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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.

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6 River Systems Continues 2020 Momentum Led by Award Wins and New Global Deployment Sites

6 River Systems

The SDCE 100 spotlights successful and innovative projects that deliver bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across the range of supply chain functions. We have also been selected as a winner of The Robot Report’s 2020 RBR50 Innovation Awards for our wall-to-wall fulfillment solution and recent enhancements to Chuck.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. The higher the zone, the more expensive an order is to ship. For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8.

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Fearless Females of Supply Chain: Overcoming the Seeds of Doubt

BlueYonder

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Store was founded on the values of integrity, customer focus, strong work ethic, innovation, and perseverance. Our supply chain team works primarily from our headquarters in Oklahoma City, but we also spend a decent amount of time out in our stores and with our merchandising team.

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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. Yellow's success was due in part to its innovative use of technology. The trucking industry and supply chain managers can meet challenges by working together and innovating.

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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. Driverless trucks will help Maersk improve on-time performance, said Erez Agmoni, Maersk’s global head of innovation for logistics & services. Kodiak, Aurora Innovation Inc. Kodiak, Aurora Innovation Inc.