August 4, 2021

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

— Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy

Ford shifts focus to built-to-order to mitigate semiconductor shortage's effects | Supply Chain Dive

How to encourage employee engagement in post-COVID workplace | FleetOwner

Trucking Crisis Has the U.S. Looking for More Drivers Abroad | 2021-08-03 | SupplyChainBrain

Why People Like Working From Home - The Atlantic

July ISM manufacturing output trends down but remains at a high level - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)

Cargo Van Makers Take Advantage as Last-Mile Grows | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

GOP skepticism looms over bipartisan spending deal | TheHill

Senate infrastructure bill leaves out truckers' liability insurance hike | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results - Supply Chain Shaman

Mudslides close stretch of I-70 in Colorado; truckers advised to detour north on I-80 through Wyoming | TheTrucker.com

Hair-raising semi crash causes 'severe backups' in Salt Lake City (cdllife.com)

Most Americans Losing to Inflation | National Review

Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 30, 2021) (talkinglogistics.com)

Talking Supply Chain Podcast: Delivering the Customer Experience - Supply Chain 24/7 (supplychain247.com)

Shippers struggle to land carrier space despite preparing for peak early | Supply Chain Dive

Toward a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries | DC Velocity

Rep. Graves Raises Concerns Amid Infrastructure, Budget Debate | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Importance of Technology for ‘Buy American’ Executive Order | Food Logistics

American Freeways Should Cause Even Keynesians to Blush | RealClearMarkets

Shipping crisis strikes Black Friday shopping amid Europe, China floods (cnbc.com)

Playing Chicken with Big Trucks - On the Road - Trucking Info

5 Reasons to Say Goodbye to the Office for Good | Inc.com

Iowa suspends regulations for fuel haulers Land Line

Brazil’s Water Crisis Adds to the World’s Supply-Chain Misery | 2021-08-02 | SupplyChainBrain

Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping - Logistics Viewpoints

New York Gov. Cuomo asks private businesses to require Covid vaccination for admission (cnbc.com)

5 charts show Amazon's growing logistics network as it puts inventory closer to consumers | Supply Chain Dive

Walmart truck driver celebrates an astonishing 4 MILLION safe miles (cdllife.com)

Pay tactics are distributors' main choices for recruiting, retaining drivers | Transport Dive

Living—and leading—in interesting times: interview with Mark Baxa | DC Velocity

Supply Chain Brief

Senate bid to speed infrastructure runs into virus hurdle | AJOT.COM

Why Southern California Is the New EV Mecca | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Spin-off of GXO Logistics from XPO Logistics is a done deal - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)

Shell Rotella reveals SuperRigs winners | American Trucker

Supporting Micro and Small Business Through Supplier and Customer Relationship Management - Supply Chain Management Review (scmr.com)

Senate infrastructure bill ends a Covid-era business tax break early (cnbc.com)

Continuing to be a voice for change in trucking, even after retirement | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

The Winners and Losers in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill | 2021-08-03 | SupplyChainBrain

All lanes of Memphis I-40 bridge are officially OPEN (cdllife.com)

E-Commerce Faces Packaging Issues Due to COVID-19 | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)

4 Takeaways from the Best Fleets to Drive For - Guest Voices - Trucking Info

Schneider's containers struggle to flow through clogged intermodal networks | Transport Dive

Hasbro, Mattel lean on supply chain teams to minimize effects of costly ocean freight, port congestion | Supply Chain Dive

DHL Express buys Eviation electric planes for U.S. package delivery (cnbc.com)

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