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Well aware of the storm clouds brewing on the macroeconomic horizon, Walmart is doubling down on its supply chain-led transformation into an omnichannel retailer with an integrated, flexible and intelligent distribution and fulfillment network. For Walmart, leveraging its supply chain to unlock new margin gains is integral to “Everyday Low Cost,” which enables “Everyday Low…
The drive to decarbonize shipping looks like it’s about to pay off in a big way — not for the environment, but for the owners of the tankers that carry the carbon: the crude oil, gasoline, diesel and jet fuel the world continues to burn in ever-larger quantities after it’s shipped ever-longer distances across the…
Bill Hall left his job as a senior marine engineer at age 59, earned his CDL and started Coyote Container with two trucks and one trailer in Northern California. Now he is among the first retail purchasers of a zero-emissions Nikola fuel cell electric truck. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Click here to get…
A major legal hurdle to tearing down the interstate 81 viaduct through Syracuse, New York, and replacing it with an urban boulevard was cleared Friday when a New York court overturned a ruling blocking the project. The only legal route now for Renew 81, a group opposing the “new urbanism” project, would be to seek…
Everything is bigger in Texas, including traffic jams for truckers, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). ATRI released its 13th annual list Tuesday highlighting the most congested roadways for tractor-trailers across the country, and 13 Texas locations made the top 100, including nine in the Houston metropolitan area. “Texans are no strangers to…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has acknowledged that it cannot confirm whether or not the ELD mandate is improving safety. That acknowledgement came in the “Electronic Logging Devices Oversight Report,” submitted this week by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in 2021. In addition to…