Logistics

Driverless fleet vehicles (a.k.a. autonomous trucks) have everyone so excited that you might finish your daily read of news from around the industry and think it is the only promising…

The import and export industry is indeed big business. It offers unlimited opportunities for anyone who has enough knowledge and resources to challenge the tides and reap lucrative benefits which…

I celebrated my 30th birthday this month. It may sound frightening at first, but despite my fears, the aches and pains, wrinkles and grey hairs didn’t happen overnight. From my…

A certain Internet shopping giant recently made waves by announcing its intent to someday begin using drones to deliver small items directly to customers’ doorsteps. Although the idea of having…

The shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. is not a new phenomenon; it has been a challenge for supply chain management for years. In 2015, the shortage stood roughly…

Every day, more than 15 million vehicles worldwide travel from the factory to the customer. This creates significant costs and sometimes considerable delivery times. Because the vehicles are produced worldwide,…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and its underlying principle of automation was a big-ticket topic in 2017 and will probably continue to be in 2018. With both logistics operators and vendors…

Two weeks ago, the e-commerce retailer Amazon opened its first offline convenience store, Amazon Go – without a cashier. On January 22, the first visitors of the Seattle store were…

Cargo theft is the theft of goods or property from commercial shippers or freight carriers. It’s a serious problem in the USA, costing shippers and trucking companies an estimated $30…

The 12th Inland Terminals conference, run by Management Producties, was held in Rouen, France in November. With participants ranging from intermodal terminal operators, shippers, suppliers, and government stakeholders, the presentations…