The Daily: November 10, 2021

The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 10, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.”

– Paulo Coelho, Brazilian lyricist and novelist


Today’s Featured Article:

Manufacturers Expect Infrastructure Projects to Boost Sales---and Ease Transport Snarls (msn.com)

“U.S. manufacturers said the new $1 trillion infrastructure bill will support years’ worth of public works projects that will create demand for maintenance equipment and construction supplies, and potentially push prices higher.”

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“Aritficial Intelligence” Featured Article:

Walmart is using fully driverless trucks to ramp up its online grocery business (cnbc.com)

“Walmart and Silicon Valley start-up Gatik said that, since August, they’ve operated two autonomous box trucks, without a safety driver, on a 7-mile loop daily for 12 hours.”

get full cnbc article here

Hanesbrands CEO: 30% of our inventory is tied up in transit, higher than pre-Covid (cnbc.com)

3PL makes headway in autonomous trucking | DC Velocity

Next Task: Selling Infrastructure, Getting Funds to States | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Infrastructure Bill Delivers Much for Trucking - Fleet Management - Trucking Info

Port delays across the US double in-transit inventory times for Columbia Sportswear | Supply Chain Dive

Moderna Finds That Creating a Covid Vaccine Was the Easy Part | 2021-11-08 | SupplyChainBrain

Prices are skyrocketing. Goldman Sachs says prices will go even higher - CNN

Optimism is a tool | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)

Billions and Billions to Be Wasted | Cato at Liberty Blog

Texas Infrastructure Projects Suffer Cost Overruns | City Journal (city-journal.org)

Australia announces policy to boost electric car sales (apnews.com)

Is There a Solution to the Supply Chain Worker Shortage? | SupplyChainBrain

Watch: How a Lack of Supply Chain Visibility Fuels Corruption Risk | 2021-11-05 | SupplyChainBrain

Truckers warn many will quit over Biden vaccine mandate (msn.com)

Procurement Through the Pandemic- How Covid-19 Changed the Role of Procurement – All Things Supply Chain

U.S.-bound import outlook remains bright, says Global Port Tracker report - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)

Three ways truck technology can tackle challenges, driver shortages (fleetequipmentmag.com)

Propeller Club’s Patti warns that supply chain crisis is a wake-up call to increase US ships in international and domestic trades | AJOT.COM

Diesel Rises 0.3¢ to $3.730 a Gallon | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

5 Steps to Boost Supply Chain Resilience (ismworld.org)

The Supply Chain Slowdown Blame Game - More Than Shipping

How to Decrease Logistics Costs During the Supply Chain Crisis (morethanshipping.com)

Former truck driver sentenced to prison for his role in multi-million dollar Gucci and Chanel airport cargo heist (cdllife.com)

Flatbed among the strongest segments as domestic steel production ticks up | Transport Dive

How inventory transparency, supplier cooperation can assist with parts issues | Fleet Maintenance

Big businesses gain power from small businesses struggling: Restaurant owner | Fox Business Video




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