The Daily: April 27, 2022
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Good morning, it’s Hump Day. 🐪
Since The Fair Labor Standards Act passed in 1938, American employers are required to pay their employees overtime pay when their hours exceed the standard 40-hour workweek. However, trucking companies have been largely exempt from that rule due to the law’s carrier motor exemption. That may be changing soon.
Check out today’s featured article from Overdrive Online for all the details about Bill H.R. 7517.
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
- Walt Disney
Today’s Featured Article:
Overtime pay for truckers: Potential market benefits, drawbacks | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
“The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) requires American employers to pay workers overtime when their workweeks exceed 40 hours.”
The Latest On…
Business Strategy 💡
Navistar Increases Focus on the Aftermarket - Aftermarket - Trucking Info
“Navistar exceeded its goal of 20 Fleetrite store openings in 2021 and is on track to have 50 Fleetrite locations by 2025.”
Top Supply Chain Fails and what we can learn from them (allthingssupplychain.com)
“Supply chains can be very complex and sometimes it doesn’t take much for them to go wrong.”
18 ways supply chain digital twins streamline logistics | VentureBeat
“Digital twins have become increasingly invaluable for enterprises to improve their supply chain planning.”
8 tips for managing logistics challenges - Furniture Today
“Flexibility on shippers’ part has never been more important in the face of high rates on the water and on the ground. That won’t change any time soon with container pricing remaining high and space availability tight.”
The best large cities to start a business in 2022: report | Fox Business
“Entrepreneurs looking for a big city where they can start their new venture should consider Florida, according to a new study.”
The answer imperative | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)
“We’re standing on one foot, impatiently waiting for the shortcut, the method, the guarantee.”
Ports 🚢
Hub Group's Leading Supply Chain Solutions Facilitated Clear Sailing During 2021-2022 Port Congestion - Inbound Logistics
“This past year presented extreme challenges for the supply chain. By providing the industry's leading supply chain solutions for more than 50 years, Hub Group supported its customers by leveraging experience in strategic planning across the supply chain, tailored solutions, dependable capacity, and advanced visibility.”
USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard | DC Velocity
“Temporary storage lot helps truckers to quickly pick up empty containers and shippers to stage loaded containers ready for export, port leaders say.”
POLA, POLB again push back consideration of container dwell fee to April 29 - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)
“This follows previous joint announcements by POLA and POLB, who collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, indicating that consideration of the fee would be pushed back each week going back to the week of November 22, 2021.”
NYC-Bound Ships Get Plea to Sail North — Way North, to Montreal | 2022-04-26 | SupplyChainBrain
“The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply chain sales pitch few of his peers in the global shipping industry can match: zero wait time at sea for container traffic.”
Space Logistics 🪐
SpaceX Ax-1 splashdown: Private Axiom astronaut crew returns from ISS (cnbc.com)
“SpaceX safely returned its Crew Dragon spacecraft from orbit Monday, carrying the private crew of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission back from the International Space Station.”
Network Association 🤝
Descartes spends $4 million to acquire route planning provider Foxtrot | DC Velocity
“Deal complements company’s $30 million purchase of GreenMile with additional food and beverage sector coverage, Canadian firm says.”
GTI buys Foxconn Logistics to bolster container transport expertise | Transport Dive
“Canada-based GTI Transport Solutions announced Thursday it purchased Foxconn Logistics, a transport provider that specializes in drayage and container management.”
Rail 🚂
Angry railroad customers and employees take grievances to US regulators | AJOT.COM
“Union Pacific Corp., CSX Corp. and other big U.S. railroads that slimmed down to please investors are now facing customers angered by poor service and workers worn out by a relentless drive for efficiency.”
Trade & Border Issues 🗺
Mexico Emerges as a Potential Supply Chain Replacement for Exports (morethanshipping.com)
“New data shows growing signs that Mexico is emerging as a hub for suppliers to export goods amid global geopolitical instability.”
Floating Mines Hit Danube Ship Traffic (gcaptain.com)
“Ukrainian border guards last week closed several shipping lanes at the mouth of the Danube river due to drifting mines in the Black Sea, analyst APK-Inform said on Monday.”
Transport and logistics sector enters a new phase of recovery – but there are headwinds | Article | ING Think
“The global transport and logistics sector recovery is entering a new phase, and we're expecting substantial growth in 2022 – despite the war in Ukraine and continued supply chain disruption".”
Halting Electronics Output; Averting Tariffs; Supplying Ukraine Factories | Wall Street Journal Logistics Report
“Nestlé is demonstrating how multinational firms operating in Ukraine can maintain production and distribution while focusing on worker welfare.”
American Politics 🇺🇸
Secretary Buttigieg to Defend FY23 Budget Request April 28 | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
“The country’s top transportation officer is scheduled to visit Capitol Hill this week to defend President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget request for infrastructure projects, freight safety initiatives, construction grants and increases for climate change programs.”
