Transportation Chain Episode 3: Labor Shortage in the Supply Chain

Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive, discusses the labor shortage in trucking and freight and the impact from COVID-19.

June 19, 2020

Discover how a pandemic like COVID-19 can upend labor shortage in the trucking industry

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Nominations Open for 2024 Pros to Know Award

NEW THIS YEAR, this award recognizes Top 100 influential individuals in four distinct categories, whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage.

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SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain

December 5, 2023

Register now to learn more about what's in store for 2024 and beyond. Topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Supply Chain Visibility, AI, Cold Chain, Electrification and more.

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Women in Supply Chain Forum: Better Together is Best

This year’s Women in Supply Chain Forum displayed that working together, collaborating together and learning from each other really is what’s best for the future of the supply chain.

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How Centralized Marketplace Capacity Could Result in Lowering Carbon Emissions

If we can reduce the number of trips freight carriers take each year to deliver their goods, a significant quantity of would-be emissions may never be generated. The key to this strategy is taking advantage of centralized marketplace capacity.

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Pricing Solution to Streamline Cargo Booking Process

The Instant Offer Rate tool further enhances the carrier's online booking portal to streamline the booking process, provide faster response times and offer improved levels of customer service.

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AIT Worldwide Logistics’ Middle Mile Network Connects Major U.S. Metro Areas

Middle Mile Network offers a faster, more secure, and cost-effective alternative to traditional expedited less-than-truckload (LTL) services on vital routes covering more than 90% of major U.S. metropolitan areas.

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Alternate Fuels Gap Continues to Shrink: Survey

The majority of respondents (59%) indicated they are operating their trucks five years or less before replacement, which continues to support today’s greater focus on shortening asset life cycles.

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Transportation | Warehouse Optimization to Acquire ProvisionAI

Transportation | Warehouse Optimization (T|WO) announced plans to acquire ProvisionAI, a provider of a patented, optimized replenishment transportation scheduling solution named LevelLoad.

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China Plus One to Prominently Emerge in 2024, Supply Chain Professionals Predict

China Plus One is predicted to emerge in a big way come 2024, and competition and shrinking profits will necessitate market consolidation in 2024, according to predictions outlined by Container xChange.

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Automated Route Optimization SaaS Solution

Cosmic Frog "Hopper" is an automated transportation route optimization to solve routing at scale.

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Digital Logistics Technology Investments to Increase in New Year

Cost management, driver management, and productivity improvement were the Top 3 pain points reported in transportation.

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Women in Supply Chain: Winners' Accomplishments Exhibit Progress Among Female Leaders in Logistics

This year's Women in Supply Chain winners exhibit a host of accomplishments. From developing mentorship programs within their organization to working with clients to operate more efficiently, this year's winners show progress.

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How Air Freight is Evolving to Help Shippers Pivot Amid Disruption

Here are some examples of how air is playing a role already and where it may continue to grow in volume as 2024 approaches.

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The Crucial Role of Address Validation in Same-Day Delivery

Same-day delivery businesses prioritizing address validation and incorporating address autocomplete are discovering secret weapons that set them apart from the pack.

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How Autonomous Vehicles Are Gearing Up to be a Game Changer

Now is the time to explore the benefits of AVs and develop an understanding of the potential they have to reshape the supply chain cycle.

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Nearshoring Activity to Drive Shipping Volume to Mexico

Truckload demand and capacity appear to be normalizing, nearshoring activity to Mexico is rapidly escalating, and LTL tailwinds have arrived, as outlined in Uber Freight’s Q4 Market Update and Outlook Report.

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Global Decarbonization Solution to Reduce Life-Cycle Carbon Emissions in Air Freight

Flexport.org, the sustainability and impact arm at Flexport, partnered with CHOOOSE to accelerate the decarbonization of air freight with a new global decarbonization solution.

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Container Logistics Pros Don’t Believe Shifting Container Production Away from China will Ease Supply Chain Woes

54% of container logistics professionals do not believe that shifting container production away from China would improve the supply chain, according to Container xChange's recent survey.

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Shrinking Freight Market to Increase Turbulence in Q1 2024

2023 has been a year of uncertainty, but there were not many major shifts in the trucking market, but that may change as early as Q1 2024.

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U.S. Container Import Volumes Accelerate, Diverging from Pre-Pandemic 2019 Trend

In October, U.S. container import volume increased from September 2023, moving significantly ahead of October 2019 imports, according to new research from Descartes Systems Group.

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J.B. Hunt, BNSF Develop Intermodal Service for Service-Sensitive Highway Freight

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and BNSF Railway launched Quantum, a breakthrough intermodal service that accommodates the service-sensitive highway freight needs of customer supply chains.

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Rail AI Technology to Address Day-to-Day Rail Operations

RAILTRAC.ai aims to develop advanced tools and capabilities for customers in critical areas such as railcar repair and compliance, rail shipment management, and switch, load, and shipping operations.

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4 Things to Know About Hydrogen-Powered Port Equipment

Recent advances in equipment powered by hydrogen fuel cells (HFCs) are changing the conversation for the future of ports.

The 2022 Women in Supply Chain winners in attendance at last year's Women in Supply Chain Forum.

#BetterTogether. Women in Supply Chain Forum Promotes Collaboration in Logistics

The Women in Supply Chain Forum is the industry’s premier networking and educational forum tailored to men and women in executive-level positions to expand their professional network through thought-provoking discussion panels.

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AI and Simulation: Conquering Supply Chain Complexity in the Age of Same-Day delivery

Well-orchestrated same-day delivery is now a clear demonstration of a robust supply chain management that brings a flexible and responsive supply chain.

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In-Shore Autonomous Pilot Program to Revolutionize Maritime Shipping

Mythos AI is advancing maritime commerce by mapping marine highways while simultaneously training algorithms for self-driving in-shore vessels.

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Managing Supply Chain Partner Relations in the Digital Age

Businesses with well-maintained partner relationships can also find themselves in a more resilient position to adapt to market fluctuations.