The Daily: November 7, 2021
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 7, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“The Ultimate Measure Of A Man Is Not Where He Stands In Moments Of Comfort And Convenience, But Where He Stands At Times Of Challenge And Controversy.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the civil rights movement
Today’s Featured Article:
Meat Prices Continue to Surge With Worker Shortage | 2021-11-05 | SupplyChainBrain
“With the pandemic igniting a collective reassessment of work, imagine posting openings for low-wage jobs that could require standing for 12-hour shifts, working six-day weeks and repeatedly lifting 70-pound objects in conditions that range from steaming hot to bloody and ice cold. And on top of all that, your industry recently made headlines for COVID-19 outbreaks that killed workers.”
Mattel nearshores manufacturing to bypass port bottlenecks during peak | Supply Chain Dive
Supplying Disruption’s End Game; Uneasy Grain Harvests; Uber's Profits | WSJ Logistics Report
OSHA vax mandate treads into territory governed by DOT | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
Texas Tells Cargo Ships to Join Tesla and ‘Escape California’ | 2021-11-04 | SupplyChainBrain
“Diversity” Featured Article:
Diversity in trucking won’t work without inclusion | American Trucker
“Find out the importance of being intentional about inclusion and diversity and how motor carriers might not survive over the next 20 years without it.”
Couch Report: Gartner Supply Chain Supply Chain Symposium 2021 Part 2 (scdigest.com)
Fifty Years in Idle Time Seen for Trucks at Two Major U.S. Ports | 2021-11-05 | SupplyChainBrain
Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 10/29/2021-11/04/2021 – All Things Supply Chain
Digital Freight Matching: From novelty to mainstream - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)
Amazon Boosted Workforce by 75% During Covid — And It’s Still Hiring | 2021-11-04 | SupplyChainBrain
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