2011 Conveyor Sales Still Stronger than 2010
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reported that its July 2011 Booked Orders Index was 141, down 26 points or 16% from June 2011’s Index of 167, but an increase of 7% over the July 2010 Index of 132....
Remainder of 2011 a Mixed Load for Transportation
Consistent with a cooling economy and more difficult prior-year comparisons, several trucking demand metrics are showing a slowing rate of growth, reports the BMO Capital Markets Freight Monitor. The Cass Freight Index was up 4.4% y/y in August (+9.8% YTD) but has moderated from the 13.8% high reported in March. The ATA Tonnage Index rose 4.0% y/y in July (5.3% YTD) but continues to soften since peaking at 7.6% in January. ...
Wildcat Union Strike Shuts Down Two West Coast Ports
The Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma were closed as the result of a contentious labor dispute involving the International Longshore and Warehouse Union....
Watching for 9/11 Opportunists
Although the recent thefts of four Penske trucks in Kansas City had no ties to terrorism, the company has been sensitizing its rental agents to suspicious activity in advance of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. ...
Consumer Goods Forum Releases Green Packaging Measurement System
The Consumer Goods Forum has released the Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability to help companies reduce the environmental impact of their packaging....
MODEX 2012 Details Announced
MODEX 2012, an international expo for manufacturing, distribution and the supply chain, opens on February 6 in Atlanta. The event will include more than 500 exhibits and an educational conference featuring 70 educational sessions outlining leading trends, best practices and technologies. ...
MODEX Conference Details Announced
When the industry’s newest expo for manufacturing, distribution and the supply chain, MODEX 2012, opens on February 6 in Atlanta it will include more than 500 exhibits and an Educational Conference that features keynotes by Rick Blasgen, chief executive officer of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Alberto Alemán Zubieta, chief executive officer of the Panama Canal Authority and Donald Ratliff, Ph.D., executive director of The Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology....
Coalition Uses Maine DOT Findings to Fight for Heavier Trucks
A new engineering analysis from the Maine Dept. of Transportation supports the case for federal truck weight legislation (the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, H.R. 763, S. 747) which would grant states the ability to raise interstate weight limits for six-axle trucks, according to the Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP). CTP is a group of more than 180 shippers and allied associations dedicated to responsibly increasing federal vehicle weight limits on interstate highways...
U.S. Demand for Labels: $20 Billion by 2015
U.S. label shipments are forecast to rise 4.8 percent annually to $20 billion in 2015, according to “Labels,” a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry research firm...
CLARK’s Louisville DC: Nine Accident-Free Years
CLARK Material Handling Company was presented with the Kentucky Governor’s Safety & Health Award for the fifth year in a row at a ceremony held at CLARK’s Aftermarket Parts Distribution Center in Louisville, KY last month...
Dueling Supply Chain Lawsuits: INTTRA Files Counterclaim Against GT Nexus
INTTRA has filed counterclaims against GT Nexus over the validity of its supply chain patents...
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