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The Daily Dash: Stopping the federal excise tax; drivers sounding off; and humans driving autonomous vehicles forward

Peterbilt truck

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, a group opposed to the federal excise tax (FET) on trucks and trailers is pushing to include a suspension of the tax in the latest pandemic relief bill. Plus, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals honors Matthew Waller, drivers speak their mind, and humans hold the key to autonomous vehicles.

Get rid of that tax!

The push to eliminate the FET, which can add tens of thousands of dollars...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-stopping-the-federal-excise-tax-drivers-sounding-off-and-humans-driving-autonomous-vehicles-forward

CSCMP Distinguished Service Award winner: the story of Matthew Waller

Matt Waller given CSCMP award

Matthew Waller looked at his calendar and saw that he had a meeting scheduled with Doug McMillion, CEO of Walmart (NYSE: WMT). He didn’t remember scheduling such a meeting, so he asked his assistant about it, only to be told it was a meeting requested by McMillion.

“It had me nervous. I wondered if I had screwed something up,” Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas. told FreightWaves. The meeting, it turned...

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Career Tracks: Supply chain professor nets CSCMP award

Matthew A. Waller has been named the recipient of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 2020 Distinguished Service Award.

The award will be presented during the CSCMP EDGE 2020 Live! Conference and Exhibition opening session Sept. 20. 

James Wainscott joins CSX’s board. (Photo: CSX)

Waller is the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. He also is a professor of supply chain management and holds the Sam M. Walton endowed leadership...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks-supply-chain-professor-nets-cscmp-award