The winter holiday season is a heavily conflicted time for Americans. December combines two pillars of American culture – adherence to tradition and a drive for commerce. On one hand, it is time for family, tradition, and reflection. On the other hand, it is a massive business undertaking that heavily involves logistics and supply chain…
The whole world is anticipating getting the Covid-19 vaccines and governments around the world are debating the timeline for offering Covid-19 vaccines to the public. Problem is inoculations for the new coronavirus will require thousands of extra flights, taxing stretched airlines. There will be an inevitable scramble to deliver vaccines as they become available; it…
Weather plays a major impact on logistic activity. While we cannot control the weather, the weather definitely controls road conditions. Extreme weather conditions can incur damages to the load, delays, and increases the chances of accidents. The logistics providers need to keep their dispatchers informed and their drivers safe. Back-to-back hurricanes in a span of…
How It All Starts? As people have embraced social distancing as a way to slow the spread of the pandemic, there has naturally been a drop-off in brick-and-mortar shopping. That would seem to mean there would likely be an increase in online shopping as people turn to ecommerce to purchase the items they may have…
While overall traffic has decreased due to COVID-19, speeding and moving vehicle violations have increased tremendously. “Law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for unsafe drivers on roadways throughout North America starting Sunday, July 12, as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Safe Driver Week. For the second straight year, the…
The air cargo industry is bracing itself for the impact of measures taken to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China. Overnight, British Airways announced that it would suspend all direct flights to and from mainland China, with others expected to follow. United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Air Canada are amongst the other…
The World Health Organization has officially declared the coronavirus a global emergency due to the climbing death toll in the city of Wuhan, China. With over 100 deaths being recorded in the country the entire city has been put on lock down. Major airlines in Europe, Asia, and North America have announced flight cancellations to…
The US Cargo Team would like to take an opportunity to thank The Airforwarders Association (AfA), Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) and the Air Expedited Motor Carriers Association (AEMCA) for another successful annual Air Cargo Conference! This years theme of “Everything counts” was the perfect way to jump start our year, beginning with activations like The…
As discussed in our recent blog IoT and the 4th Industrial Revolution, the transportation industry is the second- largest segment investing in the IoT (internet of things). The question now is, are these new mobile devices and technology advances helping prove their ROI?Banker, Cunnane, and Reiser recently published an article discussing how some of these…
The transportation industry is the second-largest segment investing in the Industrial Internet of Things (also known as, IoT.) IoT is a general term for web-enabled smart devices which could be as simple as a mobile phone, a virtual assistant device like Echo/Google, or a smart accessory like an Apple watch. However, it could be as…