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Perspective: Crisis Reveals Strength of Industry

While the supply chain may have bent at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it did not break and that was due to the dedication, hard work and coordination of many trucking companies, truck drivers, mechanics, dockworkers and others who met the challenge head-on.

May 12, 2020
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Perspective: Advancing Maintenance Management at TMC

Industry members are arriving in Atlanta this week for American Trucking Associations Technology & Maintenance Councils annual meeting with a special focus on advancing maintenance careers.

February 23, 2020
BusinessTechnologyPerspective

Perspective: Preparing for the 3G Sunset

A major technology switch that could affect the transportation industry is right around the corner: the 3G wireless network sunset.

February 11, 2020
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPerspective

Perspective: Solving the Reverse Logistics Puzzle

Reverse logistics provides ample opportunities for third-party logistics providers to streamline the process and ensure sustainable practices, says Erik Caldwell of XPO Logistics.

February 4, 2020
BusinessTechnologyPerspective

Perspective: Using AI to Reduce Turnover

Fleets searching for ways to find and retain safe drivers can find answers in their own data, if they know how to properly mine it, says Hayden Cardiff of Idelic.

January 28, 2020
GovernmentBusinessPerspective

Perspective: An Unexpectedly Good Job Market

With labor market data for the 2010s behind us after the employment report released earlier this month, the big takeaway for the decade is that a much higher level of employment was possible without generating inflation.

January 22, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafetyPerspective

Perspective: Californias AB 5 Threatens Future of Gig Economy

Californias effort to reshape the gig economy hit a significant roadblock earlier this month when a federal court issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the application of the states new rules to truck drivers, citing a conflict with federal law. The roadblock is by no means fatal, but its not insignificant not when there are so many lawsuits left to be decided.

January 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogisticsPerspective

Perspective: Green Shipping on the Big Blue Sea

Shipping companies are taking steps to adapt to rising sea levels and make themselves greener.

January 7, 2020
BusinessTechnologyPerspective

Perspective: Succession Planning for Tech Transitions

Successful business leaders must learn to anticipate, embrace and respond to the innovations around them, says Ben Wiesen of Carrier Logistics Inc. Has your company planned for the turnover of old technology?

December 27, 2019
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPerspective

Perspective: Looking Forward With 5G

The technology elephant in the room for warehouse operators is 5G wireless technology; specifically, whether its worthwhile for the sector to convert from existing 4G systems.

December 18, 2019