The Daily: November 1, 2021
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 1, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“If you can push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.”
— Marissa Mayer, president & CEO of Yahoo!
Today’s Featured Article:
NRF Predicts Highest Holiday Retail Sales on Record | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
“Holiday spending has the potential to shatter previous records, as the National Retail Federation on Oct. 27 forecast that holiday sales during November and December will grow between 8.5% and 10.5% over 2020 to between $843.4 billion and $859 billion.”
Road Scholar: “It’s the economy, stupid!” — iLevel Logistics
Biden Port Envoy vows alliance will help break California logjam | AJOT.COM
Truck owner tracks down his stolen rigs, shootout ensues (cdllife.com)
Four charts that show just what's at stake at the COP26 climate summit : NPR
Trucking School Executive Sentenced in $4 Million Fraud Scheme | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Premarket stocks: Apple sounds a $6 billion holiday season warning - CNN
“HR” Featured Article:
How to Become a Disability-Confident Employer | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
“"Disabled employees take fewer sick days, are more productive and very dedicated to their jobs,” says Tova Sherman, CEO of reachAbility.”
Trouble ahead for Dems: A barrage of attacks over the economy - POLITICO
Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Which Parcel Carrier has the Best on Time Performance? | SCDIGEST
Supply Chain Woes Threaten to Drive Up Clean-Power Costs (gcaptain.com)
Fleets cannibalize parts, increase wages to 'stop the bleeding' | FleetOwner
Fed's inflation measure holds at record annual pace for fourth straight month | Fox Business
Schneider Reports 147% Jump in Earnings For Q3 | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
As Biden vaccine mandates loom, protests for personal freedoms swell (usatoday.com)
OODIA: Emission standards must not price truckers out of business (landline.media)
“Maintenance” Featured Article:
Increase in electronics drives need for diagnostic tools | Fleet Maintenance
“The amount of time diesel technicians spend on electronic diagnostics has grown as the number of electronics on Class 8 trucks has increased, and technicians are turning to diagnostic tools to help streamline repairs and increase efficiency within the shop.”






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