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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party. Capturing it, cleaning it, screening it and analyzing it to determine better routes, better prices, and better sources is foundational to smart logistics operations.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

of procurement expenditures. 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.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. 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.