September 15, 2021

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”

– Michael Jordan, American former professional basketball player

Thank a Trucker; It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (blueyonder.com)

Dogs, cats, other pets can provide drivers with companionship, other benefits on the road but require care and caution | TheTrucker.com

How New Container Ship Orders Will Affect the Market in the Coming Years - More Than Shipping

9/11's lasting trucking legacy -- a look back | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Biden business vaccine mandate raises questions for major trade group | Fox Business

US must not only lead in artificial intelligence, but also in its ethical application | TheHill

TrueCommerce expands connectivity network in acquisition of EDI and API provider | DC Velocity

Opinion: Ransomware attacks are about to get worse. But there are ways to stop them - CNN

Spear: Infrastructure Bill Will be Tier One Victory for Trucking - Fleet Management - Trucking Info

Appropriate risk | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)

Amazon to Open Two Whole Foods Stores Without Cashiers | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

The old- and new-school ways fleets validate freight | Transport Dive

Kroger CEO says hiring is a big challenge, as it teams up with Instacart (cnbc.com)

Global Supply Chain Networks must Evolve to more Regional Sourcing Strategies, Gartner says | SCDigest

Senator Bernie Sanders sends trucking a message | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Vaccine mandates are here -- This is how truck drivers and trucking companies are responding (cdllife.com)

Kansas City Southern to accept CP Rail offer, rebuffing CN | AJOT.COM

The maintenance data battle | FleetOwner

How Amazon is shipping for third parties to compete with FedEx and UPS (cnbc.com)

Across the Pond: A Look at the Transportation Market in Europe (talkinglogistics.com)

How to better communications between manager and employee | FleetOwner

Trucking Industry Trends - DAT

Used truck market on torrid pace | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

Office tensions rise between the vaccinated and unvaccinated (cnbc.com)

Here’s Why U.S. Oil Supplies Took Such Big Hit From Ida | 2021-09-14 | SupplyChainBrain

Toyota urges House committee to reject 'blatantly biased proposal' on expanded EV tax credits | TheHill

Vietnam closures push retailers to shift tactics, suppliers ahead of the holidays | Supply Chain Dive

Diesel Price Barely Budges, Dips 0.1¢ to $3.372 | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

North American Ports Seeing Increased Cargo Volume | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)

OOIDA, other groups urge Supreme Court to hear AB5 case - Land Line

Boeing says demand for new airplanes will soar in next two decades (cnbc.com)

House Dems' proposed tax plan could increase offshore avoidance, shift burden onto small businesses | Fox Business

Supply Chain News: Productivity Standards in Distribution under Attack in Pending California Law | SCDigest

Lion Electric Class 6 truck ride along (fleetequipmentmag.com)

For Sale: 'Mad Max: Fury Road' movie fleet for post-apocalyptic trucking | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Alibaba leads $300 million funding of driverless car firm DeepRoute.ai (cnbc.com)