Blog – Warehousing, Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics 1. Freight index is at 1.5 year high - https://www.montelnews.com/en/story/economic-optimism-drives-freight-index-to-15-year-high/1204664 2. Port backlogs - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/retailers-pay-more-to-fly-bikes-to-hot-tubs-from-china-as-backup-at-us-ports-delays-deliveries.html 3. COVID19 and Supply Chain - https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/shipping-containers-stuck-in-sea-gridlock-slay-stranded-ashore-as-covid-19-pandemic-snarls-trade-networks-959098.html 4. Container shortage - https://www.mhlnews.com/global-supply-chain/article/21126535/there-arent-enough-containers-to-keep-world-trade-flowing 5. Gas and food prices will continue to rise - https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/food-gas-prices-likely-to-keep-rising/EQMNC3OYQ5B3JMWP345OR6NER4/ 6. Lumber shortages - https://qz.com/1985276/america-is-running-short-of-wood/ 7. Global chip - https://driving.ca/features/feature-story/what-the-global-chip-shortage-means-for-the-auto-industry-and-car-buyers 8. Consumer goods risks - https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/covid-19-implications-for-business 9. Small businesses taxes - https://www.atr.org/biden-lied-about-his-tax-hikes-small-business 10. Corporate Tax hikes - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-17/biden-corporate-tax-hike-won-t-spare-the-middle-class

1. Logistics,Distribution and
TransportationSector
P a u l Y o u n g C P A , C G A
M a r c h 1 9 , 2 0 2 1

2. PaulYoung-Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. Agenda
• Freight Index
• USA eCommerce Sales
• USA Retail
• Canada eCommerce Sales
• World eCommerce
• Class 8 Truck Sales / USA
• EPA Issues
• Trailer Sales
• Tonnage
• Supply Chain Management Solutions
• Planning Analytics and CPLEX
• Blockchain and Supply Chain Management
• Watson Assistant

4. FreightIndex
S o u r c e -
h t t p s : / / w w w . c a s s i n f o . c o m / f r e i g h t -
a u d i t - p a y m e n t / c a s s - t r a n s p o r t a t i o n -
i n d e x e s / c a s s - f r e i g h t - i n d e x

5. USA
eCommerce
S o u r c e -
h t t p s : / / w w w. s t a t i s t a . c o m / s t a t i s t i
c s / 2 7 2 3 9 1 / u s - r e t a i l - e - c o m m e r c e -
s a l e s - f o r e c a s t /

6. Canada
eCommerce
Sales
S o u r c e – S t a t s C a n a d a
Here is my work on eCommerce -
https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/ecommerce-what-
is-next
Blog – LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-what-next-ecommerce-
2021-beyond-paul-young/?published=t

7. World
eCommerce
Market
S o u r c e -
h t t p s : / / p a y s p a c e m a g a z i n e . c o m / r
e t a i l / t o p - 1 0 - e - c o m m e r c e -
m a r k e t s /

8. Class8 TruckSales
S o u r c e – T h e T r u c k e r a n d h t t p s : / / w w w . t t n e w s . c o m / a r t i c l e s / s e p t e m b e r - c l a s s - 8 - s a l e s - h i g h e s t -
y e a r o r h t t p s : / / w w w . t t n e w s . c o m / a r t i c l e s / c l a s s - 8 - s a l e s - n o v e m b e r - s l i p o r
h t t p s : / / w w w . t t n e w s . c o m / a r t i c l e s / d e c e m b e r - c l a s s - 8 - s a l e s - r e a c h - h i g h - m a r k - 2 0 2 0 - d o w n - 7 4 -
c o m p a r e d - 2 0 1 9

9. EPAStandardChange
Due to engine certification issues in the U.S., Hino Motors has suspended vehicle production at its factories
in West Virginia and Ontario, Canada, until Oct. 2021, the company announced Dec. 23. Hino Motors is the
Toyota Group’s truck and bus subsidiary.
The Hino Board of Directors-approved decision was made based on “challenges in the required U.S. engine
certification testing process for new model years of the A09C, J08E, and J05E*engines for North America.”
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions standards cover model years
2021-2027, which means new model year vehicle sales, including the refreshed Hino XL Series (Classes 7 &
8), have also been postponed.
Hino L Series medium duty truck
https://www.fleetowner.com/equipment/article/21151165/hino-shuts-down-na-production-until-october-
2021?utm_source=FR+FO+Newsline&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS201222016&o_eid=7930I4
506489J2B&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7930I4506489J2B&oly_enc_id=7930I4506489J2B

10. EPAStandard andTruck
Production
S o u r c e - h t t p s : / / w w w . g o v e r n m e n t - f l e e t . c o m / 1 0 1 2 4 7 9 7 / a r e - y o u - r e a d y - f o r - t h e - n e x t - e m i s s i o n - s t a n d a r d s - c h a n g e s
h t t p s : / / w w w . e a t o n . c o m / u s / e n - u s / c o m p a n y / n e w s - i n s i g h t s / w h a t - t r u c k - m a n u f a c t u r e r s - n e e d - t o - k n o w - a b o u t - t h e - f u t u r e - o f - e m i s s i o n s . h t m l

