Pulling The Plug On Electric Trucks?

Source: Envato

Last week, as reported by Reuters, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has “withdrawn its request for a federal waiver to require commercial truckers to transition to zero-emissions vehicles, preempting an expected denial from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.”

This may not be pulling the plug on electric trucks completely, but it’s certainly pumping the brakes on mandating their deployment.

As I wrote in April 2023 in “Electric Freight Trucks: Not Happening Anytime Soon for Long-Haul Moves,” there are many challenges associated with electric, battery-powered freight trucks. The biggest one is the simple, inconvenient truth that our electric grid can’t support them.

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Latest Indago Research Report: Supply Chain & Logistics Labor Shortage

Source: Envato

A September 2023 Harvard Business Review article (“How to Address the Supply-Chain Staffing Crisis“) states that “Our global supply chains are stressed and under pressure, not only because of material shortfalls and shipping delays, but also due to labor shortages in key sectors. Skills shortages are now seen across all points of the supply-chain continuum, from sourcing to production, logistics, and delivery of goods and services.”

How challenging is it to find and hire qualified people to fill your open supply chain and logistics positions? What do you believe are the primary causes of the labor shortages? What strategies is your organizing using to address this problem?

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Reimagining Transportation Procurement: Leveraging Data and Technology for Smarter Freight Decisions

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• Descartes Study: 74% of Supply Chain Leaders See Technology as Key to Growth Amid Rising Global Trade Complexities

  Source: Descartes

• Supply Chain Brain: How Retailers Resolve the Sustainability vs. Cost Dilemma in E-Commerce Home Delivery

  Source: Descartes

• Shippers Brace for New Regulatory Maze: Trade, Labor, and Cybersecurity in Focus

  Source: New JBF

• How to Protect Your Transportation Technology from Supply Chain Cyber Threats

  Source: JBF Consulting

• E2open Ocean Shipping Index Cites Ongoing Conflict, Extreme Weather and Threat of Labor Strikes as Key Drivers of Port Congestion and Longer Transit Times

  Source: e2open

• Uber Freight Emissions Dashboard earns Smart Freight Centre accreditation

  Source: Uber Freight

• E2open Releases 2024 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Lessons from the Pandemic for Future Resilience

  Source: e2open

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