September 3, 2021

“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’”

— Tom Preston-Werner, co-founder of Github

Supply Chain News: Truck Driver Shortage a Global Phenomenon, with No Real Answers in Sight | SCDigest

Need Supply Chain Staff? Hire Gamers - Supply Chain Management Review (scmr.com)

Two-Thirds of Companies Delaying Workplace Reopening Due to New COVID-19 Variants | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)

Amazon advises against marijuana screening in bid to recruit drivers: report | TheHill

U.S. consumer watchdog proposes small business lending data rules | Reuters

Canadian Pacific gains advantage in fight to merge with U.S. freight railway Kansas City Southern | DC Velocity

US jobless claims reach a pandemic low as hiring strengthens (apnews.com)

First 24 Hours After Crash Can Make or Break a Suit | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Amazon to hire more than 40,000 workers, host virtual career fair in its latest job spree (msn.com)

Asia’s Factory Alarms; Slimming Apparel Inventory; Electric Truck Investigations | Wall Street Journal Report

How One Covid Case Upended Toyota’s Just-in-Time Supply Chain | 2021-09-02 | SupplyChainBrain

Great ideas always sound like they’re far too soon | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)

HDTX: How HDT Innovators Handle the Driver Shortage - Drivers - Trucking Info

FMCSA extends CDL, med certification COVID waivers | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

Democratic ex-senator Heitkamp: Biden inheritance tax plan would hurt family firms (cnbc.com)

OOIDA named to American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame | Land Line

It’s a New World with the Purpose-Driven Supply Chain | SCDigest

Logistics property update: August 2021 | Reuters Events | Supply Chain & Logistics Business Intelligence

Ida churns up tension on infrastructure vs. climate change - POLITICO

7 Productivity Tips for Business Owners Working from Home | TheSelfEmployed.com

TRB Panelists Consider Study Potential of LEDs | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Tesla must deliver Autopilot crash data to NHTSA by October 22 (cnbc.com)

Carriers double container ship orders in 2021 as freight demand shows no signs of slowing | Supply Chain Dive

ALAN releases post hurricane message to the logistics community - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)

Is Every Company a Delivery Company? - Talking Logistics

2021 CCJ Top 250 carriers cope with COVID uncertainty | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

'Highly accommodative' Fed policy will continue for a long time: Roth | Fox Business Video

Massive US Investment in Electric Vehicles Will Empower China | RealClearPolicy

Schneider to add 50 battery-powered Class 8 trucks to fleet starting in 2022 | DC Velocity

The Truck Parking Zone – August 2021 | Land Line

4 Ways to Accelerate Electric Truck Adoption - Fuel Smarts - Trucking Info

Companies loosen job requirements but challenges remain (apnews.com)

VTNA’s Voorhoeve: 'Time to act now' for zero-emission trucks | FleetOwner

Geodis leases freighter to secure capacity in tight air cargo market | Supply Chain Dive

Trucker largely unscathed after tornado flips rig three times (cdllife.com)

Louisiana Grapples With Fuel Shortage After Ida Shut Refineries | 2021-09-02 | SupplyChainBrain

Why we should pay as much attention to water consumption as fuel - Truck News

Industry Leaders & Analysts Expect the Global Chip Shortage to Extend into 2023 - Supply Chain 24/7 (supplychain247.com)

Lessons from tipped beef: Florida court provides guidance on cargo claim issues | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

Proposed Ballpark at Port of Oakland Hits Snag | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)