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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

From April 2004 to December 2005, Waggoner served as Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004 he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation. Expect some owner operators will leave the market. About Echo Global Logistics.

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The DHL Supply Chain with Scott Sureddin

The Logistics of Logistics

Scott manages all operations within the US and Canada, as well as central functional teams supporting the entire Americas region. He joined DHL in 2002, holding leadership positions including President of the Consumer and LSH business units, and SVP, Operations, before serving as the COO for the Americas. About DHL Supply Chain.

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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

MTS Logistics

For the last two decades, twice the ports and labor could not agree on the terms (2002 & 2014) where there were significant delays in the availability of containers at ports. Terminal operators are the main decision makers when it comes to automation. For countries like the U.S. To give one example of the labor cost on the U.S.

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Transport firm invests £1m in facilities

Logistics Business Magazine

Pallet movements at the 24-hour operation have already increased by 100% and Montgomery Distribution expects to increase this to double over the coming months. The new depot boasts increased storage to accommodate in excess of 5,000 pallets, as well as closer links to the M1, M6 and A14, which enables easier access to its customers.

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Orbis Europe Names New Senior Commercial Director

Logistics Business Magazine

US-based Orbis has been in operation for more than 170 years. It has served Europe since 2002 and in 2016, ORBIS Europe opened its headquarters in Germany. Krahé has held various management and team leading positions in different European countries and is a specialist in strategy development and supply chain optimisation.

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Are your pallets “Brexit Ready?”

Logistics Business Magazine

The ISPM 15 standard has been compulsory for the international movement of goods outside of the EU since 2002 to protect native woodlands from pests. These markings may only be used by operations which are registered with the responsible phytosanitary authorities. For goods transport inside the EU, the treatment is not obligatory.

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Logistics Business Magazine - Untitled Article

Logistics Business Magazine

The company is investing around €19m in the construction of its new production facility, which is scheduled to go into operation in August 2022, with more than 280 employees and a production capacity of 60 vehicles per day. When we started this project in 2002, our production forecast was five semi-trailers per day.