What time is it? Is it time yet?
It’s time for this, time for that
This time, last time, next time
Is there a next time?
No overtime, no timeouts,
no snooze button to press
Borrowed time, wasted time
Tik tok, tik tok, tik
Time’s up, time to go, I’m out
of time.
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In this week’s supply chain and logistics news…
- Trucking Failures Surged Last Year Under Pandemic (WSj – sub. req’d)
- In Need of Truckers, Amazon Plans Incubator to Create More Shipping Companies (The Information)
- Exclusive: Amazon orders hundreds of trucks that run on natural gas (Reuters)
- Announcing the Pacejet Version 21.1 Release
- Kargo raises $6M to smarten up loading docks for the coming wave of autonomy (TechCrunch)
- newtrul raises $2.25M to become ‘Expedia’ of logistics marketplaces (FreightWaves)
- SmartHop raises a $12M Series A to ease trucking logistics (TechCrunch)
- DAT and Axele Announce Strategic Partnership, Expanded Integration
- Plus Raises $200 Million in New Funding to Advance Global Commercialization of Its Automated Trucks
- Twinco Capital scores €3M for its supply chain finance solution (TechCrunch)
- Uber Narrows Loss in Fourth Quarter (TransportTopics)
- U.S. Postal Service swings to a profit as revenue rises, boosted by record holiday package deliveries (MarketWatch)
- Shipping Companies Look at Sailing Away From Choked Southern California Gateways (WSJ – sub. req’d)
I wasn’t kidding, I’m out of time this morning, so I’ll share my commentary in future posts.
Have a happy weekend!
Song of the Week: “Mary’s Prayer” by Danny Wilson
