The Daily: December 15, 2021
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for December 15, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”
– Benjamin Button, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Today’s Featured Article:
“As the transportation market continues to be undersupplied, many freight shippers are delving deeper into their route guides and going to the spot market to gain tender acceptance. Shippers often ask me how I think of the spot market rate and whether their market rate is the same as others are getting.”
The Future Of Retail: Technologies Enabling Q-Commerce Growth - Logistics Viewpoints
Companies Rush to Fix Software Exploit After U.S. Warning | 2021-12-13 | SupplyChainBrain
Ryder spends $480 million to expand e-commerce fulfillment abilities | DC Velocity
What Does Robotic Process Automation Mean for Manufacturers? (epsnews.com)
Supply Chain Trends 2022 - All Things Supply Chain
Thank you truckers, for everything you do - Truck News
Retail Imports Hits Record Growth for 2021 | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
Threat of container fees has eased shipping congestions: Port of Los Angeles (msn.com)
“Owner Operator” Featured Article:
Owner-operators note power-only drawbacks, including added costs | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
“Before owner-operator Kenyette Godhigh-Bell settled into her current power-only work within Amazon Relay, detailed in brief in the first part of this "Niche Hauls" series focused on growth in power-only opportunity for independents without an owned trailer, she worked a variety of brokerages' freight networks.”
Canada threatens to retaliate against U.S. over EV tax credit | AJOT.COM
Truckload Carriers Association looks forward to 2022 | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
Watch: Lessons to Be Learned From the Microchip Shortage | 2021-12-13 | SupplyChainBrain
Almost 37,000 Import Containers Avoid Fines as San Pedro Ports Delay Dwell Fee Again (gcaptain.com)
Wholesale inflation jumps record 9.6% over past 12 months | AP News
Spot Market Bounces Back After Thanksgiving Slump | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Component shortages hit EVs as Class 8 orders plummet | Transport Dive
Are You “Connecting” With Your People? | Partners in EXCELLENCE Blog -- Making A Difference
DHL Doubles Robots Because Humans Alone Can’t Handle Holiday Crunch | 2021-12-14 | SupplyChainBrain
“TMS” Featured Article:
“Today’s transportation challenges and opportunities are much different than they were just a few years ago, requiring shippers and carriers to innovate the way they work together. Fortunately, Transportation Management Systems (TMS) have evolved rapidly to aid shippers in addressing these new challenges.”
Walmart-backed warehouse robot vendor Symbotic to go public | DC Velocity
Another 2.5¢ a Gallon Lopped Off National Diesel Price | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Few Companies Make the Hard Tradeoffs to Reduce Carbon Emissions - Logistics Viewpoints
Central Freight Lines to be shuttered this week | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
Navigating the parts predicament | Fleet Maintenance
Navigating Supply Chain Disruption: 7 Strategies for Small Businesses - StartupNation
ATA: Trucking Trends Report Shows Impact of Pandemic on Industry - Fleet Management - Trucking Info
Virginia has record November as projects advance | AJOT.COM
U.S. Truckers Are ‘Drowning’ in Empty Containers | 2021-12-14 | SupplyChainBrain
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