The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released its Roadmap to Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure, a four-part plan for future infrastructure spending. Over a proposed five-year period, the plan would raise federal fuel taxes with the goal of creating $400 billion in funds to expand, fix and revive the U.S. transportation system. Representatives from trucking, construction and…
We’re only a few days into 2018 and the West Coast can’t seem to catch a break from Mother Nature. Southern California, an area plagued by wildfires at the end of 2017 has now suffered yet another natural disaster in the form of deadly mudslides. Needless to say, these disasters are causing disruption for…
Weather affects the shipping and logistics industry every year. However, this year major winter weather is impacting the industry as a result of the “Bomb Cyclone,” slamming the East Coast. Roads are closed, flights have been cancelled and ports have been shut down to brace for the snow, ice and freezing temperatures. At least…
Each year, cargo theft typically peaks around the holidays as more trucks are left unattended for extended periods of time. In fact, recent data shows that incidents of theft spike 50 percent this time of year. With this in mind, it’s important to stay alert and be prepared for theft during this time of…
2017 is coming to a close and it has truly been a big year for the shipping and logistics industry. From record-breaking sales on Cyber Monday to the continued growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and other technologies, there was a lot of changes for the transportation industry to digest this year. Unsurprisingly,…
The Electronic Logging Mandate (ELD) is officially going into effect this week. If you need a reminder of what exactly the mandate is, it will require commercial truck drivers to use an ELD to record hours of work instead of a paper logbook. According to Joc, this means companies may have to rethink…
The shipping and logistics industry is working towards a cleaner Earth for all. In fact, many companies are trying to reduce their environmental footprints through various methods. Ports are an area of the industry that are strongly seeking to reduce pollution and emissions. California’s San Pedro Bay sea…
The season of holiday shopping is upon us which also means it’s the season of porch pirates. This holiday season, shippers expect to handle around 700 million packages. Porch pirates are criminals who steal packages that have been left on doorsteps. In fact, studies show at least 23 million Americans have fallen victim to…
More and more, blockchain is becoming a major part of consumer and enterprise applications. This means we’ll likely see the continued, disruption of vital sectors of the global economy. The shipping and logistics industry is most certainly one of those sectors, as it’s expected to command over $15.5 trillion in revenue by 2023. …
Recently, the International Transport Forum (ITF) published a report on global action and legal issues related to the transition to driverless trucks. In recent years, we’ve seen that technology can change rapidly, but infrastructure and regulations usually take some time to catch up. Nonetheless, for the shipping and logistics industry, a change is coming.…