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Longer trains, employee morale and the role of technology in freight rail operations came under at times withering scrutiny at a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing. The hearing, convened to discuss supply chain challenges in the freight rail industry, became a forum for discussion of hot-button topics. Five witnesses at the Thursday hearing…
U.S. authorities say 19 men have been indicted as part of a drug-smuggling operation that involved large quantities of narcotics moved from Mexico across the U.S. and Canada by long-haul truckers. The cross-border investigation dubbed “Operation Dead Hand” by the FBI led to the arrest of Roberto Scoppa, a Montreal man alleged by authorities to…
Brokerage and logistics giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it has created an office designed to support the company’s strategic initiatives and has tapped a lean processes methodology expert to run it. The Program Management Office, which came into being Wednesday, is headed by Jim Reutlinger, who headed his own consultancy after many years…
Freight insurance is a 300-year-old industry that has often been slow to evolve. This is particularly evident in today’s rapidly changing digital landscape, where proper protection has not kept pace with the technological and sociological changes of the 21st century supply chain. With more than 60% of freight under- or uninsured, the underinsurance crisis is…
Heale Labs announced Thursday it has received a seed investment from the supply chain technology fund Venture 53 as the company continues its work to standardize industry data. Terms of the funding were not disclosed. “Heale solves some of the thorniest issues in supply chain and logistics. With unparalleled data accuracy and real-time connectivity, we’re…
Zim, the world’s 10th-largest container line operator, has sunk into the red as its boom-era contract coverage has crumbled under the weight of falling spot rates. The Israel-based company reported first-quarter results Monday that were much worse than expected, causing a double-digit plunge in its share price in quadruple average trading. Shares (NYSE: ZIM) were…