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Brian Straight covers logistics, procurement, tech and management issues in the supply chain as Editor in Chief of Supply Chain Management Review. Follow @SCMR
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Move For Hunger on the hunt for trucking partners - Truckload Indexes

Move For Hunger on the hunt for trucking partners - Truckload Indexes

truckloadindexes.com — Since its humble beginnings, Move for Hunger now has over 1,000 partners, from moving companies to realtors to apartment communities. There are even some lawn care companies that assist in moving excess food to local food banks. "Our model is really based at the local level," Lowy said.
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'Missing a few pallets' and other fun tales from a life in trucking - FreightWaves

'Missing a few pallets' and other fun tales from a life in trucking - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Ralph was very clear to his manager: He would not drive his truck after Memorial Day because of "the terrorists" on the highway. "Some people call them tourists, but as far as I can tell, they are out to scare the hell out of me, so I consider every damned one of them as a terrorist," author Ed Miller recalled a driver telling him.
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FourKites extends into yard visibility with acquisition - FreightWaves

FourKites extends into yard visibility with acquisition - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — FourKites is creating Dynamic Yard, a supply chain visibility product that incorporates predictive estimated time of arrivals (ETA) and yard and warehouse management tools. The company is acquiring the yard management solutions business from TrackX Holdings to make Dynamic Yard possible. FourKites has acquired TrackX's Yard Management, Dock Management and Gate Control solutions.
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What autonomous truck startups can learn from Starsky's failure - FreightWaves

What autonomous truck startups can learn from Starsky's failure - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Likely lost in the coronavirus news onslaught last week was the demise of Starsky Robotics. A startup failing is not news; most such businesses fail. Still, when co-founder Stefan Seltz-Axmacher took to Medium last Thursday to announce the closure, he dove into great detail on what happened, and where he sees the autonomous vehicle space.
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Layoffs start rippling across freight industries - FreightWaves

Layoffs start rippling across freight industries - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — As the impact of COVID-19 quickly spreads through the economy, layoffs are becoming a common theme for workers. Those in the freight businesses are no exception. According to reports, Total Quality Logistics (TQL) and Freightos are among the businesses in the industry that have conducted layoffs in recent days.
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Apple closing stores, will others follow? - FreightWaves

Apple closing stores, will others follow? - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL) announced today that it is closing all its retail stores outside China in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The company has about 500 stores globally and had previously shut its China stores during the outbreak in that country. Those stores reopened today.
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Crisis or hype? Industry insiders have differing views on coronavirus - FreightWaves

Crisis or hype? Industry insiders have differing views on coronavirus - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Rick Brumett, Transportation Insight vice president of client solutions, said the 2003 global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused a 2.3% reduction in global economic expansion. The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could triple that, he said. "When the coronavirus started to hit epidemic proportions, the Chinese New Year was in full swing.
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Shippers to drivers: What's your health and travel history? - FreightWaves

Shippers to drivers: What's your health and travel history? - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — As the coronavirus spreads, shippers are implementing new procedures for truck drivers making deliveries and arriving for pickups. Numerous shippers contacted for this story either declined to comment on their current practices or did not respond, but social media has been abuzz in recent days with stories from drivers detailing their experiences.
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Morgan Olson hopes to take Class 2 by Storm - FreightWaves

Morgan Olson hopes to take Class 2 by Storm - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Morgan Olson is hoping to give last-mile delivery providers and independent contractors a better choice when it comes to vehicle selection. The subsidiary of J.B. Pointdexter introduced two Class 2 walk-in vans at the NTEA Work Truck Show on Wednesday, one of which is a fully electric model.
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Ford officials charged about electric Transit van - FreightWaves

Ford officials charged about electric Transit van - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Ford Motor Co. ( NYSE: F) has stated its desire to invest deeply in electrification, and it is not leaving out its commercial customers. A hybrid-electric F-150 will be available later this year, and for the 2022 model year, Ford will electrify its popular Transit van.
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What will spur electric vehicle adoption? DTNA's Sean Waters has an idea - FreightWaves

What will spur electric vehicle adoption? DTNA's Sean Waters has an idea - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Stating that people buy trucks to make money, Daimler Trucks North America's (DTNA) Sean Waters, vice president of product compliance and regulatory affairs, outlined on Tuesday why diesel remains an important fuel choice for fleets.
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TMC20: Fleet Advantage brings predictive modeling to vehicle lifecycle management - FreightWaves

TMC20: Fleet Advantage brings predictive modeling to vehicle lifecycle management - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Fleet Advantage has long been about equipment lifecycle management, and to that end, the company has added a predictive modeling tool to its ATLAAS platform (Advanced Truck Lifecycle Administrative Analytics Software).
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TMC20: Wabash, C&S Wholesale Grocers to put zero-emissions refrigerated trailer on California hig...

TMC20: Wabash, C&S Wholesale Grocers to put zero-emissions refrigerated trailer on California hig...

FreightWaves — Wabash National is pushing the boundaries of thermal capabilities with what it is calling a zero-emissions refrigerated trailer. The unit, produced for customer C&S Wholesale Grocers, is being shown this week at the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting in Atlanta.
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