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Nijmegen provides Freight Network with Europe Gateway

Logistics Business Magazine

Since the UK voted to leave the EU in June 2016, Palletways , an Imperial Group company and Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, has been working hard to ensure the business is well prepared to continue to deliver a high-quality service for its members and customers.

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Enhanced Customer Experience with Chatbots

20Cube Logistics

million US dollar in 2016. For each FAQ, technical document or training material distribution there are plentiful mails that keep circulating. Chatbots, most of us would have experienced them while shopping online or booking a ticket. Enhance internal communication.

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New Food Safety Rules Soon to Kick in for Small Brokers, Shippers and Carriers

GlobalTranz

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act ( FSMA ) was finalized in April 2016. Training - Training carrier personnel in understanding food safety risks and in sanitary practices to prevent such risks, as well as documenting training procedures. The Sanitary Transportation Rule.

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9 Trucking Regulations To Know That Are Impacting Shippers

GlobalTranz

2016 will see a resurgence of oversight and regulatory measures through many different rules and requirements. The hours of service trucking regulations will continue to be a focal point of the FMCSA in 2016. Driver coercion will be another major regulatory measure to watch for in 2016. Hours-Of-Service. Driver Coercion.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented a new process to allow shippers to submit original vehicle export documentation electronically in lieu of delivering physical copies to their local CBP trade office.

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5 Ways How Driver Seat Belt Detection Can Help in Fleet Management

FueLoyal

NHTSA says that we could save 2465 lives in 2016. Another data from the same source are showing that seat belt usage actually saved 14,668 human lives in 2016. Safety trainings, safety materials and safety procedures automatically performed and analyzed by the software is the first thing your company can do.

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Rail freight as an alternative: an underestimated transport mode

Forto

Two years ago, Chengdu, the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan, reported that 460 freight trains now ran to Poland, the Netherlands and Germany, more than in any other Chinese city. In 2016, the trains delivered a total of 73,000 tons of goods worth 1.56 Once the train is rolling, it’s almost impossible to stop it.