Chad Crotty, vice president of sales and business development for DDC FPO, joined Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road.
Journalist and bestselling author John Ibbitson’s keynote presentation kicked off the second day of the FreightWaves F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Wednesday.
With e-commerce growth slowing, did Amazon bite off more than it could chew?
Amazon this week unveiled Proteus, its first “fully autonomous” mobile warehouse robot.
The Port of Hamburg could suffer a container pileup if labor issues are not resolved in Germany.
PGT Trucking channels efforts and funds into two partnerships that will infuse labor market with skilled logistics technicians.
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) predicts the industry will be a record 80,000 drivers short in the next year.
Carriers have overcome notable cost inflation and disruption to post better-than-expected results so far in the third-quarter earnings season.
Honeywell hopes its new robot will cut back on warehouse injuries while making case picking more productive than ever.
To discuss the ways that carriers are maximizing efficiency with the resources they have and getting more done with less, FreightWaves is partnering with Spireon to present a one-hour webinar on Tuesday, July 27. Featured speakers include Spireon’s Roni Taylor, SVP Strategy and Business Development and Scott Flerl, Customer Operations Analysis Supervisor.
New trailer orders slid dramatically in April as manufacturers had more dry and refrigerated van bookings than they could build.
Your employees make your company. This means that everyone from office staff to drivers must be considered when thinking about technology. Rose Rocket’s easy-to-learn but comprehensive TMS takes the frustration out of freight while benefiting your employees.
Maintenance departments within fleets may face labor shortages, and St. Pierre wants fleet managers to know that TTN was founded to assist in times such as these.
A maritime labor-supply demand gap is opening up in Australia as its marine workforce is old and getting older, according to a new report from local domestic trade association Maritime Industry Australia. Worse still, there are fewer and fewer young people entering the local maritime industries.
Unpredictable demand, expectations of a high service level, and labor scarcity are the most significant challenges that face logistics today, and it is crucial for warehouses to face up to it by having the right mix of automation and human resources on its floor.
Preparations by the freight industry to cope with the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) were thrown into more turmoil by Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to delay the Brexit debate indefinitely.
Prologis is making further investments in the communities it has developed by launching an internship program for high schoolers from under-served areas to enter the logistics industry.
A big reaction to a local battle over parking, a market index looks strong, a unionization vote in the last mile.
Results from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book suggest that manufacturers have shrugged off tariff concerns and are enjoying stronger growth in the 2nd quarter. Labor shortages remain an issue however, broadening beyond the trucking industry.
