Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

Forklift specialist Cargotec won its first IFOY Award in the “Special Vehicle” category with the second generation of its Moffett E4-25.3NX, the world’s first fully electric truck-mounted forklift. According to the jury, the emission-free and low-noise truck is unique in its class.

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Material Handling and Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Eight of 13 major retail categories showed increases. Eight of 13 major retail categories showed increases. Auto sales rose 2%, the most since September; a report last week showed purchases of cars and light trucks rose to a 17.4 Sales at health and personal-care stores rose 1.4%, the most in two years. Receipts advanced 0.6%

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 13, 2023

There will also be a Rest&Move zone – intended for employees and visitors including truck drivers, whose well-being is also of great importance to MDC 2. The project will create new workplaces for qualified staff living in the close area.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

Ahead of this Thursday’s IFOY Award winner announcement in Dortmund, we turn our attention to the STILL EXH 16 pallet truck. IFOY category: Warehouse Truck “lowlifter” IFOY Test Report With the EXH 14-20 Plus series, STILL introduces the latest edition of its electric pallet truck range.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2021

From lumber shortages to a lack of semiconductor chips to ongoing disruption across many other product categories, consumer demand for goods was so high that many manufacturers simply couldn’t keep up. The truck driver shortage, massive uptick in ecommerce sales, capacity constraints and port congestion only added fuel to the fire.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Category Key. Economic and Social Restructuring. Western Europe selects container standards for rail, also intended for ship and truck. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Here’s how it happened. Malcom McLean. Infrastructure Development. Container Regulation. International Economy.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Fuel costs: Last-mile fuel costs require careful management as they make up 25% of a truck’s operational costs over volatile price fluctuations. A recent analysis by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) indicates that if existing trends persist, we could see a potential driver shortage reaching up to 175,000 by 2024.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 31, 2021

Many have been prepared, but for those that haven’t and that may be in the midst of Brexit-induced disruption, how can a smooth declaration process be achieved in order to reduce issues at the border and prevent further economic loss? This is especially relevant for organisations operating with JIT arrival of parts on trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Office Space fits this category for me. Tone sours on Q3 trucking calls. The truck driver shortage eased slightly in 2022, after more than 90% of TL carriers raised pay last year, but the industry still faces its second-largest number of vacancies on record, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said Tuesday.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Once the members of the IFOY jury choose the winners of this year’s IFOY Award in Dortmund between 18th and 23rd March, STILL will be represented with two entries in the categories “Special of the Year” and “Integrated Warehouse Solution” in the competition for the coveted intralogistics trophies. About IFOY.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Growth from Asia, Africa, and South America Investments are flowing into state-of-the-art industrial trucks, process automation, IT upgrades, and sustainability concepts with the aim of achieving more flexible system designs and automation solutions in a volatile market. “The demand for smart, scalable solutions is growing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2022

The finalists for the worldwide IFOY AWARD 2022 (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) have been determined. The new development is the latest addition to the all-electric truck-mounted forklift series and part of the second generation of the world’s first all-electric truck-mounted forklift.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Companies whose supply chains have been pounded by Coronavirus-linked disruptions fall into two broad categories: Those that accept their fate, hunker down, try to limit the fallout, and brace for losses in Q1 and Q2—and possibly even further into the future. General Motors: Has airlifted supplies for its North American truck production.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 7, 2018

Many governments throughout the World now understand that the logistic performance of one country is linked to its economic development and growth. The competence and quality of logistics services—trucking, forwarding, and customs brokerage (“ Quality of logistics services ”). The least performing country is Somalia with a LPI of 1.77.

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FW Logsitcs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Economical Purchase With more demand and innovation, green packaging is becoming more affordable and competitively priced with traditional materials. The Best Sustainable Packaging Materials Many materials fall under the category of sustainable packaging. We’re here to meet all your warehousing, logistics, and trucking needs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In fact, in November 2016, a survey of shippers published by the Journal of Commerce found that shippers didn’t “appear to believe capacity will tighten considerably in advance of a federal electronic logging mandate for all interstate truck drivers scheduled to take effect next December 1.” That’s assuming there are no major economic events.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 22, 2018

Trucking is arguably one of the most vital jobs in the United States. When you consider that 70 percent of the freight that moves through the country is transported by trucks, the trucking industry is the backbone that holds the U.S. As important as trucking is, however, it would be nothing without a strong running supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Category Key. Economic and Social Restructuring. Western Europe selects container standards for rail, also intended for ship and truck. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Here’s how it happened. . Malcom McLean. Infrastructure Development. Container Regulation. International Economy.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

Before the winner is chosen, finalists will need to put their skills to the test on UniCarriers trucks. The international industrial trucks manufacturer is supplying the latest generation TX3 electric counterbalance trucks for the event. One of these tests involves safely and precisely manoeuvring loads in a confined space.

