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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

Currently, most driverless opportunities are limited to secure private zones or closed environments, such as warehouses, campus environments or last mile runs from depot to front door. For as curious as many are over the potential of driverless vehicles, logistics companies need to get even curiouser about what’s driving their bottom lines.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The deal — which would fall short of a legally binding agreement — seeks to settle a dispute that started when President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on metals imports from Europe, citing risks to national security. billion of goods stuck waiting in Mexico. Maersk joins FedEx Corp.,