Smart security cameras are being installed at weigh stations
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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has partnered with Perceptics, a technology company that has developed smart cameras dubbed, “Driver Focus Cameras.” The purpose of these cameras? To focus on vehicle identification and license plate recognition at weigh stations.
Check out today’s featured article from CDL Life to read about the weigh station security cameras rolling out in Kentucky and what they may mean for driver safety and privacy. ☕️
Featured Article:
“A tech company recently shared details about its partnership with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) to utilize the company’s “Driver Focus Camera” systems to catch in-cab violations at weigh stations.”
Compliance & Safety 📋
CVSA’s road check decommissions over 12,000 commercial motor vehicles
From May 17th through May 19th of this year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle inspection and enforcement initiative was underway. In three short days, inspectors across the nation decommissioned 12,456 commercial motor vehicles. Furthermore, an additional 3,714 commercial motor vehicle drivers were also placed out of service due to violations.
CVSA’s North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria has clearly laid out what can be expected in these compliance blitzes. Roadside inspections are specifically looking for out-of-service violations regarding these vehicles.
American Politics 🇺🇸
White House flirts with idea of buying up oil to refill depleted reserves
It’s expected that when crude prices drop below $80 a barrel, the United States will begin buying up oil to refill its low reserves. In March of 2022, the Biden Administration ordered the release of 180 million barrels from the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to offset the growing oil problem.
After the release of the stockpile, the reserve is sitting at its lowest level since 1984.
Diversity & Repairs 🧰
Female technicians wanted: STAT
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) Index has reported what we may have already known: they are a lack of diversity regarding women in technician shops. In a recent survey conducted by the WIT, only about 13.7% of all drivers are female and approximately 3.7% of technicians in transportation companies are women.
WIT President Ellen Voie has been vocal about the need to increase these numbers to diversify the workplace. In an effort to promote this career choice to women, the Women in Trucking foundation provides scholarships for training in these areas.
Let’s Get Global 🌎
💉 First semiconductors, and now bio-manufacturing. President Joe Biden signed the executive order dubbed “The National Biotechnology and Bio-manufacturing Initiative” this week with the aim to boost domestic bio-manufacturing instead of relying so heavily on China for medicines and chemicals. The initiative has not specified clear funding goals quite yet, but we expect that is not far off. (Supply Chain Brain)
🇰🇷 South Korea and the United States are still battling it out… but both do so with a hopeful outlook of compromise. The two countries are debating electric-vehicle subsidies, of which tax breaks were ruled out when electric vehicles were assembled abroad. (AJOT)
More to consider…
Ho, ho, ho… time to get hired! UPS is on a mission to fill 100,000 positions before peak season really sets in and the holiday influx of packages overwhelms its system. The company’s new hiring process is digital, meaning those who apply could know within minutes whether UPS will offer them a job as a delivery handler or a CDL driver. (Supply Chain Dive)
Unions are on the move. The Biden Administration, which has been vocally pro-labor, has encouraged labor unions to organize across various industries. Retailers such as Amazon and Starbucks have seen massive efforts to unionize in certain pockets of the country. (MHL News)
Here we go again. The CHIPS and Science Act has been vocally disliked by the likes of Bernie Saunders and Ted Cruz, but has regardless… been passed by Congress. The effect of the CHIPS Act could not be felt by the U.S. semiconductor supply chains. (Resilinc)
Sustainability ♻️
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Logistics Viewpoints contributor, Alex Zhong, shares his thoughts on sustainability practices in the supply chain and the strategies he would recommend implementing to improve emissions produced by operations.
Watch: How Can Supply Chains Become Sustainable and Transparent? | Supply Chain Brain
Supply Chain Brain contributor, Helen Atkinson, shares the video interview and a summary of an interview of Jamie Barsimantov, chief strategy officer at SupplyShift.
Network Association 🤝
Kaleris and Navis merge companies to create cloud-based logistics platform | DC Velocity
DC Velocity contributor, Ben Ames, explains the merger between Kaleris (a supply chain technology provider) and Navis, (a port control platform vendor). The partnership is meant to result in a state-of-the-art cloud-based logistics platform.
10 questions to ask an outside service provider | Fleet Maintenance
Fleet Maintenance contributor, Jane Clark, writes about the relationship with a service provider and how it should be cultivated.
Artificial Intelligence 🤖
Logistics Disruptors: Motive’s Shoaib Makani on AI and automation | McKinsey
McKinsey contributor, Alastair Green, penned the summary of Shoaib Makani’s interview with McKinsey.
Intelligent trailers take on Tank Truck Week | Bulk Transporter
BT staff shares an article about smart tankers being introduced at the National Tank Truck Carriers’ 2022 Tank Truck Week, set for Sept. 18-21 in Houston.
Driver Issues 🚛
Is there a fight for parking between CEVs and other types of commercial trucks? | CCJ Digital
CCJ Digital senior editor, Angel Coker, writes about how the government’s obvious push for electric vehicles still doesn’t address the glaring truck parking problem.
Maintenance & Repair 🧰
The struggle continues for truck, and trailer OEMs to manage fleet demand | Fleet Owner
Fleet Owner contributor, Cristina Commendatore, writes about the insanity surrounding truck demand in 2022.
American Politics 🇺🇸
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Back The Truck Up contributor, Rooster, shares thoughts on the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act, currently making waves in Congress.
Business Strategy 💡
Seth explains how tech solutions for companies often have more and more features added, costing the company.
Inflation 💸
Off-price retailers shift tactics as inventory gluts squeeze the industry | Supply Chain Dive
Supply Chain Dive editor, Sarah Zimmerman, dives into the unsettling reality for retailers like Ross or Burlington Coat Factory - who are being forced to sell their already marked-down inventory to extremely low sales points. When retailers lower the prices to fight inflation, the margin store must follow suit.
Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent | AP News
AP News contributor, Christopher Rugaber, writes about the still-rising inflation that is wreaking havoc across American households. When will there be an end?
Sales 🧾
Three Risks for Procurement — And What to Do About Them | Supply Chain Brain
Supply Chain Brain contributor, Jag Lamba, shares the three most pertinent risks taken when working on procurement and the business strategies for dealing with those challenges.
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Truck News contributor, James Menzies, writes about the struggle of trailer allocation in a red-hot market.
Industry Forecast 📊
Supply Chain News: Understanding the Gartner WMS Critical Capabilities Report | SC Digest
Supply Chain Digest’s Editorial Staff writes about the warehouse complexity framework.
Supply Chain Snapshots - News & Trends You Should Read This Week | Flexport
Flexport’s editorial staff tackles some of the hottest topics of the week.
Supply chain tech expectations 'at peak', says Gartner | Supply Chain Digital
Supply Chain Digital contributor Sean Ashcroft writes about the 'hype cycle’ report regarding tech in the supply chain.
Logistics Management contributor, Mike Levans, writes about negative perceptions made clear in a recent reader survey.
Ports 🚢
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G Captain’s contributor, Mike Schuler, writes about the Port of Long Beach’s 170 million channel deepening project that will make the ships passing through nearby water a safer option.
Security 📸
Kentucky targets commercial motor vehicles with driver-focused cameras | Land Line Media
Land Line Media contributor, SJ Munoz, writes about Kentucky’s new adaptation of smart cameras at weigh stations.
Electric Vehicles 🔋
Ford asks dealers to invest in EVs as it chases Tesla-like profit | CNBC
CNBC contributor, Michael Wayland, writes about Ford’s mission to make as much profit as their number one electric vehicle manufacturing competitor, Tesla Motors.
The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for July 31, 2025, from iLevel Logistics Inc.