We have their attention: Congress recognizes trucking workforce
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“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
– Will Rogers, American actor
The House of Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) spoke highly of truckers at a Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing last week. The comments are strikingly different after earlier in 2022, truckers were shunned as large swaths protested vaccine mandates that required boarder-crossing between Canada and the United States. Today, they are praised as “heroes”.
Check out today’s featured article from TT News to read about Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Peter DeFazio's words of praise for truckers at a hearing in late September. ☕️
Featured Article:
House Transportation Leader Praises Trucking Workforce | TT News
“The trucking workforce’s contributions during the pandemic were again recognized by the chairman of the transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives.”
Sales & Electric Vehicles 🔋
Toyota’s electric vehicle strategy stands regardless of criticism, says CEO
Toyota Motor’s CEO Akio Toyoda has remained steadfast on the company’s electric vehicle strategy, despite criticism that the company’s plans are not ambitious or quick enough. Toyota has insisted that the complete public adoption of electric vehicles will happen later than some policymakers think it will, and the company plans on serving their customer with a variety of vehicles.
Toyota also cites that not every part of the world will adopt the same green energy policies as California and New York.
Let’s Get Global 🌎
🇭🇰 Fear not, Hong Kong will continue to reopen. At least, until another variant of the virus emerges. That’s the message from Secretary for Health Lo Chung-Mau, the city’s top health official, as they look to ease concerns that rules will continue to cripple the city’s supply chain operations. Hong Kong’s goal is to not cause an outbreak in the rest of mainland China and with some experts predicting new variants on the horizon, the officials are doing little to reassure worries. (Supply Chain Brain)
🇬🇧 No longer is electric charging a “cheaper” option than gasoline, at least when it comes to money. The United Kingdom is aiming to ban the sale of new diesel and gas-powered vehicles by 2030, however public chargers are starting to cost as much as filling up at the gas station. Some fear that these growing costs are disincentivizing consumers from switching to electric vehicles. (CNBC)
👗 Fashionable and unsustainable. The global fashion supply chain has been under fire as more and more consumers are paying attention to the multiple tiers of manufacturers and suppliers and wanting to see sustainable practices put into place. Co-founder and chief executive officer of Fashinza, Pawan Gupta is taking the topic on. (Supply Chain Brain)
iLevel With You
More topics for the average American household to consider…
🗽 New York is likely to follow California’s lead. New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging policymakers to expedite the processes needed to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. If passed, the regulations would require a growing percentage of vehicles sold every five years to be electric-powered vehicles. New York has also announced it plans to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 85% but the year 2050. (CNBC)
⛈ Florida was hit hard by Hurricane Ian last week and the damage was catastrophic. The Category 4 storm made landfall in southwest Florida and flooded many areas along the Gulf Coast. While officials are still assessing the extent of the damage, it’s sure to be a massive clean-up operation and supply chain effort to bring a sense of normalcy back to so many citizens who have been affected by the natural disaster. (Insider)
🧳 Florida and Texas are hotbeds for entrepreneurs, but why? Mostly for tax reasons. Policymakers should be concerned that top earners of states with high taxes, such as California and New York, are losing more households making over $200k per year than gaining them. For example, the IRS reported that these high earners made 7% of interstate movers in 2020, but accounted for 41% of all the income that was moved from state-to-state. California’s top 1% of earners pay almost half of the state’s income taxes. (Cato Institute)
GET SMART
Ramp up that brain power for these advanced topics…
🧠 When thinking about the supply chain, behavioral science may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, David Loseby from Suppeco, a collaborative supplier relations platform, is looking to change that. In an interview with Supply Chain Digital, Loseby talks about the company’s procurement digital transformation and why cognitive bias impacts business decisions. (Supply Chain Digital)
♻️ Get incentivized for being environmentally friendly! The French shipping company CMA CGM has launched its “TEUs for Trees,” initiative, which will provide carbon credits to importers when containers are returned on certain calendar days. Those credits will in turn be used to expand United State forestry and support projects in urban areas. The program is expected to run through to December 30th. (G Captain)
🚢 Let’s calm the waters. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are still at odds, by the executive director of Port of Los Angeles Gene Seroka is remaining hopeful. While some are worried about an impending labor disruption, Seroka says contract negotiations are complex and that the folks bargaining between the two entities are well-equipped to figure it all out. (AJOT)
Regulations ⚖️
CCJ Digital contributor Rick Mihelic writes about the large sums of money being funneled into zero-emissions projects.
Artificial Intelligence 🤖
5 Ways Automation is Transforming the Shipping and Logistics Industry | Robotics and Automation News
Robotics and Logistics Industry contributor Mark Allinson writes about the variety of reasons supply chain companies should adopt automation to improve operations.
Sales 🧾
Gallery: Ford unbridles new Super Duty at Churchill Downs | Fleet Owner
Fleet Owner contributor Jason McDaniel writes about the new 2023 F-Series Super Duty truck unveiled by Ford Motors.
Leadership 🏆
Mike Corbo: Chief Supply Chain Officer at Colgate-Palmolive | Supply Chain Digital
Supply Chain Digital interviews Mike Corbo, the Chief Supply Chain Officer of Colgate-Palmolive (CP) and discusses the future of the supply chain.
Manufacturing 🔨
Storm-battered Florida businesses face arduous rebuilding | AP News
AP News contributor David Koenig writes about the destruction wreaked by Hurricane Ian after it tore through the Gulf Coast and Central Florida. Rebuilding after the damage will cost a lot of money and take a lot of time.
Safety 🦺
EXPLAINER: A deep dive into risks for undersea cables, pipes | AP News
AP News contributor John Leicester writes about the dangerous circumstances that surround undersea cables and pipes and why an explosion in the Baltic Sea’s Nord Stream shouldn’t be too surprising.
The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 28, 2024, from iLevel Logistics Inc.