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Truckers Reap New Riches Thanks to Millennials

January 10, 2019

As consumers grow comfortable buying big, bulky goods online, national trucking companies are plowing investment into winning the business by displacing or buying up local operators.

Swamped With Inventory, U.S. Companies Turn to ‘Mobile Storage’

January 2, 2019

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. companies are so inundated with inventory that some are renting truck trailers to use for storage space.

Five Quick Steps to ELD Success

December 26, 2018

Ken Evans, SCB Contributor

The logistics industry has seen an incredible transition since this time last year, when trucking companies scrambled to comply with a new electronic logging device (ELD) mandate.

Can Fast-Track Training of Vets Solve the Driver Shortage?

December 18, 2018

John Kearney, SCB Contributor

A proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to address the deficit of 900,000 truck drivers has attracted both support and opposition.

Amazon, Walmart Are Challenging FreshDirect's NYC Grocery Supremacy

December 14, 2018

Bloomberg

For many years, FreshDirect has ruled the online grocery business in a city where most people don’t own cars.

Q&A | How Can We Solve the Driver Shortage?

December 13, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What caused the driver shortage? What made it worse? What steps can we take to alleviate it, and what lessons can we draw from the crisis?

Impact on Travel Continues From Winter Storm Diego, Killing One Trucker

December 12, 2018

FreightWaves

The worst has passed, but hundreds of thousands of people in the South will have to deal with the effects of Winter Storm Diego the rest of the week.

New EU Transport Rules Could Devastate East European Trucking Companies

December 7, 2018

Bloomberg

Poland’s $57bn transport and logistics industry is facing a serious threat as the European Union agreed to tighten rules on international trucking services.

Unprecedented Online Holiday Sales Could Have Costly Aftermath for Retailers

November 29, 2018

Bloomberg

Black Friday results have reinforced that this U.S. holiday shopping season will be one of the best in recent memory. But even in good times, there are concerns for retailers.