“Hace unas semanas tuvimos una unidad de comida aquí en el Norte de California que no podía recibir su pedido de comida al por mayor. Así que cogimos conductores y camionetas de nuestra unidad de suministro y fuimos a recoger la comida del proveedor y la llevamos al incendio”, explicó Cunningham.
“If you send us the right resources at the right time, we can up that containment very quickly,” one official said about fighting wildfires amid this year’s broken supply chains.
Hurricane Larry is forecast to make landfall Friday night in eastern Canada, impacting the port city of St. John’s.
Dale Young of World Distribution Services talks to FreightWaves’ Andrew Cox about how the company is responding to meet the warehousing demands of shippers as they contend with unprecedented demand alongside disruptions and congestion in the supply chain.
Walmart is filling positions across more than 250 transportation offices and distribution and fulfillment centers, at an average wage of $20.37 per hour.
“Companies have to make really smart bets,” supply chain consultant Evan Quasney said about planning for extreme weather.
A Commerce Department advisory group recommends that the department coordinate an interagency approach to addressing the driver shortage.
IRIS provides value across your supply chain and is the 24/7 all-in-one information online freight management application
Manufacturing grew at a moderate pace in June, continuing a 13-month hot streak.
Solution lies in a collaboration between business, academia, the government and labor putting together a national strategy for global competitiveness, experts say.
Blockchain in Transport Alliance professionals continue to push forward the development of standards for the use of blockchain-enabled business processes.
The ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips has affected the production of around 800,000 vehicles across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Truckers may be stopped in their tracks at times as more torrential rain hits the South (with forecast video).
Truckers will hit occasional delays the next few days as heavy rain hits the South (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to dodge severe thunderstorms and tornadoes this week in the eastern half of the country (with forecast video).
Truckers will have to chain up in the Rockies as a snowstorm lingers for a couple days (with forecast video).
Mercado Labs connects, organizes and optimizes international supply chains, bringing order to the complex and monthslong importing process. End-to-end visibility is table stakes for an agile, efficient and resilient supply chain.
As hackers exploit the interconnectedness of the global supply chain to stage ransomware attacks, executives say technology and strategy are key to avoiding a knockout punch.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about FreightWaves, as well as transportation today and moving forward.
Truckers may hit temporary delays as snow and wind pick up Thursday in the Northeast (with forecast video).
