September 30, 2021
“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.”
– G. K. Chesterton, English writer, poet, and philosopher
Say It Ain’t So — Now There’s a Coffee Supply Chain Shortage? (blueyonder.com)
Fuel prices surge to nearly 7-year high | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
DHL invests $300M to expand, automate US e-commerce network | Supply Chain Dive
'Container haulage is f****d', says forwarder, as D&D adds thousands in costs - The Loadstar
Goodyear Invests in Autonomous Trucking Company Gatik - Equipment - Trucking Info
What's not to love? Fleet execs praise truck tech | FleetOwner
Watch: The Supply Chain Crisis: No Relief in the Fourth Quarter | 2021-09-28 | SupplyChainBrain
TCA names Rayford Burris Highway Angel of the Year | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
From Nairobi to Ningbo: The Supply Shocks Spanning Globe | 2021-09-29 | SupplyChainBrain
Truck and Trailer Markets: Red Tags Holding Sway - Equipment - Trucking Info
Big Pressure on Biden, Dems to Trim $3.5T Federal Overhaul | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Rite Aid doubles down on last mile deliveries, adds Uber Eats as partner | Supply Chain Dive
Biden bets it all on unlocking the Manchinema puzzle - POLITICO
Global parcel volume rose 27% in 2020 (dcvelocity.com)
Shipping forecasts see difficult conditions heading into 2022 | DC Velocity
Tesla's "full self-driving" could be days away. Here's what you need to know. - CNN
Seaspan closes in on 2m teu capacity goal with $1bn order for more box ships - The Loadstar
Aspects of your life you didn’t realize depended on the HGV industry – All Things Supply Chain
Why and How the UK Is Experiencing a Fuel Crisis | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
Gas-Starved Europe Can't Look West as U.S. Faces Its Own Crunch | 2021-09-29 | SupplyChainBrain
End of Month Management Update - Supply Chain Management Review (scmr.com)
Kodiak’s Gen4 self-driving truck sets 'Vision' on uptime, fleet expansion | FleetOwner
Where to Now for Diesels? - Equipment - Trucking Info
Johnson Burned Bridges With EU Truckers He Now Wants Back | 2021-09-28 | SupplyChainBrain
STB Spearheads Railroad Revolution | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
Transportation, utilities anticipate more than 50% payroll growth: report | Transport Dive
It Looks Like America's Energy Future Is Still Going to Be a Gas | RealClearInvestigations
More rate hikes and surcharges on the way – rising costs to blame, says FedEx - The Loadstar
Retailers offer special returns policies to their best customers, Narvar study finds | DC Velocity
Hy-Vee brings inventory robots to 5 stores to plan orders, reduce stockouts | Supply Chain Dive
Pandemic, Piracy, and Panic on the Pacific Rim - Supply Chain Management Review (scmr.com)
Nussbaum, Boyle named 2021 overall Best Fleets to Drive For | FleetOwner
Truck Tonnage Index Increased 0.5% in August | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)
Executive director of the Port of Los Angeles on the backlog at U.S. ports (cnbc.com)
Mixed-vehicle fleets are uncommon in TL. E-commerce could change that. | Transport Dive
'Road trains' to ease driver shortage? UK has the technology, 'but not the roads' - The Loadstar
Biden Democrats have declared war on American small biz (nypost.com)





