How Improving Driver Efficiency Increases Capacity

Recent industry research has found that, since the July changes to Hours of Service, an average of only 390 minutes (6.5 hours) of the 660 minutes of a driver's available driving time are spent behind the wheel. There are many pressures acting upon capacity and many upcoming regulations which could inhibit driver hours. It is necessary for shippers and carriers to not only attain a strong understanding of Hours of Service, but also to pursue best practices for improved driver utilization.

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Fabric

Fabric is a retail technology company that enables exceptional customer experiences from click to delivery. By combining intelligent robotic fulfillment with local last-mile operations, Fabric is redefining how supply chains work. The company's proprietary mesh network and micro-fulfillment technologies bring brands closer to their customers — unlocking the insights to place local inventory in the right place, at the right time. Fabric is running micro-fulfillment operations for grocery and consumer brands throughout the US and Israel, and will expand to additional major U.S. centers of commerce in the coming year.

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Using blockchain to drive supply chain innovation

whitePaper | May 25, 2022

Do you need blockchain in your supply chain? Blockchain can be used to improve the transparency and traceability of material throughout the supply chain. It will be particularly valuable in situations without a central agency of trust when each party does not want to directly exchange information.

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White Paper on Transport Safety in the Era of Digital Mobility

whitePaper | February 9, 2020

While remarkable progress has been made with technological, operational and behavioral improvements in the century-old, automotive-based transport systems used around the world, rapid technological changes are occurring that could amount to a reset in outcomes for transport users. The convergence of connectivity, automation, electrification and on-demand services suggests a transformation in transport safety, community access, traffic efficiency, emissions and energy use.

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Decarbonising Transport

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Transport decarbonisation is a dull way of describing something much more exciting and far-reaching. Because transport is not just how you get around. It is something that fundamentally shapes our towns, our cities, our countryside, our living standards, our health, and our whole quality of life. It can shape all these things for good – or for bad.

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Unlock the true value of your Supply Chain: Business Success through Sustainable Supply Chain Management

whitePaper | November 4, 2019

Is embedded sustainability a sunk cost? Is it a distraction from core business? The answer to both questions is “absolutely not” sustainable management is a necessary part of a sound management approach. Various leading companies around the world know that embedding sustainability into their core business drives value creation and business success; in fact, these are the same businesses that are outperforming their competitors and markets.

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TELEMATICS IN THE CANADIAN TRUCKING INDUSTRY

whitePaper | December 31, 2019

This study builds on a previous project in which we examined the potential for telematics systems to streamline the data collection and reporting methods used in the SmartWay program. Here, we delve deeper into various aspects of the telematics industry in the heavy-duty trucking sector in Canada. This study catalogs the products and services available from leading telematics providers for trucking companies and discusses the ways fleets leverage the systems to improve their overall efficiency and safety

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Blockchain In Transportation

whitePaper | January 19, 2023

Blockchain has already made an impact on various industries — it is poised to change or even replace the infrastructure of the financial services industry, and other industries like transportation can expect disruption as well. Blockchain technology, like many new technologies, can completely transform the way in which we conduct business. Blockchain technology has a number of benefits but an underlying component of it involves trust. Business transactions between two or more parties have already moved from paper to digital in many applications. By leveraging blockchain, an industry can enable secured, digitized transactions with approval granted mutually by participating parties, tracked in a common history, and requiring no central authority.

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Fabric

Fabric is a retail technology company that enables exceptional customer experiences from click to delivery. By combining intelligent robotic fulfillment with local last-mile operations, Fabric is redefining how supply chains work. The company's proprietary mesh network and micro-fulfillment technologies bring brands closer to their customers — unlocking the insights to place local inventory in the right place, at the right time. Fabric is running micro-fulfillment operations for grocery and consumer brands throughout the US and Israel, and will expand to additional major U.S. centers of commerce in the coming year.

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