The Daily: November 2, 2021
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 2, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
— Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Today’s Featured Article:
The supply chain crisis that stole Christmas - The Spectator World
“While most Americans were worried about President Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, Vice President Kamala Harris was in Singapore discussing a different topic altogether. ‘The stories that we are now hearing about the caution that if you want to have Christmas toys for your children it might be the time to start buying them because the delay may be many, many months.’ For once, Kamala was correct.”
Op-ed: Joe Biden, Democrats need to understand, if inflation feels real, it is real (cnbc.com)
The Fallacy of Supply Chain Shortages | RealClearMarkets
House Republicans, Reject the Infrastructure Deal | National Review
Abercrombie & Fitch turns to crowd-sourcing to expand same-day delivery (dcvelocity.com)
G20 Ends With World Leaders Making Few Concrete Climate Commitments (businessinsider.com)
Golden Week slowdowns provided little relief to shipping rates, congested ports | Supply Chain Dive
Biden to discuss intensifying supply chain challenges with G-20 leaders (cnbc.com)
Disruption? Or Re-invention? [Commentary] - Fleet Management - Trucking Info
Congress passes another short-term extension of FAST ACT - Land Line
4 Reasons Why Americans Can't Stop Shopping for Stuff (businessinsider.com)
Immigration Raids Targeting Employees End | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
Port announces completion of Long Beach Container Terminal (msn.com)
“Artificial Intelligence” Featured Article:
Alphabet to Test Drone Delivery for Walgreens in Texas | 2021-10-21 | SupplyChainBrain
“Alphabet Inc.’s drone-delivery operation is expanding to a Walgreens in suburban Dallas where it will make airborne deliveries of toothpaste and other goods to residents of nearby towns.”
US says it’s working with Taiwan to secure chip supply chain | AJOT.COM
EPA has 'no finer partner' than trucking, administrator says | FleetOwner
DB Schenker, Lufthansa Cargo, and Nokia team up to reduce carbon emissions (dcvelocity.com)
Tracking the shift to 24/7 supply chains | Supply Chain Dive
The simple but difficult marketing flip | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)
UK steel makers 'left behind' as US ends trade war (msn.com)
Shifting economic demand could be positive for supply chains, long-run - The Loadstar
Dealing with truck driver difficulties: Three takeaways from ATA MCE 2021 (fleetequipmentmag.com)
“Electric Vehicles” Featured Article:
What you need to know about electric infrastructure, charging and mechanics (fleetequipmentmag.com)
“By 2040, zero-emission bus sales are forecast to reach 83% of the global market, as the commercial vehicle industry strives to meet zero-emission targets and the cost and asset benefits of EVs compared to internal combustion engines (ICEs) become apparent; and trucks, from light- to heavy-duty, are sure to follow.”
Are Automated Deliveries Coming Soon? | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
Third quarter intermodal volumes drop after year of growth | AJOT.COM
The Truck Parking Zone – October 2021 - Land Line
Finding More Water For The Panama Canal (gcaptain.com)
Five good things that happened in trucking this week—Oct. 29 | FleetOwner
Florida Trucking Jobs in High Demand | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Haunted Highways: Truckers share scary tales from the road | Truckers News
Schneider grows container fleet with the help of a chartered ship | Transport Dive
Traffic fatalities spike to largest six-month increase in reporting system's history (cdllife.com)
Amazon's EV fast charging provider secures $5 million more in funding | Fleet Maintenance
Where are all the workers? Many started their own businesses during the pandemic - CBS News
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