Fuel

Ultimately, maximizing efficiency is the overall goal and prioritizing key factors can set operations up for success.

The December SCI, which is the most recent month for which data is available, came in a -10.9, with the firm observing that the fourth quarter of 2020 presented the most difficult market conditions for shippers going back to early 2018. And FTR added that while freight volumes are still solid, fuel prices are seeing steady gains.

Four key signs your industrial operation should rethink ICE-powered trucks.

Total second quarter volume—at 4,016,899 units—fell 11.9% annually. Domestic containers—at 1,742,968—slipped 7.0%, with trailers—at 259,752—falling 14.0%All domestic equipment—at 2,002,720—was off 8.0%. ISO, or international, containers, were down 15.4%, to 2,014,179.

This white paper how an increasingly advanced supply chain can affect forklift safety.

New technologies and data collection are gradually shifting the battery market from commodity to competitive edge.

The recent announcement by UPS that it will start delivering packages on Sundays next year is another sign of the inexorable growth of e-commerce, and the number of delivery trucks on the roads.

A sneak peek at the groundbreaking Logistics Management white paper on the impacts of the upcoming IMO-2020 regulations.

In a move to ostensibly address environmental concerns, leading ocean cargo carriers have announced that they will impose new surcharges on the first of the year. Leading international shipper’s associations are not buying the explanation, however.

Trucking networks are complicated matrixes of equipment, driver availability, and capacity all layered by service requirements and costs.

The automaker has unveiled the second generation of its Project Portal semi-truck, which is larger, lighter and has a longer range than the original that was put to work shipping cargo between the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles last year and has since covered over 10,000 miles.

Toyota Motor Corporation announced on October 14, 2015, the "Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050," a new plan not only minimize the negative impacts caused by automobiles but also to bring a positive impact to a sustainable society.

As we enter the last half of 2018, companies will continue to turn to technology to increase efficiencies while at the same time begin addressing industry constraints such as the electronic logging device mandate, tariffs, diesel prices, higher rates, capacity crunch, and the customer experience.

After bantering a “major fleet announcement” a few weeks’ ago, Nikola Motor Company broke the news today that Anheuser Busch will deploy up to 800 Nikola trucks starting later this year as part of a broader emissions-free vehicle plan that will result in the company converting 100% of its dedicated fleet to sustainable sources by 2025.

This paper details how eNow’s solar-powered idle reduction systems are designed to meet a wide range of auxiliary energy needs for medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses.