Besides, pick-up trucks are very versatile. They also used to carry passengers in some places of Africa and Southeast Asia. People use most converted pickup trucks and flatbed trucks as songthaews in Thailand, and Haiti respectively. In some cases, pick-ups are suitable as ambulances and fun...
For SMEs and start-ups where profit margins are already very small, reducing costs is often a priority. It’s perhaps unsurprising that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a big part in optimizing your logistics. According to a study by McKinsey3, AI has helped businesses improve ...
What Are Deep-Cycle Batteries? Traditional lead-acid batteries are inexpensive and deliver a burst of surge power — making them the battery of choice for starting motors in cars, bakkies, trucks, and other petrol-powered vehicles. However, traditional lead acid batteries are highly ineffective for...
Back-ups:Cargo has to stay in a food-safe temperature range, start to finish. That’s why jumper cables are often a necessity for refrigerated hauls and drivers should make sure the reefer’s fuel tank is full for the distance of the trip (it’s separate from the truck’s fuel). Pre...
In a trade cycle, inbound logistics is the way that goods are transported and stored when in transit, such as on trucks, ships, in warehouses or using air carriers: essentially, inbound logistics focuses on the transportation and storage of incoming goods.Ultimately, the efficiency of the log...
The 3PL sends the shipments through a local shipping service provider (e.g., DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS). When should you use a 3PL? Here are several signs 3PL could be right for you: You’re selling more items than you can store or fulfill and would like to scale to keep up with dem...
There are three main types of transportation-based 3PLs: Traditional parcel transportation providers such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, and the USPS Same-day delivery by local couriers like Postmates and UberRush Transportation marketplaces like Flexport, Freightos, and GrandJunction When deciding on a 3PL ...
These are truck drivers of 5 ton trucks and above. Unit soldiers drive the smaller stuff. There are a gazillion truck drivers, it is almost always available, for someone who wants to get in the Army immediately. If you get the airborne option, you’ll go to Fort Bragg, Italy or Alaska...
It has to work when you are trying to start the engine cold. It has to work when the engine is idling. It has to work when the engine is wide open. No one operating a chain saw is really interested in any gradations between idle and full throttle, so incremental performance betwee...
7:56 a.m. The trucks are ready to rumble. (Photo: Rachel Premack/FreightWaves) Mustang and I would be hauling pipes for the oil fields in Prudhoe. We would also be joined by a training driver named Mike who had never gone on the Dalton Highway before. ...