The Daily: February 16, 2022
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for February 16, 2022 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“We entrepreneurs are loners, vagabonds, troublemakers. Success is simply a matter of finding and surrounding ourselves with those open-minded and clever souls who can take our insanity and put it to good use.”
Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop
Today’s Featured Article:
Avoiding an American trucker revolt is “pretty simple,” OOIDA VP says (cdllife.com)
“The Executive Vice President of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says that quieting the current Canadian trucker protests and avoiding a similar situation in America is as “simple” as ‘doing away’ with vaccine mandates.”
EDITORIAL: Trudeau has gone too far | Toronto Sun
On-road tech catches truck tire anomalies | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
EVs dominated Super Bowl ads, but only 9% of passenger car sales (cnbc.com)
Big Green Brands Have a Dirty Supplier Problem, CDP Says | 2022-02-14 | SupplyChainBrain
Is this the end of the just-in-time supply chain? (allthingssupplychain.com)
Supply Chain News: Still More Positive News for Autonomous Trucks | SC Digest
Diesel Tops $4 a Gallon With 6.8¢ Hike | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Biden team sees limited ability to press China in trade talks | AJOT.COM
Some Relief Expected for Congested Retail Ports as Import Growth Moderates -NRF (gcaptain.com)
“Insurance” Featured Article:
How do insurers calculate our trucking insurance premium rates? | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
“In 1999 I decided to apply for my own authority. But before doing so I wanted to make sure I had all my ducks in a row. I began to prepare. Secured the money for the down payment on a truck and trailer, saved enough operating capital for a minimum of 30 days, established a customer base, and developed a financial back-up plan if things went south on me. With all those items in place I was confident I had planned well and was prepared to get my own authority. I promptly did so.”
Fed officials agree on a March rate hike but little else | AP News
The Final Mile Challenge: Satisfying the Spoiled Customer | 2022-02-11 | SupplyChainBrain
ACT: Half of Class 4-8 Sales to be BEV by 2035 - Fuel Smarts - Trucking Info
Toyota, Honda to make up lost production as crucial U.S.-Canada trade link reopens (cnbc.com)
Market conditions for trucking carriers to remain strong through 2022 | DC Velocity
Rep. Graves Takes Aim at WH Infrastructure Coordinator | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Impact of hydrogen on logistics Part 1: Road Transportation (allthingssupplychain.com)
Impact of hydrogen on logistics Part 2: Off-Road Transportation (allthingssupplychain.com)
Building the legs of a four-legged stool | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act may fall short of hopes (landline.media)
Premarket stocks: Is the mighty US consumer faltering? - CNN
“Trade & Border Issues” Featured Article:
U.S.-Mexico Spat Threatens Avocado Shortage | 2022-02-15 | SupplyChainBrain
“The great avocado affair of 2022 began with a little-noticed weekend press release from Mexico’s Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry. The U.S. was shutting down imports of avocados from Mexico’s top producing region because one of its inspectors received a threatening phone call.”
Electric vehicles' big Super Bowl win | TheHill
Open field running | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)
HDT Announces Top 20 New Products - Products - Trucking Info
Auto Suppliers Cry Foul, Saying Carmakers Want a Bigger Cut | 2022-02-15 | SupplyChainBrain
Logistics real estate sees record rent growth | DC Velocity
Mandates, E-Commerce Complicate Truck Stop Parking | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Supply Chain News: Don’t Give Up on Lean, Just-in-Time Inventory Quite Yet | SC Digest
How Technology is Transforming Transportation Procurement (talkinglogistics.com)
Cummins unveils fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine strategy | FleetOwner
High trucking rates prompt food shippers to wade into logistics | Transport Dive
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