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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Does It Affect the Future of Project Cargo?

MTS Logistics

The present conditions of bridges are one key aspect. that can leave 43% in poor, mediocre conditions per the ASCE, and the many ports not able to withstand the increase in vessel capacity and larger ships with TEUs doubling when compared to 2005 as seen in the 2021 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card.

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What will 2019 bring for the trucking industry?

Blue Grace Logistics

Rates: According to an article in Logistics Management, the US trucking industry showed a rate increase at 6.2 A JOC.com article stated 3 differing opinions of what one can expect from the trucking market in terms of rates. For 2019, according to this article in Reuters, the American Trucking Association (ATA) predicts a 2.3

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Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life safety installation companies and facility owners. So as the demand for refrigerated products grows, so does the need for better fire safety.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

This article looks at how logistics readiness has shaped military success and failures, created the nature of operations, and most certainly the capacity of militaries to be viable as a force. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

This article looks at how logistics readiness has shaped military success and failures, created the nature of operations, and most certainly the capacity of militaries to be viable as a force. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019.

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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data. This article from Toolbox.com’s 4 other broad uses of advanced analytics for manufacturers : Improving Quality. Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of robots sold was about 115,000 units.

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A 3PL Exec, a Fleet Owner, and a Media Queen walk into a bar…And What Happened Showed Humanity Around Taxes

GlobalTranz

Or what if, for example, you had been one of several hundred or more owner-operators living in New Orleans, Louisiana during the last week of August, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina wiped out countless homes and businesses, including those of these professional drivers and other transportation and logistics professionals?

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