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  • Technology challenges facing brokers in last-mile delivery

    Mary O'Connell- 3PL Expert - FreightWaves

    1. What are the most common technology challenges facing brokers in last mile delivery?
    2. What strategies can brokers use to close the gap between client expectations and last mile delivery services?
    3. How can brokers leverage existing technology to optimize last mile operations?
    4. Are there any new technologies that could improve the efficiency of last mile delivery for brokers?
    5. If you could change anything about the last mile space, what would it be?

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      10 min
    7. Diesel fuel drops another 9 cents in latest benchmark

      John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves

      1. Reason for optimism or just anticipation of another rise?
      2. How much concern is the spread being so great between wholesale and retail pricing?

        3. the FUELS.USA spread was $2.245 per gallon on Dec. 8, a level far more than the historic norm of $1 to $1.10 a gallon.

        1. How much of the volatility in the market is due to simple supply and demand and how much can be attributed to other factors in the market including geopolitical events?
        2. Biggest factor - be it legislation, enactment of legislation or regulation - that is going to move the price of diesel the most in the next 6 months?

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          11 min
        4. Trouble at the border with vaccine requirements
          1. How did the momentum for this push start?
          2. What is the mandate now and is it scheduled to go out of effect anytime soon?
          3. What are these companies looking to do - a full out ban or a graduated pull back?
          4. What is OOIDA’s position on this area?
          5. What has the vaccine mandate had on US/Mexico drivers?

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            12 min
          8. How does cheap beer influence the economy?

            Rachel Premack - Editorial Director - FreightWaves

            1. I’ll take the bait: How is cheap beer an economic indicator?
            2. Why beer?  Why not something else?
            3. Break this down when it comes to higher priced products and bargain basement beer….
            4. What does this say about the haves and have nots?
            5. What other industries take to this model as well that people should be looking at outside of the beer industry?

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              9 min

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