Hours of Service ⏰
D.C. Circuit hears arguments in hours-of-service lawsuit - Land Line
“FMCSA’s change to its 30-minute rest break provision combats two negative safety consequences caused by the previous rule, an attorney for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association told an appeals court.”
Cab Tech 🚚
MVTS tests aerodynamic fuel-saving tech for trailers | Fleet Maintenance
“The AeroVolution Booster-Tail provided fuel savings of 5.04 gallons per 1,000 miles in track-testing completed by Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions.”
Retail 🛍
Opinion: Spending on consumer goods will likely plummet in the second half of the year | CNN Business
“With the fear of Covid-19 on the wane, consumers are spending much more on in-person services, like travel and entertainment, powering an impressive comeback in that sector.”
Compliance 📋
DOL Wage Enforcement Targets Warehousing | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
“‘Vigorous’ effort parallels union push to organize industry.”
Tech 📟
3 Sustainability Technologies That Will Be Mainstream by 2025 | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
“Cloud sustainability, carbon footprint measurement, and advanced grid management software are the three emerging environmental sustainability technologies that will reach early mainstream adoption within one to three years, according to Gartner, Inc.”
Digitizing Supply Chains Proving to be Slow Go | SC Digest
“There remains a strong executive interest in digitizing supply chains, but investment in technology and achieving real results from that investment is taking a good long while.”
Grow your own techs to solve labor issues | Fleet Maintenance
“Trouble finding technicians? Ditch the poach approach and adopt a school.”
Fuel Tech ♻️
Race to Zero - Inbound Logistics
“By air, by land, and by sea, these companies are making strides towards net-zero emissions in supply chains.”
Electric Vehicles 🔋
Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup could win first-mover advantage (cnbc.com)
“Ford Motor is set to be the first automaker to bring a mainstream, full-size electric pickup to the U.S. market.”
Covid-19 😷
Chinese shutdown continues to leave a difficult situation hard to navigate - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)
“As this situation moves on, there continue to be more questions than answers, to be sure. There is never a really opportune time for a crisis to emerge. That has never wrung more truly in logistics and supply chain than it has gone back to March 2020, to be sure.”
Global supply chain crisis flares up again where it all began | AJOT.COM
“China’s stringent rules to curb Covid-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply chains between Asia, the U.S., and Europe.”
As Pandemic Enters Third Year, More Work Remains to Be Done for Small Businesses | RealClearPolicy
“Two years ago today, the American economy – and America’s small businesses – were facing unprecedented challenges.”
Warehousing 📦
Supply Chain News: “Boomerang” Warehouse Workers a Key Asset in Severe Labor Shortages Battle| SC Digest
“Virtually every distribution center manager is struggling to find enough workers, and a wage war of sorts is breaking out, led by Amazon, in the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain employees.”
Unions 🪧
Amazon Union Election Kicks Off at Second New York Warehouse | 2022-04-25 | SupplyChainBrain
“Workers at a second Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Staten Island, New York, began voting Monday on whether to join an upstart union that already won a historic election at a nearby facility.”
Artificial Intelligence 🤖
Watch: The Real Role of Robots in Fulfillment Centers | SupplyChainBrain
“What are robots really being used for in distribution facilities today? Craig Henry, U.S. industry manager with Siemens Industry, provides a status report — and a look at the future.”
Health & Safety ⛑
Video telematics help decrease crash fatalities | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
“The number of fatalities caused by vehicle crashes climbed in 2021.”
Driver Issues 🚛
Video breaks down why U.S. truckers feel frustrated and unappreciated (cdllife.com)
“This video provides users with an eye-opening look at the challenges of working in the trucking industry in 2022.”
Back to school: Would-be drivers should carefully consider options for CDL training - TheTrucker.com
“The new commercial driver’s license (CDL) training requirements that went into effect in February will result in fewer drivers being trained by friends or family members and higher attendance at CDL schools.”
Industry Forecasting 📆
Talk of a freight recession seems way overblown but it’s not a blip either - DAT
“Fear-mongering in recent weeks and talks of a “freight recession” have sent freight markets and sections of the media into a spin – like the dimwitted Chicken Little character did when he warned farmyard animals the sky was falling when an acorn fell on his head in the 1940s Disney movie.”
Truckload rates expected to plateau in Q2 as demand cools | Transport Dive
“Truckload demand is expected to soften in the second half of 2022, but market forces continue to drive higher rates in the near term, according to the April 2022 Cowen/AFS Truckload Freight Index.”
Sales 🧾
Sales of Businesses Near 2019 Levels but Inflation is a Concern - Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com)
“Business for sale transactions has shown steady growth in the first quarter of 2022 according to the latest BizBuySell Insight Report.”
Human Resources 📝
6 steps to defuse conflicts with anyone at work, from clients to coworkers (msn.com)
“Healthy professional relationships are key to advancing a career or building a business.”
Social Media 🤳
Can Musk deliver on his vision for Twitter? Questions remain | AP News
“Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands to be the next owner of Twitter, having pledged roughly $44 billion to buy the social platform and take it private.”
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The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for July 31, 2025, from iLevel Logistics Inc.