With unlimited access to isolated locations around the globe, Hybrid Airships safely and sustainably support a wide range of activities in areas with little to no infrastructure. The airship offers the simplicity of a pickup truck by carrying cargo loads and personnel in and out of remote areas daily, not…
Imagine a logistics supply chain where everything is connected, with the truck at the center offering permanent tracking of the driver, truck and load, along with on-demand freight matching and seamless integration at shipper and receiver facilities. The potential productivity savings are mind-boggling. Add to that the possibilities that greater connectivity…
Trailer net orders rose 26 percent month over month and 3.5 percent year over year, according to the most recentState of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. “Large fleets continue to drive the market, and low cancellations show that orders are firm,” said Frank Maly, director of…
LONG BEACH, California — Why is venture capital flooding into the transportation and logistics industry faster than ever before? Because the industry needs it, former venture capitalists and now logistics industry insiders told the2016 TPM Conference here on Tuesday. “There has been a very entrenched way of doing things. It’s…
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., which is pressing an unwanted takeover bid for Norfolk Southern Corp., recently revived a $20 billion-plus effort to combined with CSX Corp. in the latest sign of its eagerness to bring consolidation to the industry. The western-focused railroad sees value in combining with Norfolk Southern or…
Tuesday’s annual tech shortage discussion at the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting was humorously titled “Oh no, we’re out of technicians.” But for those in attendance when the session began, it was clear the demonstrative headline was no joke at all. It was the reflection of a truly dire situation. With thousands of…
Target Corp. is hiring Arthur Valdez, a 16-year veteran of Amazon.com, as executive VP, chief supply chain and logistics officer. Valdez will lead Target’s supply chain transformation including planning, distribution and transportation. He will report to Target’s executive VP and COO John Mulligan. Valdez has experience in both direct-to-consumer and…
The major question facing carriers in the trans-Pacific trades this year isn’t how much cargo will move, but whether U.S. West and East Coast ports will be up to the challenge of handling the big ships carrying the goods. For beneficial cargo owners, the message is that they must be…
