The FMCSA is not certifying ELD vendors’ products, which means carriers must ensure devices meet the organization’s technical specifications. On December 18, new electronic logging device (ELD) regulations went into effect for commercial vehicle fleets across the U.S. The ELD mandate has caused major waves in the transportation industry. But it has the potential to rock
This post comes to us from Kevin Jessop of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. The Paris Climate Agreement. Let those words hang for a moment. Throughout the course of the 2016 election and now the Trump Administration, many Americans have expressed dissatisfaction with the Paris Climate Agreement. True to campaign promises,
Startups and transportation juggernauts alike are entering the race toward the self-driving truck, but no two strategies look alike. There will come a time in the not-so-distant future when — instead of using a CB radio to communicate with a freight driver — you will use a line of code. A recent study conducted by the
Autonomous vehicles will be implemented gradually, and will serve to increase a truck driver’s productivity rather than replace the driver completely. This article is part of a series of articles written by MBA students and graduates from the University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. “If I were a truck driver, I’d be looking to make
This post comes to us from Adam Robinson of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Imagine a world where automation comes together with technology to deliver products without human intervention. An order is placed by a consumer. 3-D printers pick up the details and print the finished product. It’s then picked by
This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, director of marketing for Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Growing woes over a forthcoming capacity crunch are not going away anytime soon. But, the capacity crunch may have a major impact on the freight driver shortage and vice versa. In a sense,
The founder and president of Women In Trucking discusses bringing gender diversity to transportation. Ellen Voie is successfully breaking down barriers and changing the perception of the trucking industry. As founder and president of Women In Trucking (WIT), Voie and her team work to promote the organization’s mission “to encourage the employment of women in
Try these affordable online tools and mobile applications to help the logistics professional control their business. This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, marketing manager at Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Logistics professionals require exemplary international online logistics tools to help them carry out their daily businesses with ease and
Our readers voted Morai Logistics, Women in Trucking, and the Oracle Supply Chain Management Blog as the top 3 logistics and supply chain blogs of 2017. Every year we ask our readers to vote for the best industry blogs. The results are always interesting — there’s really a lot of great supply chain and logistics
Supply chain leaders must be ready to implement big data in order to continuously improve. This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, director of marketing for Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Supply chain leaders are enthralled with the idea of using big data, but they tend to fail to
The shortage of drivers paired with the continued growth of the trucking industry paves the way for driverless trucks. This guest post comes to us from Rachel Everly, a writer for Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. The trucking industry has been serving America for many decades, and even today it is the
Fronetics is conducting a survey to determine the benefits and challenges of social media for companies in these industries. Two years ago, Fronetics surveyed a number of individuals working in the logistics and supply chain industries, including those employed by manufacturing, warehousing, and transportation companies. The survey’s goal was to find out how these companies
