Material Handling & Logistics News
Import Traffic at U.S. Ports Rose 9% in April
Total traffic for all imports entering all U.S. ports was up 9% in April 2012, compared to the same month in 2011....
IWLA: “CARB Drives Logistics Jobs Away.”
The International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) formally requested that California State Sen. Alan Lowenthal and California Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal convene a hearing to review facts about the negative impact of a proposed fuel standard and the state's cap-and-trade program on job creation and the ability to keep businesses from fleeing the state....
Shippers Search in Vain for Better Conditions
Shippers should expect moderately unfavorable terms from carriers until the fall, when things will get even worse....
Vicarious Liability Lawsuits Hitting Shippers
A Vested partnership with a supplier, 3PL or transportation provider can help insulate a business from “vicarious liability” lawsuits, according to TranzAct Inside, a group that provides information and research on transportation management. ...
Material Handling & Logistics Features
Andel and Handling Blog
Manufacturing: The Case for Self Disruption
Dave Burns is announcing his intention to blow up the traditional concept of analog manufacturing and get companies to go digital.
Logistically Speaking
Flying the Friendly Highways and Driving the Friendly Skies
It’s not exactly what George Jetson and his futuristic family were familiar with, but a new vehicle, the Transition Street-Legal Airplane, has had what its developer, Terrafugia Inc., says was a successful first flight.
Products
Lean Workplace Training
Visual Workplace’s Visual Management Layered Learning Modules are six web-based training courses that include weekly activities and assignments that help the participant learn and carry research-based principles and answers into the workplace to reduce waste and continually improve processes. ...
Tug 10,000 Pounds
Crown Equipment Corporation’s TR 4500 Series of tuggers allows operators to tow a rolling load capacity of 10,000 pounds....
Sop Up HazMat Spills
Oil Eater’s professional grade spill kits are designed to contain and clean up hazardous material spills in manufacturing plants, as required by OSHA and the EPA. ...
A Window into Remote Devices
Honeywell’s Remote MasterMind 3.0 is an integrated mobility and scanning device management solution that covers the following devices under a single web-based console: Honeywell bar code scanners, Microsoft Windows-based mobility devices, and consumer-grade smartphones and tablets running on Google Android and Apple iOS operating systems. ...
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