The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc. This exercise was inspired by a few of us who had experiences “ in the chalk circle ” especially with Japanese senseis who had been direct reports to Taiichi Ohno.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

For any logistics company, running a van fleet can be a costly exercise. In simple terms, when it comes to van loading it is common practice for a small counterbalanced truck or pallet truck to be used to lift a palletized load into the back of a vehicle.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Anheuser-Busch Orders 40 Tesla Semi Trucks (WSJ – sub. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2018

The best lift truck operators from across the UK and Ireland proved their skills at the Forklift Operator of the Year competition 2018, sponsored by UniCarriers. Throughout the test exercises, the UniCarriers TX model counterbalance was used because it provides the pinnacle of safety in design for counterbalance trucks,” says Chris.

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Penske Move Ahead

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Professional truck drivers know safe driving habits are important when traveling on roadways filled with congestion and other distractions, often situations that can be a challenge for new drivers. Some Share the Road program tips include: When following behind a truck, remain 20 to 25 car lengths behind it.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2019

Autonomous trucks and drones are the 800-pound gorilla in logistics technology trends,” according to Adam Robinson from logistics company, Cerasis. And of course, the skills and know-how associated with supporting and operating these technologies are new too. It’s for people.”

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

DATs Load-to-Truck Ratio chart provides some context to available capacity over the year: Note: We went from wildly available capacity in week 15, to a capacity crunch reminiscent of ’17 – ’18. This represents the most important civilian logistics project in North America and trucks will be at the center of it.

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 17, 2019

For over a decade, Penske Truck Leasing associates from the Greater Vancouver Area have once a year traded in the driving lanes for the bowling lanes when they raise money for Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver (BBGV) – an organization that provides free one-to-one, group and in-school mentoring programs for more than 1,200 local children. “We

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Envase Technologies

JULY 21, 2022

Four steps to recession-proof your small trucking company. Without question, the largest cost incurred by any small trucking company is the purchase of fuel. And given what has happened with fuel prices in recent months in a concerningly volatile fuel market, small trucking companies need every advantage they can get here.

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Conger

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Online forklift schools or forklift courses are legit and can get you trained to operate a forklift. Online forklift certification can be a legitimate way of learning forklift theory, but is insufficient for getting fully certified to operate a lift truck. Online forklift certification courses aren't different from in-person training.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

They are commonly known as ‘safety lights’ because their design enhances the safety of the area surrounding a forklift truck. When navigating inclines or declines, forklift operators should keep a safe distance between their trucks and move at a reasonable speed. For this reason, operators must prioritize safety measures.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And whether you are an owner-operator in Peoria, Illinois scraping together the money to add another truck or your multi-national corporation owns a fleet of freighters and you want to “add a zero” to your income, we want to give you the tax and financial information to get you there faster and more efficiently.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Of course, that would be hard to do if the business in question needs to pile on costs just in order to increase its market share. Thus, the choice of scale is a strategic exercise because it involves a forecast of what market conditions are expected to be over the short run interim. It’s certainly a good question for investors to ask.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. Let’s look first at the possibility of autonomous surface vehicles. Could Drones Ease Road Congestion?

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

acquisitions, something Nippon Express does not exercise frequently since it prefers to grow its services internally. “When doing M&A, it’s important to find a company that doesn’t compete with Nippon Express’s existing services,” he said. If NAFTA ends, it will, of course, change the way cargo moves across the [U.S.-Mexico]

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

The 4 most common warehouse safety hazards (according to OSHA citations) are: Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (PIT). Includes forklifts, cranes, slings, and other powered industrial trucks (PIT). Of course, every warehouse also needs an accessible first aid kit complete with the requisite medical supplies and equipment.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A financial modelling exercise to quantify the potential cost savings of the usage of digital shipping documentation, namely the electronic bill of lading (eBL) showed that at a global economic growth rate of 2.4% Data the “new” gold, is in high demand all over the world and especially now in the shipping and freight industry.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

To become a freight broker for trucking and transportation means to take responsibility for a vital part of the shipping process. We asked David from LoadTraning how much time one would have to set aside to pass a freight broker course as well as some hands-on training. How to start a freight brokerage.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

Travelling time from Asia to the US is two weeks, followed by a two-week wait for a berth in the harbor and further delays in off-loading and moving the containers across the continent by truck, a link in the supply chain, which is hampered by insufficient vehicles and drivers, estimated as high as one million drivers. The benefits of ERP.

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Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

And if there’s too much weight on one side, the lift truck will tip. It does so by providing more downward force than the load on the front of the truck. And this prevents the truck from tipping forward when loaded. This is where the load in the front of the truck and the counterweight in the rear strike a balance.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Dozens of Penske associates participated in this challenge as part of a team-building exercise, and it proved to be a little messier – and more rewarding – than even they expected. A Tough Mudder isn’t as much of a race as it is a 5-mile obstacle course completely covered in mud. We were covered from head to toe in mud,” Ryan said. “It

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

With no way to unlock the infected computers, Maersk had to rebuild its IT infrastructure almost from scratch, installing 4,000 new servers, 45,000 new PCs and 2,500 applications over the course of ten days. I probably talk to them more about that than any other single item.”. Establishing industry standards .

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Twelve months can seem like a long time when you consider everything that happened over the course of the last 365 days. Examining what went right and identifying areas for growth and opportunity are powerful exercises that both prevent the recurrence of negative behaviors and reinforce our commitment to priorities.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

There is a basic imbalance in the number of vehicles that the US imports and exports with its global trading partners, which contributes to ongoing problems involving congestion and limited capacity on hinterland feeder services, something compounded by a lurch in consumer preferences for bigger trucks and away from passenger vehicles (sedans).

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