Perspective
Perspective: Advancing Maintenance Management at TMC
Industry members are arriving in Atlanta this week for American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting with a special focus on advancing maintenance careers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Perspective: California’s AB 5 Threatens Future of ‘Gig’ Economy
California’s 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 state’s new rules to truck drivers, citing a conflict with federal law. The roadblock is by no means fatal, but it’s not insignificant — not when there are so many lawsuits left to be decided.
Perspective: Green Shipping on the Big Blue Sea
Shipping companies are taking steps to adapt to rising sea levels and make themselves greener.
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?
Perspective: Looking Forward With 5G
The technology elephant in the room for warehouse operators is 5G wireless technology; specifically, whether it’s worthwhile for the sector to convert from existing 4G systems.
Perspective: New Year, New Logistics Efficiencies
As the year comes to a close, it’s a natural time for companies to look at what worked in 2019 and what didn’t, and make plans for the year ahead. For some companies, taking a hard look at their order fulfillment workflow — and ways it might be streamlined in 2020 — is a New Year’s resolution to consider.
