September 7, 2021

“Live each day as if your life had just begun.”

– Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German writer

Don't Underestimate the Value of the Driver Interview (kellerencompass.com)

Truck drivers' willingness to respond to natural disasters and emergencies | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Enter Overdrive’s 2021 Small Fleet Championship | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

New Survey of Supply Chain Leaders Highlights Peak Season Expectations, Workforce Demands and COVID-19 Concerns - GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC.

Capacity crunch elevates air cargo rates in August as the global supply chain shows its fragility | AJOT.COM

Clean Trucks take the Floor at ACT Expo [Photos] - Fuel Smarts - Trucking Info

For perishable shippers, final few feet of the last mile can spoil deliveries | Supply Chain Dive

Simple connection tools | Seth's Blog (seths.blog)

Truck, trailer shortages fuel need for predictive maintenance | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

Why Tesla, Apple, Google and Facebook are designing their own chips (cnbc.com)

Shortages of supplies and workers will delay Gulf rebuilding (apnews.com)

August jobs report: America added only 235,000 jobs in August - CNN

As economy chugs along, freight gets more volatile | FleetOwner

Use Accrual Accounting For Long-Term Success - Due

Federal ban on commercial rest areas hurts drivers, truckers, and the future of electric vehicles - Reason Foundation

Ninety year old truck driver hangs up his keys after 8.7 million miles (cdllife.com)

NRF | Supply chain disruption goes back to school

Ida’s Early Lesson | City Journal (city-journal.org)

US unions are better off, but still a long way from their former might - CNN

US ports see shipping logjams likely extending far into 2022 | Fox Business

Understanding how to fix things when they go wrong | SmartBrief

Celebrations abound in recognition of truckers | TheTrucker.com

FMCSA explains changes to emergency declaration | Land Line

Washington test-drives a new driving fee - POLITICO

Until 2023? Parts shortage will keep auto prices sky-high (apnews.com)

As in-house logistics become more complex, third-party logistics companies will see growth | Reuters Events | Supply Chain & Logistics Business Intelligence

Embracing the Values of Safety Through Policies and (kellerencompass.com)

OEMs make the economic case for autonomous trucks | Transport Dive

Owner-Operator Model Analyzed at Legal Conference | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Antonov Airlines’ AN-225 used to break record by Ukrainian athletes | AJOT.COM

Supply Chain Executives Implementing Warehouse Visibility Solutions | Food Logistics

VIDEO: We love this trucker-themed custom wheelchair -- and you probably will too! (cdllife.com)

Major retailers snap-up peak air freight capacity leaving small firms struggling - The Loadstar

On Labor Day 2021, the end of enhanced unemployment benefits bring hope to US small businesses | Fox Business

Freightliner Cascadia Designed for Waymo Driver - Equipment - Trucking Info

Class 8 Orders in August Hit Five-Month High | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID (apnews.com)