It’s the Friday of Labor Day weekend here in the US, which means many folks are likely taking today off to make it an even longer weekend.
I’m heading to NYC as you read this, back to Brooklyn, back to the neighborhood where I was born and grew up in.
My aunt and uncle still live there, in the same basement apartment I used to hang out in with my cousins as a kid (I only lived a few blocks away).
This is a trip I should have taken many years ago, when there was no reason to visit my aunt and uncle other than to say “Hello, it’s been a while.” But life, you know, gets busy and there is never time. At least, you know, that is what I tell myself.
I’m bringing a heart-shaped dish filled with hard fruit candies for my aunt.
She just had her third round of chemo for a cancer that has spread. My dad only had two rounds of chemo when he was battling lung cancer many years ago, and after all the pain and nausea he experienced, he said, “No mas,” I’m done.
I’m hoping the candies will provide some sweetness for my aunt on those difficult days.
Life, you know, there is never enough time.
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It was a very busy week for supply chain and logistics news. Here’s what caught my attention this week:
- Trump’s 50% tariff on India kicks in as Modi urges self-reliance (BBC)
- A Guide to Shopping Online After De Minimis Tariff Rule Ends (WSJ – sub. req’d)
- More postal services pause shipments to U.S. with ‘de minimis’ loophole set to expire (NBC News)
- U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Draw New Demand as De Minimis Ends (WSJ – sub. req’d)
- Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Countries That Tax Tech Companies (WSJ – sub. req’d)
- Trimble Freight Marketplace launches in North America with Procter & Gamble as first shipper customer
- C.H. Robinson launches Always-on Logistics Planner: A premium AI-powered service experience that redefines 24/7 supply chain execution
- Aurora and McLeod Software Deliver Industry’s First Transportation Management System for Self-Driving Trucks
- Flexport Partners with BlackRock to Provide $250 Million in Inventory Financing for Customers
- Wayfair expands logistics offering to include multichannel service (SupplyChainDive)
- Ceva Logistics loses high-value shipments amid rise in cargo theft (Yahoo! News)
- No English, no commercial driving. Crackdown on truckers speeds up (USA Today)
- State Department halts employment visas for truck drivers (Politico)
- Union sues Virginia Port Authority over new semi-automated cranes (The Loadstar)
- US lawmakers, unions oppose railroad plan to automate track safety inspections (Reuters)
- America’s Newest Auto Plant Is Full of Robots. It Still Needs the Human Touch. (WSJ – sub. req’d)
Since I have a train to catch and many of you won’t read this until Tuesday anyway, I’ll share my takeaways next week.
Have a meaningful weekend!
Song of the Week: “The Drugs Don’t Work” by The Verve
