[FAQ] Climate Change Can Affect Shipping?

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The effects of global climate change are broad and impact everyone, as well as Earth’s natural systems. Much has been written about the major impacts of climate change. Effects such as rising global surface temperatures, higher sea levels, longer and more intense heat waves, melting glaciers and ice sheets, polar sea ice loss, extreme weather and climate events, and impacts on animal habitats are well-documented and in the news regularly. This recent NASA Climate...

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Many Black Americans helped pave the way in transportation

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The most notable African American in relation to the transportation sector is no doubt Rosa Parks,...

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Famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobile stands test of time

No, you don’t need a CDL to drive the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

But right now, the Kraft Heinz Co. is hosting its annual campaign to find its next 12 drivers. The effort looks for talented public relations managers who can handle the famous vehicle, which debuted in 1936, to help create content for the brand.

Although you don’t need to be a truck driver or hold a CDL to get behind the wheel of the Wienermobile, its unique build — 24 feet long and 11 feet tall — requires some skill in the seat.

Osca...

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The evolution of TMS: The next phase of logistics technology is defined by democratization

It’s been a slow and steady journey — one that has taken around two decades — for the TMS to become what it is in the market today.

Before its debut in the early 2000s, shippers were forced to build proprietary logistics systems from scratch, working off Excel spreadsheets, and figure out how to integrate their strategy directly into the supply chain execution suite.

The rise of e-commerce and the demand to ship more goods produced a crucial need for enterprise resource planning in transportation...

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Trimble’s 2nd-quarter transportation revenue drops 8%

A white truck travels on a road with mountains and technology icons in the background.

Supply chain technology provider Trimble Inc. reported on Friday an 8% year-over-year (y/y) drop in transportation revenue to $150 million.

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) reported total revenue of $941 million, a 0.4% decrease from the second quarter of 2021. This follows record revenue of $994 million in Q1.

The Sunnyvale, California-based company reported adjusted earnings per share of 63 cents, an 11% y/y decrease. Adjusted operating income decreased by nearly 8% y/y to $211 million.

Trimble is a...

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Proof is in the packaging: Transportation issues begin in warehouse

Packsize founder

If you have ever ordered online, chances are you have received a package that was too big for its own good. 

That might not seem like a big deal at first glance. But whether retailers realize it or not, oversized packaging is tanking their transportation efficiency.

“Shipping efficiency to a large degree is a function of how the packaging is performing,” Hanko Kiessner, founder and chairman of Packsize, told Modern Shipper.

According to research from Packsize, the average e-commerce package is 40%...

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Trimble hits record revenue in 1st quarter of $994M

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Trimble Inc. reported Thursday record first-quarter revenue of $994 million, a 12% year-over-year increase.

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) reported a 2% increase in transportation revenue year-over-year to nearly $159 million in the first quarter after a 3% year-over-year slump during the fourth quarter of 2021 due to supply chain disruptions. 

“We continue to progress in the conversion of our transportation enterprise software business to recurring revenue models and make good progress in developing a...

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