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Top Technology Trends in the Logistics Industry

Top Technology Trends in the Logistics Industry
Top Technology Trends in the Logistics Industry

The newest logistics technology is radically reshaping the way we buy groceries, shop for clothes, and even how we do our own jobs. Warehouse managers today are quite likely to rely heavily on technology that didn’t even exist just a few years ago.

A look at the top five trends in logistics technology covers everything from software to your friendly neighborhood robots:

• Warehouse robots have been popularized by Amazon, but other companies continue innovating their own solutions. Most prominently, motorized equipment can assist human workers with faster, safer fulfillment.

• Augmented reality for pickers and other warehouse workers can be used in smart eyeglasses to assist with finding items accurately and quickly.

• Predictive analytics up to and including “anticipatory shipping” before a customer actually buys and Uber-style trucker-to-shipper matching will continue to revolutionize the warehouse data game.

• Autonomous vehicles may be the solution to the truck driver shortage while lowering the cost per mile.

• Drones are poised to fulfill their destiny as the solution for last-mile delivery.

Data and Equipment, Working Together

Data shapes decisions in logistics, and your warehouse equipment supplier has the tools to put that data into action.

At DJ Products, our industrial cart movers help with the human side of the equation. Heavy stress from pushing loaded carts and repetitive stress in warehouse jobs both contribute to productivity loss and worker injury.

Powered material handling equipment, from our CartCaddyLite cart puller to the WagonCaddy industrial power mover, enable your workers to move at the speed of modern logistics. Get a free demo from DJ Products, your warehouse equipment supplier for powered cart movers and more.

Downturn in Freight Trends for 2017 Plague the Logistics Industry

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Downturn For the Logistics Industry

Thanks to a laundry list of challenges, the trucking industry limped through a major slump in 2016. What factors contributed to shrinking numbers in truckloads and volume, and what does the upcoming year have in store?

Recent Woes of the Trucking Industry

The post-recession period was kind to logistics as increases in disposable income, factory production and cross-border commerce resulted in a steady recovery. But over the last 18 months, declining demand for services has turned normal seasonal patterns into a wildly fluctuating landscape.

Experts point to a nearly perfect storm of adverse conditions affecting the trucking industry:

  • Gross domestic product growth topped out at barely one percent, even lower than the already anemic two percent post-recession recovery rate.
  • Labor conflicts at West Coast ports created a bottleneck that ultimately resulted in excess inventory.
  • Sinking crude oil prices caused a double whammy on industrial production and shipping volumes.
  • In the wake of the recession, many consumers chose to increase savings rather than spending.

Can Logistics Rebound in 2017?

Research company IBISWorld paints a more encouraging picture for 2017, forecasting a 2.4 percent uptick in domestic trucking sales. Much of the optimism arises from companies increasingly implementing just-in-time inventory management, ordering materials more frequently to cut back on storage costs.

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From assembly line to finish, semi trailers and equipment trailers become increasingly heavy and awkward to maneuver. Our HD trailer mover from DJ Products easily handles trailers up to 50,000 pounds across all types of surfaces. Visit our website and use the online chat feature to learn more from our sales engineers.