11. USATransportation, Logisticsand
Distribution
• P o r t s h a v e s e e n i n c r e a s e i n s h i p m e n t s b u t a r e s t i l l d o w n y e a r o v e r y e a r -
h t t p s : / / l b b u s i n e s s j o u r n a l . c o m / c a r g o - v o l u m e s - h a v e - b o o m e d - i n - r e c e n t - m o n t h s -
b u t - p o r t s - s t i l l - a n t i c i p a t i n g - y e a r - o v e r - y e a r - d e c l i n e s
• U S A r e t a i l S a l e s - h t t p s : / / w w w. r e u t e r s . c o m / a r t i c l e / u s a - e c o n o m y / u - s - r e t a i l - s a l e s -
b l o w - e x p e c t a t i o n s - i n - s e p t e m b e r - d a r k - c l o u d s - g a t h e r i n g - i d I N K B N 2 7 1 2 H S - H e r e i s
m y w o r k o n U S A r e t a i l s a l e s - h t t p s : / / w w w 2 . s l i d e s h a r e . n e t / p a u l y o u n g c g a / r e t a i l -
s e c t o r - u n i t e d - s t a t e s - s e p t e m b e r - 2 0 2 0
• Tr a n s f o r m a t i o n o f r e t a i l - h t t p s : / / w w w. c b r e . u s / r e s e a r c h - a n d - r e p o r t s / 2 0 2 1 - U S -
R e a l - E s t a t e - M a r ke t - O u t l o o k - R e t a i l

12. CommercialVehicleMarket
S o u r c e – T h e Tr u c k e r

13. TrailerSales
https://www.trailer-bodybuilders.com/trailers/article/21144523/boom-trailer-orders-exploded-in-september-ftr-
reports
“FTR reports that preliminary U.S. net trailer orders for September “exploded” to the third-highest month ever, at
52,000 units. September’s orders were 23,500 units above August and 33,400 more than September 2019. With this
latest activity, trailer orders for the last twelve months now equal 224,100 units.”
Source - https://www.trailer-bodybuilders.com/trailers/article/21151176/fleets-already-eyeing-2022-trailer-build-slots-act

14. Volume
https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/business/consumer-product-levels-on-the-rise-but-other-
freight-sectors-still-short
“Overall, the amount of available freight rose again in August, along with the rates paid to haul it. It’s gotten
so good that carriers are complaining about the driver shortage again. However, each carrier’s experience
can be different, depending on the type of freight and the company’s dependence on spot rates.
Member carriers of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported in August that freight levels are
down. The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 5.6% in August to 107.5 after declining 1.4% in July.
The ATA Index uses 2015 data as a baseline, so the 107.5 Index (seasonally adjusted) was 7.5% higher than
in 2015, but is trending downward.
Bob Costello, chief economist for ATA, attributed the decline to “uneven freight,” explaining, “The trucking
sectors that haul for the industrial and energy industries are not seeing the surge in freight like the
consumer side of the economy. The industrial loads tend to be heavier, so they count more in a tonnage
calculation than most consumer-related loads.””

15. Blog–Warehousing, Logistics,
Distribution, andTransportation
Fuel charges continue to go up for shippers
There is a shortage of containers
Retail will continue to move to an online model
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/transportation-logistics-and-warehousing-analysis-and-
commentary
Blog – Transportation, Logistics and Warehousing – Analysis and Commentary
Freight Index - https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/cass_freight_index_ends_2020_with_solid_growth
Delays/ports - https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/delays-are-growing-with-increasing-reports-of-
rollover-cargo-worldwide
Container shortages - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/shipping-container-shortage-is-causing-shipping-
costs-to-rise.html
Rates - https://www.tcicapital.com/tci-insights/current-freight-trends/
Fuel charges - https://www.ups.com/ca/en/shipping/surcharges/fuel-surcharges.page
Retail sales outlook - https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/consumer-business/articles/retail-distribution-
industry-outlook.html

16. SupplyChain
Management
Solutions

17. Planning
Analytics and
Cplex
(Optimization)

18. Blockchainand
SupplyChain

19. Watson
Assistant

20. EdgeAnalytics
h t t p s : / / o p e n g o v a s i a . c o m / e d g e - c o m p u t i n g -
t r a n s f o r m a t i o n a l - e r a - f o r - b u s i n e s s - i n - p u b l i c - s e c t o r /

21. Logistics/
Transportation
Automation
• Price tag autonomous Trucks -
https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/article/21692381/the-price-tag-
for-autonomous-trucks-still-unclear
• Robots and Warehousing - https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mobile-
robots-feed-warehouse-demand-for-adaptability
• RPA and AI with Logistics and Transportation -
https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12529/365482/rpa-ai-delivering-
intelligent-automation-in-supply-chain-logistics
• Autonomous delivery robots - https://www.mhlnews.com/technology-
automation/article/21133565/autonomous-delivery-robot-sales-to-hit-
27-billion-by-2025
• RPA and Sectors like Retail - https://datafloq.com/read/industries-robotic-
process-automation-rpa-implementation/8584
• Robots and Retail - https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/robot-retail

22. OtherSources
• Planning Analytics -
https://ibm.box.com/s/0fg1f62zrtjmvcwicu1bm
6u6emwkle88
• Cognos Analytics -
https://ibm.box.com/s/fh9cns7sk3ffwhsqhazqp
ndz1kj3mqbk
• IBM/RPA -
https://www.ibm.com/automation/rpa
• Modeling Risk - https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/ai-
openscale?topic=ai-openscale-mrm-ovr