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10xLogistics

MARCH 5, 2013

The myth that has existed in trucking for over 15 years is some year we will get into such an acute driver shortage that freight will be at a standstill and you will be lucky if a truck shows up to pick up anything you have to ship. I do not doubt that the driver pool is shrinking and people do not want to drive long haul trucks.

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ShipLilly

JUNE 2, 2021

Big rigs commercial cargo haulers Semi Trucks with different semi trailers of various brands and models fill the tanks at the filling station to continue the delivery routes of industrial goods. The market reaction has been surprisingly muted according to James William of WRTG Economics. Impact on gas prices.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

It doesn't make economic sense to scrimp on packaging materials since you'll pay for it in other areas.”. Trucking Logistics. Remember that many trucking companies are LTL (Less Than a Full Load) carriers. And, where possible, use a truck with air-ride suspension, particularly if you have a particularly fragile product.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Uber, for instance, saw a trend in the logistics industry in 2017 and introduced Uber Freight, a platform that links truck drivers with businesses that require cargo transportation. Businesses can find trends and events that could have an impact on their sector by looking at these six categories.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2017

Intermodal rail may also be an economical way to handle cross-country moves, and some TMS solutions include options that allow users to access intermodal capacity from railroads directly. Beyond the trucks, trains and roads, you can improve the environmental responsibility of your supply chain by changing the way you work.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Refurbishing equipment is a sensible response to economic pressures in any company. These specialized trucks are not produced in large quantities each year, leading to supply and demand challenges. For many forklift trucks, breakdowns tend to occur around the 10,000-hour mark.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Refurbishing equipment is a sensible response to economic pressures in any company. These specialized trucks are not produced in large quantities each year, leading to supply and demand challenges. For many forklift trucks, breakdowns tend to occur around the 10,000-hour mark.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Refurbishing equipment is a sensible response to economic pressures in any company. These specialized trucks are not produced in large quantities each year, leading to supply and demand challenges. For many forklift trucks, breakdowns tend to occur around the 10,000-hour mark.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Since 2004, the EPA and the business community have collaborated through the SmartWay Partnership to reduce the economic and environmental costs of goods movement, a vital sector of our national economy,” said Christopher Grundler, Director of the EPA’s Office of Transportation & Air Quality. billion in fuel costs. “Our

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Freightos

DECEMBER 20, 2020

B2B isn’t one category; it’s a hugely stratified layer cake of different verticals, purchasing models, and industries. . Massive economics of scale, of delivery vans and sorting facilities and courier networks hardened by decades of e-commerce make that happen. . trillion in 2024. Enter Freight-as-a-Service (FaaS).

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 2, 2018

The objective of the rule, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) , is to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers’ compliance with hours-of-service (HOS) regulations that combat fatigue. Trucks harder to find. This fall’s peak season is likely to be a Category 5+.”. Quite the contrary.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 19, 2018

On a year-to-date basis through November, the annual spreads for each category are higher than November was on a standalone basis. . These impressive numbers confirm the ongoing thesis that solid economic fundamentals, in tandem with steady demand, are driving strong volume-growth. Domestic containers, at 794,385, were up 2.4%

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 18, 2018

On a year-to-date basis through September, the annual spreads for each category are higher than September was on a standalone basis. . These impressive numbers confirm the ongoing thesis that solid economic fundamentals, in tandem with steady demand, are driving strong volume-growth. to 779,605. . to 6,987,802. to 6,987,802.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2018

In their letter, they state that economic rivals such as China and India continue to make massive investments in their infrastructure while U.S. Even though these are all lumped into the “ Digital Technologies ” category, they are all at very different points on the maturity curve. infrastructure. infrastructure crumbles.

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Compactor Management Company

MARCH 15, 2023

Any sort of action that is necessary to service consumers fall under this category. This category includes a lot of activities. Reclaiming and reusing materials from e-waste make economic and environmental sense. Recycling equipment ranges from huge bins and scales to trucks and office equipment.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 8, 2018

And the AAR said that 15 of the 20 carloads commodity categories it tracks saw gains compared to May 2017, including: crushed stone, sand & gravel, up 16,811 carloads or 13.7%; chemicals, up 9,368 carloads or 6.1%; and coal, up 6,707 carloads or 1.7%. Carloads were up 3.2%, or 41,078 units, annually to 1,319,420. Combined U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Because the economic health of the trucking industry so closely tracks the overall economic activity in the country, trucking is often viewed as a leading economic indicator. The current economic expansion is in its 10th year—the longest in modern history. But we’re in a whole new category today.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 23, 2022

IFOY category : Robot. The manufacturer stow robotics is coming to the IFOY TEST DAYS in Dortmund with a demo system of a classic goods-to-person shuttle system, which was transported from the truck to the test hall in one go. Economical use should already be possible from 500 storage locations or 250 square meters of floor space.

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