trucks will they be?

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Autonomous Truck Trends for 2022 and Beyond: Can Autonomy Safely Address the Driver Shortage?

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According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the trucking industry is currently short 80,000 drivers. One solution in this area comes from Nauto. The devices are surprisingly inexpensive, costing $350-500 per vehicle per year depending upon the volume of devices purchased. Just how bad is the driver shortage?

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25-29, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I’ve started to ramp up my training for our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure team ride in support of JDRF, which will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico on November 3, 2018. XPO Logistics Adds Augmented Reality to the Last Mile Experience. German platooning trials start (Logistics Manager).