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by Tom Moore on Sep 12, 2023 10:26:00 AM
The FourKites #Visibility23 conference unveiled: Remote reefer control and monitoring Carrier appointment scheduling that moves an appointment, for example, when the carrier will be late. The new time may not work (No people, dock doors etc.) and ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 29, 2023 10:19:00 AM
Have you worked out our little problem? it's not as easy as most people would believe and it gets a lot harder as you spend time thinking about the variations of palettes case we only had two, what if there were 20 different weights but here's the ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 28, 2023 10:29:00 AM
Carrier growth continues to be focused on small carriers: Big Carriers (more than 100 trucks) have just 2.7% more drivers than they did in March 2020 while Carriers with 1 to 5 trucks still account for about 52% more drivers than they did before the ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 28, 2023 10:24:00 AM
Infrastructure does need to be fixed. Unfortunately, a lot of things stand in the way. Take this example: BNSF wants to spend its own money to replace a 140-year-old Bismarck Rail Bridge over the Missouri River. A special interest group has tied ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 15, 2023 10:32:00 AM
Diageo, which makes Johnnie Walker, has successfully reduced damage and eliminated a lot of packaging waste (141 million boxes) by unboxing its product. This move not only supports sustainability but also significantly lowers transportation costs ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 15, 2023 10:30:00 AM
Trump spent $700MM bailing out Yellow to preserve Teamster jobs during Covid— that’s $23,000 per person. The Teamster Central States Pension Fund (TCSP) bailout was far more than the Pension Guarantee would have paid: $100K per member of the fund. ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 14, 2023 10:34:00 AM
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by Tom Moore on Aug 14, 2023 10:31:00 AM
Harold J. Daggett incentivizes economic failure by supporting anti-optimization endorsements while Yellow Corp. Files Bankruptcy Post Government Bailout Did you know that US Taxpayers own 30% of the stocks for this company? You own stock due to the ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 19, 2023 10:45:00 AM
In 2020 I was highly critical of the government for giving Yellow Freight a $700MM bailout. Now the company is threatening bankruptcy. "Without [restructuring operations that Yellow labels as] crucial reforms, which are standard practice in the ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 14, 2023 7:00:00 PM
Getting more carrier capacity the expensive way: Buy trucks – the backlog at truck assembly lines in North America has grown to 205,000 orders – up sharply from 89,300. Getting more carrier capacity cheaply: Ryder, which rents trucks and trailers, ...
Our founding team of supply chain veterans and ML experts has created one of the most sophisticated suites of optimization tools in the supply chain world. Let us show you.