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Autonomous Driving (AD) and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Trucks Reveal Accelerated Development

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Kodiak has an order of 800 autonomous trucks from the freight company Loadsmith, which was announced in 2023. The collaboration is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2024, with Aeva’s production scheduled to begin by 2026 and Daimler Truck’s autonomous solution production ramping up by 2027.

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Most commodity prices drop, but PE stays flat

Plastics News

Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in earlier PET price increases, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges. It's the first major PE manufacturing complex in the Northeast U.S. Even with recent PE prices flat, the industry has been active. near Pittsburgh.

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Need for Supply Chain Solutions Boosts Global Freight Visibility Demand

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

San Antonio –July 28, 2022– The increasing complexity of global supply chains across industries, such as unreported process delays and late deliveries, necessitates shippers to have real-time visibility into the status of their freight. billion by 2026 from $18.85 Global Freight Visibility Growth Opportunities.

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Need for supply chain solutions boosts global freight visibility demand, says Frost & Sullivan report

Canadian Manufacturing

Blue Freight Containers. SAN ANTONIO — The increasing complexity of global supply chains across industries, such as unreported process delays and late deliveries, necessitates shippers to have real-time visibility into the status of their freight. billion by 2026 from $18.85

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Most resins saw prices drop in December

Plastics News

Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in earlier PET price increases, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges. It is the first major PE manufacturing complex in the Northeastern U.S. In November, Shell Chemical announced the start of production at their massive 3.5

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Port strike will take two months for recovery, CN says, as wildfires dent earnings

Canadian Manufacturing

Lower consumer demand as well as disruptions caused by wildfires reduced freight service over the second quarter, especially for containers and lumber products, CN said. ports earlier this month halted freight flows through West Coast terminals. Canadian National Railway Co.

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Power to the people: hydrogen in transport

SMMT

As part of the UK Government’s zero emissions HGV and infrastructure demonstrator programme, HyHAUL will roll out 30 hydrogen fuel cell HGVs to haulage operators primarily operating along the M4 corridor by 2026, with further ambition to deploy 300 vehicles by 2030.