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World’s first online marketplace helping to combat pallet reuse inefficiencies

Author: Britni Chisenall - Published 2022-10-27 12:00 - (95 Reads)

Whatever the demand — big or small — many of pallet traders and companies still operate inefficiently, by email, phone, fax or internet. Until recently, there has been no accessible, universal location to conduct pallet business.
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NHTSA Plans Survey, Research to Find Out Why Drivers Speed

Author: Eric Miller - Published 2022-10-27 11:58 - (95 Reads)

With continuing concerns about speeding on the nation’s highways, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to conduct a survey-research effort to ask 1,500 drivers with one or more recent speeding tickets why they speed — and why others with no violations don’t speed.

Norfolk Southern expects improved service to support railroad during down cycle

Author: Joanna Marsh - Published 2022-10-27 11:18 - (121 Reads)

Faster train speeds and shorter dwell times will open up network capacity for NS, officials said during the company’s third-quarter 2022 earnings call.
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Drones deliver meals to hurricane-impacted Floridians

Author: Jack Daleo - Published 2022-10-27 11:02 - (100 Reads)

Delivery drones are showing their last-mile value on a mission to hard-to-reach customers on Sanibel Island, Florida.
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Retailers’ cheapest option for returns is also shoppers’ favorite

Author: Jack Daleo - Published 2022-10-27 10:50 - (103 Reads)

According to research from PayPal, retailers and shoppers see eye to eye on returns more than you’d think.
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Walmart turns Texas DC into high-tech facility

Author: Brian Straight - Published 2022-10-27 10:13 - (120 Reads)

The transformation of Walmart’s distribution network continues with the unveiling of a revamped facility in Texas.
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White Paper: The Underlying Cost of Violations

Author: Sponsor - Published 2022-10-27 09:40 - (95 Reads)

No dollar amount can be placed on the value of fleet safety — it’s beyond price. Violations issued to your drivers, on the other hand, certainly do hold a monetary value. Comprehensive payment platform Bestpass partnered with FreightWaves, the leading source for navigating the freight markets, to measure the extent to which citations are considered …
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As US-China relations worsen, expect supply chain chaos

Author: John Paul Hampstead - Published 2022-10-27 09:00 - (112 Reads)

Trans-Pacific trade is the foundation of American retail and industry. But souring U.S.-China relations threaten that.
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Hyperlocal weather tech improves driver safety when it matters most

Author: Jenny Glasscock - Published 2022-10-27 09:00 - (134 Reads)

Weather-related hazards cause over 1.2 million vehicle accidents each year, yet leading trucking firms still lack a streamlined system to identify which of their drivers are at risk due to adverse weather conditions.
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Fear of litigation over noncompetes keeps some TQL employees from leaving

Author: Clarissa Hawes - Published 2022-10-27 07:00 - (204 Reads)

Current and former employees of Total Quality Logistics say they are closely following a former colleague’s two legal actions involving the nation’s second-largest freight brokerage.
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Zero-emission targets remain a complex ‘Mars shot’

Author: John G Smith - Published 2022-10-26 16:51 - (91 Reads)

Michael Kiely, president – U.S. government affairs at UPS, dismisses the idea that sustainable trucking is anything new. The fleet has always strived to be as efficient as possible. But he worries that regulators now seem fixated on one or two ideas like battery-electric vehicles to eliminate emissions. Some options still don’t fit into existing …

Trucking company at center of Peel Region’s largest-ever drug bust

Author: James Menzies - Published 2022-10-26 12:50 - (136 Reads)

A Milton, Ont.-based trucking company was at the center of Peel Region Police’s largest-ever drug bust. The agency today announced the result of an 11-month investigation into the drug ring, which it dubbed Project Zucaritas. The investigation resulted in the seizure of 383 kgs of drugs with a street value of more than $25 million. …

Is your fleet recession-ready? 5 tips to managing a downturn.

Author: James Menzies - Published 2022-10-26 12:06 - (126 Reads)

Trucking is a cyclical business and after most carriers enjoyed some record financial quarters, the economy seems poised to turn south. “It’s scary out there,” Lee Klaskow, senior analyst – transportation and logistics with Bloomberg Intelligence, said during a panel on managing cash flow in an uncertain economy, held at the American Trucking Associations’ annual …