Interesting piece about automated customs bond filings by truckers. It is starting to be a reality, but there are still issues like airports not accepting them, and adoption issues– resistance from truckers to using the online forms.
Later in the piece it points out that truckers must pay a fee for each transaction on the system. For larger companies that isn’t maybe a big deal, but for independent truckers it’s one more nail in the coffin.
Posted in Advanced Computing, Logistics, Supply Chains, Trucking
Tagged computing, customs, entrepreneurship, Logistics, technology, transportation, trucking
The chassis story never ceases to amaze. TRAC was positioning itself to be a big player only a couple of years ago. Now what? Is it unprofitable? We are still wrestling with who will pay for chassis, and how to share the cost.
via NEWS FLASH: DCLI acquires TRAC domestic chassis fleet
Posted in Logistics, Ports, Shipping, Supply Chains, Transp Econ, Trucking
Tagged Chassis, container shipping, cooperation, infrastructure, transportation
A new study by the US Maritime Commission on the problems with lock outages in our inland river waterways. If we don’t maintain the locks, we lose competitive advantage in agricultural products particularly; for instance costs of exporting soybeans goes up and lets Brazil become the cheapest source.
I’ve included a link to the pdf of the study below.
via NWF, MarAd release study on unscheduled lock outages
BY HAILEY DESORMEAUX |THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2017
PDF of study:
Posted in Logistics, Shipping, Supply Chains, Sustainability
Tagged agriculture, barge transport, economics, infrastructure, locks and dams, soybeans, transportation
Supply Chain Digest Port Technology International Marine Link
