The Daily: May 9, 2022
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Good morning - let’s electrify. ⚡️
Today is the last day to make your comments! An alliance of nearly 20 states has drummed up a plan to increase truck electrification efforts. So what does the public think?
Check out today’s featured article from Transport Dive for all the necessary information you need to evaluate and make your opinion on the plan. ☕️
“Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”
— Anthony Volodkin, founder of Hype Machine
Today’s Featured Article:
States band together to push for nationwide fleet electrification | Transport Dive
“A coalition of nearly 20 states has drafted a plan to advance truck electrification efforts. Now, they seek public comments by May 9.”
Water Cooler Topics
🔬 Reliance is the key to keeping life science supply chains alive. On the agendas of these supply chain leaders are high-stakes make-or-buy choices, evaluating more backup suppliers for essential materials, and regionalizing supply chain networks for better accessibilities to domestic markets.
🚢 The port of Wilmington had a special and large load move through its vicinity. Wilmington opened its dock to the MV POTTERSGRACHT cargo ship along with its load of 78 wind turbine blades. The blades are on their way to West Virginia.
🦞 New England’s diesel prices are out of control. Massachusetts surged to a record high on May 4th, the average price of $6.10 per gallon now across the Bay State. That is nearly $1 more per gallon than a week ago.
Domestic trucking is heavily threatened by persistent China port lockdowns
China locking down its top port cities because of more coronavirus outbreaks is likely to have serious consequences for trucking here in the United States.
Autonomous trucks become more mainstream, driver training courses take this into account
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
The current curriculum teaches students how to drive, drop and hook, back and follow regulatory practices. It also teaches via simulator not only to mechanically look left and right but to use the AI systems in place that tell them a lane is clear to move into.
The Latest On…
News Bag 🗞
The need to know | Reuters Events | Supply Chain & Logistics Business Intelligence
“Global supply chain problems look to set to worsen, a new report published on Tuesday said, as China's COVID-19 lockdowns, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other strains cause even longer delays at ports and drive up costs.”
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Say No to Union this Time; US PMI for April Positive but Slowing; Joint Venture to Build Refridgerated DCs; Now Chip Making Equipment cannot get Enough Chips | Wall Street Journal Logistics Report
“That is how many class A, state-of-the-art cold storage warehouse projects are planned under a partnership announced this week between private equity company Bain Capital and Barber Partners, a commercial real estate developer.”
Ports 🚢
Port of Wilmington handles 155-foot wind turbine blades | AJOT.COM
“Exhibiting the diversity of cargo handling capabilities, the Port of Wilmington carefully and successfully discharged the wind turbine blades, that are over 200 feet in length and weigh more than 13.5 tons each and transported them the short distance to the on-port storage area.”
Trade & Border Issues 🗺
The Black Sea Is The Next Front In The Ukraine War (gcaptain.com)
“On the surface, the tiny Ukrainian navy, just 5,000 active-duty sailors and a handful of small coastal boats, appears to be significantly overmatched by Russian maritime forces.”
China’s Port Lockdowns Threaten Domestic Trucking | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
“China locking down key port cities because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus could have serious ramifications for trucking in the United States.”
Shipping delays are back as China's lockdowns ripple around the world | CNN Business
“Global shipping was just starting to recover from the chaos of the pandemic.”
Compliance 📋
International Roadcheck date fast approaching - TheTrucker.com
“The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced this year’s International Roadcheck dates as May 17-19.”
Brokerage 📞
6 reasons to divide carrier and brokerage operations - Truck News
“When expanding a transportation services business, you may want to incorporate a new legal entity to carry on these new operations, rather than having your brokerage and carrier divisions set up in the same corporation.”
Industry Forecast 📊
The Future of Trucking: Top Trends You Need to Know - Tenstreet
“The future of trucking is a much-discussed topic among companies and drivers alike.”
The Real Black Swan of 2020: The Assault on Small Business - American Thinker
“Most people believe the coronavirus was a Black Swan, an unexpected event of large magnitude with unprecedented consequences.”
Regulations ⚖️
Senate acts to launch formal talks on China competition bill | Fox Business
“Billions will go towards semiconductor chip production and supply chain issues.”
Health & Safety 🦺
Addressing Sexual Harassment and Assault in Trucking (womenintrucking.org)
“Recently the Department of Labor held a ‘Day of Action’ to promote safety and address these issues in the trucking industry.”
Business Strategy 💡
New Study from PwC Finds Low Rates of Success – and Why | SC Digest
“A couple of weeks ago, SCDigest summarized a new study from PwC, nominally on supply chain digitization.”
Data-Driven Transparency in Manufacturing Supply Chains Powers Sustainability Goals | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
“Transparency can proactively recognize risks that exist beyond the four corners of the organization.”
Post-pandemic, life sciences supply chains are prioritizing resilience - Resilinc
“While the U.S. House and Senate negotiate to reconcile their competing bills to boost U.S. manufacturing of drugs, semiconductors and other critical products, supply chain managers in the life sciences industry continue to pivot from the pandemic to proactively analyzing supply chain risks and evaluating options to develop more resilient supply chains.”
Fuel ⛽️
Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: The Huge Spike in Diesel Prices | Sc Digest
“We are all feeling the pain at the pump with soaring gasoline prices - but truckers and others using diesel fuel have it even worse.”
New England Copes With Soaring Diesel Prices | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
“When will fuel costs finally start to turn around?”
Why US politicians are trying to break the world's oil cartel now | CNN Business
“A decades-old, failed effort by United States politicians to break the chokehold of a select few countries on the oil market has found new life as the war in Ukraine raised prices to an almost 14-year high.”
Falling Inventories Could Stifle U.S. Plans To Help Europe Replace Russian Oil | OilPrice.com
“Since July 2020, U.S. oil inventories have plummeted by 421 million barrels, which could throw a wrench in America’s plan to help ease Europe’s energy crunch.”
Driver Issues 🚛
Driver training curriculum changing | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
“Bruce Stockton watches his 3-year-old granddaughter play with her mother’s phone, and it seems to come naturally, but he said she can’t quite ride a tricycle.”
Inflation 💸
DeJoy: ‘Uncomfortable’ Postal Hikes Coming | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
“Americans should get used to “uncomfortable” postage rate increases in coming years as the U.S. Postal Service seeks to become self-sufficient, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said May 5.”
Mother’s Day promises to be a little different this year. - DAT
“Approximately 84% of U.S. adults are expected to spend a record $31.7 billion this coming Mother’s Day, representing an increase of $3.6 billion from 2021’s record spending, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).”
Federal Reserve’s rate hike to combat inflation: Here’s what took it so long. (slate.com)
“The central bank has five good excuses.”
American Politics 🇺🇸
US economy sees healthy job growth in April as payrolls jump by 428,000 | Fox Business
“The U.S. economy saw solid job growth in April, suggesting the labor market is still strong despite headwinds from rising interest rates, soaring inflation, a worsening labor shortage and fears of a slowdown.”
Major companies stay mum on thorny abortion issue - for now | AP News
“A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would abolish a nationwide right to abortion has thrust major companies into what’s arguably the most divisive issue in American politics.”
Five Facts on Twitter Censorship and Targeting of the Right | RealClearPolicy
“Twitter has targeted conservatives with its increasingly aggressive censorship policies.”
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