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Fleet Management

North American Transborder Freight up 7.5%

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

Recent data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reveals North American transborder freight was up 7.5% in February 2024 from February 2023.

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Fleet Management

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Underscores Critical Importance of Modernizing Interstate Highways

From 2022-2050, freight moved annually in the United States by trucks is expected to increase 93% in value (inflation-adjusted dollars) and 47% by weight. U.S. business logistics costs reached $2.3 trillion in 2022, representing 9.1% of U.S. GDP.

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Safer Trucking for Future Drivers: Alexis Asks

Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain. Campaigns like Distracted Driver Awareness Month further the importance of staying focused and alert at all times while behind the wheel.

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What Shippers Need to Know: Why Emissions is Key to Sustainability

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Measuring and understanding scope 3 emissions takes time and a trusted partner, and reducing emissions tends to require more long-term solutions.

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Procurement Software

Supplyframe Commodity IQ Reveals Mixed Market

Supplyframe finds that the electronics supply chain continues to face semiconductor demand doldrums and elevated inventories, which will linger into the second half of 2024.

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Hexagon Revolutionizes Robotic Quality Inspection

Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division launches the PRESTO System – an innovative modular suite of automated robotic inspection cells revolutionizing the landscape of 3D measurement for automotive and aerospace manufacturing

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Fleet Management

Transition to BEV for Long-Haul Trucking to Cost $1T: ATRI Research

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

While both renewable diesel and battery electric vehicle pathways have implementation costs, a new report from ATRI concludes that relying on BEV to decrease CO2 emissions is nearly six times more expensive than RD.

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Carbon Footprint

Manufacturing Sector Leads the Charge on EV and Hybrid Adoption

According to a recent Samsara report, 99% of physical operations leaders have already implemented or plan to implement a sustainability program, while 85% have said that increasing the sustainability of their operations is a high or critical priority.

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Industrial Robot for Complex Environments

Pudu Robotics launched its first robot designed specifically for industrial applications.

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Fleet Management

Diesel Prices Put Shippers Conditions in Negative Territory

FTR Transportation Intelligence

FTR’s January Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell into negative territory in February for the first time since September 2023.

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Geopolitical Volatility Prompts Elevated Container Leasing Rates

Container xChange

A year-to-date (YTD) analysis of global container leasing transactions by Container xChange shows a notable uptick in average rates since the beginning of 2024, indicating an uptick in demand for container leasing services,

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

How Baltimore Bridge Collapse Continues to Impact Shipments

Baltimore is running out of freight to pick up due to the lack of inbound shipments, so the containers at port have been sitting for a while.

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