TuSimple
With ambitions to establish a network of autonomous trucking routes across the US, transport startup TuSimple is taking some steady and significant steps forward as it proves its technology through trials and expands into Europe. The latest test run for its self-driving trucks involved hauling a load of fresh produce over hundreds of miles across the US, where it demonstrated that it can complete such tasks in a fast and highly efficient fashion.
Previously, we ve seen TuSimple s Level 4 autonomous trucks use its variety of cameras and sensors to move goods as part of trials for the US Postal Service and shipping giant UPS. This time around, the startup has partnered with fresh produce provider The Giumarra Companies and Associated Wholesale Grocers to explore autonomous trucking s potential in the fresh food industry.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Some Kansas Republicans are urging Gov. Laura Kelly to end federal unemployment benefits.
House of Representatives leaders Speaker Ron Ryckman (R-Olathe), Majority Leader Dan Hawkins (R-Wichita) and Speaker Pro Tem Blaine Finch (R-Ottawa) said in a statement Wednesday that Kelly âcontinues to hold Kansas back.â
âHer policies have put us dead last in everything from unemployment system security to vaccine distribution,â the statement said. âWe cannot afford to be dead last in our economic recovery. We join with Kansas employers in calling on Governor Kelly to end this counter productive program and help get Kansans back to work.â
Fresh produce moved by using autonomous trucks
The Giumarra Companies announced yesterday a new logistics project in the fresh produce industry: an autonomous trucking test completed in partnership with San Diego-based autonomous trucking firm TuSimple, and Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG).
“Our company continues to travel down a path of innovation, as we have now successfully tested autonomous trucking after our autonomous aircraft transportation test a few months ago,” said Tim Riley, president of The Giumarra Companies. “Autonomous trucking technology is a real game changer for us, as its time efficiencies provide us with an enhanced opportunity to supply fresher fruits and vegetables across the United States – particularly to food deserts and rural communities.”
Giumarra announces revolutionary autonomous trucking project
May 19 , 2021
The Giumarra Companies has announced a revolutionary new logistics project in the fresh produce industry, an autonomous trucking test.
The test was completed in partnership with San Diego-based autonomous trucking leader, TuSimple (Nasdaq: TSP), and the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG).
“Our company continues to travel down a path of innovation, as we have now successfully tested autonomous trucking after our autonomous aircraft transportation test a few months ago,” said Tim Riley, President of the Giumarra Companies.
“Autonomous trucking technology is a real game-changer for us, as its time efficiencies provide us with an enhanced opportunity to supply fresher fruits and vegetables across the United States – particularly to food deserts and rural communities.”
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Top Logistics Hubs: Delivering The Goods
The disruptions caused by the pandemic fueled skyrocketing shipping costs, which should ease as market fundamentals return to something resembling normal this year.
April 19, 2021
By the BF Staff
From the March/April 2021 Issue
The mismatch between demand for global container shipping services and available capacity caused shipping costs to skyrocket in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to S&P Global Platts.