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FreightTech Friday: Japan’s proposed conveyor-belt highway

In a recent meeting of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the group unveiled plans to combat its transportation and logistics sector labor shortages with construction of an automated conveyor-belt highway running over 310 miles across central Japan.

Known as the Autoflow-Road proposal, the ministry showcased its blueprint for building both aboveground and underground conveyor-belt roads running between Tokyo and Osaka 24 hours a day. According to the ministry, it...

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PepsiCo to add 50 Tesla electric semi-trucks to California fleet

PepsiCo Beverages North America (NASDAQ: PEP) announced this week that it plans to add 50 Tesla electric semi-trucks to its California fleet as part of the company’s mission to reach net-zero emissions by 2040.

The snack and beverage company plans to rollout the trucks throughout the next several months, according to an announcement. The trucks will operate out of the company’s manufacturing and distribution facility in Fresno. 

Pepsi will also add 75 Ford E-Transit electric vans to its...

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Tesla delivers fleet of Semi trucks to Pepsi facility in California

Tesla this week delivered a fleet of Semi trucks to PepsiCo in California as the automaker slowly ramps up production orders of its long-delayed all-electric Class 8 vehicle to customers.

It’s unclear exactly how many trucks Tesla delivered in California on Tuesday. According to media reports, PepsiCo will use 21 Semi trucks at a Sacramento bottling plant for local deliveries, while another 15 will be used by PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay manufacturing plant in Modesto.

The Semi trucks PepsiCo received are...

GXO Logistics to close 2 Texas facilities, lay off 262 workers

Connecticut-based GXO Logistics (NYSE: GXO) is laying off 262 employees from two warehouse operations in the Dallas area, according to recent notices sent to Texas officials.

The 262 employees will be terminated by Dec. 10. The logistics provider said the layoffs were needed because client Pepsi decided to end its operations at the two warehouses.

The layoffs include 56 workers from a facility in Dallas and 206 from a logistics warehouse in nearby Lancaster. 

“GXO will be ceasing operations [at...

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Pepsi recognizes Schneider’s sustainability efforts

A grey and orange Schneider truck travels down a road green trees and grass in the background.

Truckload, intermodal and logistics services provider Schneider has been honored as the PepsiCo Asset Sustainability Carrier of the Year 2021.

Schneider has worked with Pepsi for more than 20 years and has made several sustainability commitments.

Schneider (NYSE: SNDR) aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60% per mile and reach carbon neutrality for company-owned facilities by 2035. A recent report said the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based company is ahead on its target to reduce carbon emissions...

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Companies seem to trust containerised movement in India’s inland waterways

Looks like Corporate India is keen on tapping the potential of inland waterways to reach the customers faster and to save on costs.

After the successful transportation of cargo containers from Kolkata to Varanasi earlier this year, the shipping of 16 twenty feet equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo belonging to food majors PepsiCo India and Emami Agrotech Ltd from Kolkata to Patna’s Gaighat IWT terminal through river Ganga next week will mark a landmark in the country’s inland water...

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India’s 1st container movement on inland waterways

Kolkata: Marking a new chapter, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will transport container cargo belonging to food and beverage giant PepsiCo (India) from Kolkata to Varanasi on river Ganga (National Waterway-1). The country’s first container movement on inland vessel post Independence is scheduled on Tuesday October 30. Secretary (Shipping) of the union government Gopal Krishna along with Chairman, IWAI, Pravir Pandey, and other senior government officials will flag off the vessel...

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