The Daily: November 23, 2021
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 23, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“Failure is success if we learn from it.”
– Malcolm Forbes, American entrepreneur and publisher of Forbes magazine
Today’s Featured Article:
Can you handle mountain driving? Colorado wants to know | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
“More than two years after a deadly, high-profile truck crash in Lakewood, Colorado on I-70, the state's DOT wants to survey drivers on their familiarity with mountain roads and, specifically, escape ramps.”
Is a Driver Shortage Surcharge the answer to raising driver pay? - Truck News
What will a Tier 5 Emissions Regulation Entail? | OEM Off-Highway (oemoffhighway.com)
Driver referrals in the age of social media: A modern twist on recruitment | Transport Dive
Ford and Rivian cancel plans to jointly develop an electric vehicle (cnbc.com)
Exclusive: Behind the Scenes at Torc Robotics - Equipment - Trucking Info
Delivery vehicle leasing firm orders 5,400 electric vans from GM unit | DC Velocity
When are shipping rates going to normalize? | McKinsey
Your Buyer Is Asking Themselves These 3 Questions (engageselling.com)
Five good things that happened in trucking this week—Nov. 19 | FleetOwner
“Diversity” Featured Article:
The Long Road To Diversity - Guest Voices - Trucking Info
“It was 1968, one of America’s most tumultuous years. The Vietnam War, the forever war of my youth, was escalating with the Tet Offensive. Apollo 8 circled the moon and gave us a picture of our small little planet amidst the vastness of space. We lost Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King to violence. Race riots were happening in Watts and anti-war riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention. The 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics saw significant controversy. A marketing person at Phillip Morris launched the cigarette advertising campaign with the slogan “You’ve come a long way, baby” and flooded print and television with it. In retrospect, that was probably more of a wish than a statement of fact in 1968.”
Small verdicts costing trucking industry despite lawsuits being rare (landline.media)
Meritor electrification bookings grow to nearly $500M | Fleet Maintenance
EEOC Launches AI Initiative | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
Research: Best and Worst Times, Places for Truck Parking - Fleet Management - Trucking Info
Samsung To Name Second U.S. Plant Location This Week: Report (msn.com)
How to Say Thank You for Supporting My Small Business - Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com)
Port Of Vancouver Which Is Already In A State Of Emergency Braces For More Rain (gcaptain.com)
Intralox launches $60 million expansion of conveyor production facility | DC Velocity
Holiday shopping 2021: 4 ways shoppers have changed since the pandemic began (cnbc.com)
“Hours of Service” Featured Article:
Driver fired for refusing to violate Hours of Service rules wins $24K from company (cdllife.com)
“A Houston company was ordered to pay a former worker nearly $24,000 after he was fired for refusing to drive beyond the limits set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).”
How to keep women in trucking | FleetOwner
The right tool for the job | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)
Do we really need a mandate for automatic emergency braking? (landline.media)
Car-haul trucking niche is full of challenges | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
Self-Driving Stocks Join EVs as Next Trader Obsession | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Tens of thousands protest Belgium's tighter COVID-19 rules (apnews.com)
Calstart Launches Effort to Help Small Fleets with ZEV Transition - Fuel Smarts - Trucking Info
New study grades states on infrastructure quality - TheTrucker.com
Researchers track growth in advanced battery recycling | DC Velocity
Port Congestion Eases in Asia While U.S. Battles Import Deluge (gcaptain.com)
Canada Says Cross-Border Truckers Must be Vaccinated - Fleet Management - Trucking Info
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