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The Trucking Industry Needs to Prepare for the Q4 Retail Boom

Retailers are stuck with questions: What happens if there aren’t enough drivers to transport products on time? How do we get more drivers with profits down? And how do we provide a cushion for elevated diesel costs?

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Supply Chain Companies Need a Profound Cultural Change in How They Treat Workers

There’s no way around it: Supply chain executives are going to have to flatten the hierarchy if they want to attract and retain the best workers.

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Truck Duels Kick Off with Batteries Battling Fuel Cells for Top Spot

Companies like Nikola, Volvo and Daimler Truck are pursuing both battery-electric rigs and vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, in a costly bet on two technologies.

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Devil in the Details – Tech Company Seeks to Solve Inaccurate Delivery Addresses

Around half of all last-mile related costs are expended in the last few hundred feet because of challenges in finding the exact delivery location and, worse, deliveries fail altogether because the person making the delivery cannot find the exact right location.

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FedEx Stock Tumbles After Warning on Economic Trends

The delivery giant’s shares fell on Sept. 16 in the biggest one-day percentage drop since FedEx went public in 1978.

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FedEx CEO Says He Expects the Economy to Enter a "Worldwide Recession"

The CEO’s pessimism came after FedEx missed estimates on revenue and earnings in its first quarter. The company also withdrew its full year guidance.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.

Can an FMC Order Break the Cargo Logjam at Ports?

The recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 gave the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission stronger oversight of how ocean carriers and marine terminals treat shippers. Now, FMC is being called on to wield some of that power.

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DB Schenker Completes Acquisition of USA Truck

The transaction was approved by USA Truck’s stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders held on Sept. 12.

Joe Jaska, Executive Vice President Land Transport for the Americas Region at DB Schenker. Photo: DB Schenker

Truck Fleets Are Waking Up to the Need to Slash Vehicle Emissions

A significant industry challenge revolves around answering the question of how to efficiently move the transportation industry toward a carbon-free future.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Announces $20 Million Federal Grant to Port Of Los Angeles

The port said the infrastructure investment, along with funds from the Jobs Act, will support rail-roadway separation to improve truck access and speed cargo flow through the area.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, with Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Gene Seroka, announcing the $20 million grant on Sept. 7. Photo: Port of Los Angeles

How Consumer Price Hikes Impact Fleet Operating Costs

A rising Consumer Price Index directly correlates to the cost of financing equipment, but it can also have a significant ripple effect on other cost centers, such as maintenance and repair.

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Best Buy Says Supply-Chain Strains Are Improving Heading Into Fall

Consumer-electronics retailer Best Buy added to the mounting signs of ample capacity and receding freight rates, with a note that transportation markets are “stabilizing and moderating” heading into the fall peak season.

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