Ken Cottrill

Oct 10, 2024 | scmr.com | Ken Cottrill

Recycling the battery packs that power electric vehicles will help boost the market for EVs, improve the industry’s environmental footprint, and grow this multi-billion dollar industry. But first, the industry must overcome two major challenges: increasing unit volumes and developing an efficient reverse supply chain for used batteries.

Sep 27, 2024 | dcvelocity.com | Ben Ames |Victoria Fraza Kickham |David H.C. Correll |Ken Cottrill

E-commerce activity remains robust, but a growing number of consumers are reintegrating physical stores into their shopping journeys in 2024, emphasizing the need for retailers to focus on omnichannel business strategies. That’s according to an e-commerce study from Ryder System, Inc., released this week.

Sep 26, 2024 | dcvelocity.com | Ben Ames |Victoria Fraza Kickham |David H.C. Correll |Ken Cottrill

Transportation industry veteran Anne Reinke will become president & CEO of trade group the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) at the end of the year, stepping into the position from her previous post leading third party logistics (3PL) trade group the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), both organizations said today. Reinke will take her new job upon the retirement of Joni Casey at the end of the year.

Sep 26, 2024 | dcvelocity.com | Ben Ames |Victoria Fraza Kickham |David H.C. Correll |Ken Cottrill

Serious inland flooding and widespread power outages are likely to sweep across Florida and other Southeast states in coming days with the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which is now predicted to make landfall Thursday evening along Florida’s northwest coast as a major hurricane, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Sep 26, 2024 | dcvelocity.com | Ben Ames |Victoria Fraza Kickham |David HC Correll |Ken Cottrill

As the hours tick down toward a “seemingly imminent” strike by East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers, experts are warning that the impacts of that move would mushroom well-beyond the actual strike locations, causing prevalent shipping delays, container ship congestion, port congestion on West coast ports, and stranded freight.