May 19, 2021

"If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

- Jim Rohn

Farewell, Jeff Bezos | The American Conservative

Fleets invest in technologies that lead to a cleaner future | FleetOwner

'Free shipping': Two words that complicated freight efficiency | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

Reskilling Employees for Supply Chain Jobs - Talking Logistics

Why Big Business is the Answer to SME Stability | Accenture

Infrastructure Bill: Republicans Should Not Compromise with Biden | National Review

Mask mandates: As stores drop masks, will it cause more conflicts? (usatoday.com)

Insurance Act’s latest version calls for 556% increase - Land Line

Nurturing a Warehouse Culture of Safety | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)

4 Ways to Improve Fleet Uptime - Maintenance - Trucking Info

Email Marketing Statistics for Small Business Owners - Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com)

New Research Documents the Realities of a National Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax – TruckingResearch.org

How much does I-40 bridge closure cost trucking? | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Opinion: Republicans face a defining question on infrastructure - CNN

Yeti works to improve stockouts with inventory down 9% | Supply Chain Dive

Top 100 Truck Bottleneck List highlights worsening truck congestion - DAT

54% of Small Businesses Blame Extra Unemployment Benefit for Worker Shortage - Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com)

Colonial Pipeline cyber attack a warning of worse to come (afr.com)

California faces another month before unmasking begins (apnews.com)

Fatherhood, Starting Business Helps Senior Turn Life Around | Michigan News | US News

Are droids the future of last-mile deliveries? Lessons from Japan | McKinsey

Driver Drug Positives Continue at Last Year’s Rate | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Leading CEOs Ask California for Hydrogen Infrastructure Funds as Part of Zero Emission Vehicle Plan | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)

The 5 Best Payroll Services for Small Businesses (entrepreneur.com)

Talking Diesel Aftertreatment Maintenance - Maintenance - Trucking Info

Deposits keep TuSimple on pace for driverless trucks by 2024 | FleetOwner

Rail freight revenues to grow 4.7% per year through 2025 | DC Velocity

Biden's tax increases would cost American jobs – they are aimed squarely at small business: Rep. Buchanan | Fox Business

Supply Chain Software Market Shakeup Heats Up | Material Handling and Logistics (mhlnews.com)

Ports on U.S. West Coast Race to Clear Ship Backlog by August | 2021-05-17 | SupplyChainBrain

First electric-only "Megawatt E-Truck Stop" to be built in California (cdllife.com)

US Chamber Transportation Head: Infrastructure Talks Must Result in Action | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

Revisiting the song that established the 'outlaw trucker' image | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)

Suez Canal starts work to extend double lane after Ever Given grounding | Suez canal | The Guardian

Vehicle complexity and its impact on maintenance | FleetOwner

Supply Chain Experts Share Analysis on New U.S. Census Bureau Report - Supply Chain Management Review (scmr.com)

Medium-Duty Sales Rise in April to Clear 19,000 | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)

No, We Don’t Need Biden’s $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan – Reason.com

Arkansas DOT fires inspector who failed to catch I-40 bridge crack in 2019 | TheTrucker.com

The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything | 2021-05-17 | SupplyChainBrain

FTR says most recent Truckers Conditions Index reading sets new record - Logistics Management (logisticsmgmt.com)

Trucker who sacrificed his rig to stop a murderer says he won’t see a cent from his insurance company (cdllife.com)

Truckload volumes still near-record highs, Freightliner issues recall over fuel leak | Commercial Carrier Journal (ccjdigital.com)

Flatbed leads owner-ops into year of rosy earnings expectations | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)