April 15, 2021

"Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationship."

-- Henry Ross Perot

Biden's chip dreams face reality check of supply chain complexity | Reuters

Cities asked to look into using extra parking for trucks | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Trucking’s safer, self-driving future is near | FleetOwner

Houston, we have a robot: Nuro, Domino’s team up for autonomous pizza delivery - FreightWaves

California port truck drivers go on strike | AJOT.COM

Strong capacity utilization, freight rates offset costs of trucking | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

The pandemic brings supply chains out of the shadows and CSCOs into the spotlight | Supply Chain Dive

Medically Necessary: Growth of biologics and gene therapies means more cold chain - FreightWaves

Supply Chain News: Trucking Accidents, Damage Awards, and Insurance Rates Continue to Rise, a Growing Threat to Carriers and Fleet Operators (scdigest.com)

Cathie Wood sees these 2 trends as the next big things after electric vehicles (cnbc.com)

What is the carbon footprint of a truck? - FreightWaves

White House says gas tax won't be part of infrastructure bill | TheHill

Why truckload contracts aren't like other business contracts - DAT

Biden's discouraging message for small business makes it hard for US to return to full employment: Andy Puzder | Fox Business

US Senate Confirms Trottenberg for USDOT Post | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Yellow announces departure of executives; Harris becomes president - FreightWaves

Podcast: Why tracking the right metrics is key for your truck maintenance operation (fleetequipmentmag.com)

How to Go Paperless at Your Small Business - Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com)

Poll: 15% of Americans worse off a year into pandemic (apnews.com)

How to get maximum fuel efficiency from your truck engine and transmission (fleetequipmentmag.com)

Burnout Isn't Just an Employee Issue -- It's a Workplace Issue | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)

Viewpoint: Supply chain challenges hindering modular construction - FreightWaves

Fleets lead by example to reverse distracted driving trends | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk fight climate issue in Iron Man way (cnbc.com)

Lawsuit seeks to preserve employment freedom for independent workers - FreightWaves

How the pandemic helped Walmart battle Amazon Marketplace for sellers | Reuters

How to Future-Proof Your Remote Team (msn.com)

Misuse of B-1 visas undercuts US trucking industry, observers say - FreightWaves

How to decarbonize global shipping: An interview with Bo Cerup-Simonsen | McKinsey

How the pandemic drove retailers to on-demand warehousing | Supply Chain Dive