The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) just released its 2018 list of the 100 most congested truck bottlenecks in America, an annual analysis that began in 2002. This year was the third straight year at the top for the Atlanta’s “Spaghetti Junction”, the intersection of Interstates 285 and 85 North. Second place on the…
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…
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…
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.…
The rise of machine learning, artificial intelligence and the improvements in self-driving technology is set to revolutionize the transportation and logistics industries, according to Business Insider. Technical advancement in logistics and shipping has lagged behind other industries for many years. Datamation says a major reason for this lag is the sheer number of people…
The holiday shopping season has begun and the shipping industry is bracing for its busiest time of the year. The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) latest projections call for a 3.6 to 4 percent increase in holiday sales for 2017 over last year. That makes for a total of $678.75 billion to $682 billion, up…