The Daily: October 31, 2021
The Daily aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for October 31, 2021 from iLevel Logistics Inc.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt, known as “First Lady of the World” for her human rights advocacy
Today’s Featured Article:
Amazon Says Labor, Fulfillment Costs May Wipe Out Holiday Profit | 2021-10-29 | SupplyChainBrain
“Amazon.com Inc. warned Wall Street that it will have to spend billions of dollars hiring workers, paying them more and even speeding partly empty trucks to their destinations to ensure that supply chain snarls don’t derail the holiday shopping season.”
“Maintenance” Featured Article:
Maintaining your coolant system as winter approaches | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)
“Carriers hauling from Rio Grande Village, Texas, to Berthoud Pass, Colorado, this week saw temperates range from 103- to 10-degrees. While engine coolant might not have been a priority when the driver pulled out of South Texas, it probably should have been if it froze solid in the Rocky Mountains.”
Ron Insana: A new 'Marshall Plan' is needed to combat inflation and supply chain problems (cnbc.com)
House punts on infrastructure, passes highway bill extension (msn.com)
Watch: Alleviating the Semiconductor Supply Shortage | 2021-10-28 | SupplyChainBrain
Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 10/22/2021-10/28/2021 – All Things Supply Chain






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