The Daily: January 4, 2022
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for January 4, 2022 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“What we fear of doing most is usually what we most need to do.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist, philosopher, and poet
Today’s Featured Article:
Supply Chain Managers To Confront Escalating Transport Rates in 2022 | SCMR - Supply Chain Management Review
“Irrespective of mode, rates will be escalating, with carriers controlling capacity and exercising leverage like never before. Given the shortage of manpower and labor pools across the spectrum of global logistics, supply chain managers will be struggling.”
Where have all the truck drivers gone? | Vox
Addressing the labor mismatch in US logistics and supply chains | Tech HQ
NTTC leaders address driver shortage in White House meeting | Bulk Transporter
Fearless supply chain predictions: Here’s what will happen in 2022 | Freight Waves
Trucker's sentence cut to 10 years in deadly Colorado crash | FleetOwner
“Electric Vehicles” Featured Article:
FedEx is "transforming transportation" with 500 e-LVCs | Global Fleet
“In a move that FedEx defines as "transforming transportation," the shipping giant received its first 500 electric trucks from EV ecosystem provider BrightDrop in mid-December.”
HOW AUGMENTED REALITY IS CHANGING TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE IN LOGISTICS | BBN Times
3 ways shippers are gaining control of their supply chains | Freight Waves
Why supply chain woes will ease in 2022 | Quartz
U.S. Factory Activity Slowed in December; Supply-Chain Strains Eased | Market Watch
Addressing supply chain issues during the pandemic | OakRidger
“Owner-Operator” Featured Article:
The feds want trucking apprenticeships: How does an 'Owner-operator Mentor Academy' sound? | Overdrive Online
“Happy New Year to all of you! 2021 has no doubt been a strange one for our supply chains, with trucking shining as never before, in many ways. Yet at once, trucking seems to be getting more of the critique than any other of the multiple modes and businesses that connect all the supply chain parts. I have tried several times to point out that the issues in trucking that relate to driver retention are many, and that each needs to be addressed if real change is to happen. One of those issues is general driver training inadequacy.”
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