The Daily: November 16, 2021
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 16, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”
— Seth Godin, author, entrepreneur, and blogger
Today’s Featured Article:
Many Logistics Firms Are Avoiding Covid-19 Vaccine Requirements Amid U.S. Mandate Debate - WSJ
“Large trucking groups are fighting the federal rule in court while freight transport and warehousing firms say they encourage vaccinations but won’t demand them.”
Kellogg strike compounds supply chain issues | Supply Chain Dive
California beat its record for average gas price - CNN
An Overview of Supply Chain Performance - More Than Shipping
Port congestion cascades into intra-Asia services, disrupting container traffic - The Loadstar
Lordstown pushes back Endurance deliveries timeline | FleetOwner
Are You Curious? | Partners in EXCELLENCE Blog -- Making A Difference
Kevin O'Leary on a costly mistake too many family businesses make (cnbc.com)
Amazon workers in New York withdraw petition to unionize : NPR
“Insurance” Featured Article:
Trucking insurance: New tech models tie pricing to performance | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
“This summer, the HDVI (High-Definition Vehicle Insurance) company, part of an "insuretech" category of firms venture capital has increasingly shown interest in, introduced its HDVI Shift product. It's a commercial auto insurance policy, then available in seven states and expected to be in 12-13 by the end of the year, aimed at small and mid-sized trucking fleets that delivers monthly savings to policyholders based in part on their safety performance.”
Online Commerce Crunch; China’s Coal Squeeze; 3-D Printing Around Logjams | WSJ Logistic Report
Youngkin should prioritize modernizing Virginia's transportation funding sources - Reason Foundation
Labor shortages push foodservice distribution employers to boost wages | DC Velocity
Federal court extends stay of Biden administration's vaccine-or-test mandate - POLITICO
Schumer presses Biden to tap oil reserves to lower gas prices | TheHill
US consumer sentiment hits 10-year low with inflation fears surging | Financial Times (ft.com)
Americans are still buying up a storm - CNN
TradeGo: New Blockchain Digitalization Coming to Shipping - More Than Shipping
Should driver pay be tied to productivity? Fleet execs say it's risky. | Transport Dive
“HR” Featured Article:
Firing Your First Employee? 13 Tips to Do It the Right Way - School is Open
“Firing an employee for the first time in your career can be a difficult and emotional process. But whether an employee’s performance has been consistently subpar or a difficult downsizing decision has been made, sometimes it has to be done.”
In search of poka-yokes | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)
HDT Announces 2021 Top Green Fleets - Fuel Smarts - Trucking Info
Survey: BOPIS is not cure-all for rising last-mile delivery costs and delays | DC Velocity
A record number of Americans quit their jobs in September - CNN
Remote Work Is Fine. The Real Thing Scaring CEOs? Hybrid Work. (msn.com)
Truckers, dockers and railways line up in three-way battle over US vaccine rule - The Loadstar
FMCSA: Fatal crashes involving large trucks show uptick - TheTrucker.com
Why it's so hard to do so something about surging gasoline prices : NPR
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