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This Week in Logistics News (March 20-24, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index (February 2017). January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. The latest example: Walmart was issued a patent for “A Method to Carry an Item within a Retail Shopping Facility” — that method being a drone. billion in current dollars in January 2017, a 6.7 in February. percent to $43.0

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This Week in Logistics News (July 10-14, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s a bike ride I’m participating in as part of my training for our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure team ride this September in support of JDRF. Check them out: My other teammates, James Coon (BluJay Solutions) and Ken Wood (Descartes) have been training hard too; I’ll share their photos in a future post. Well, not literally.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

My son’s baseball season, which began last November with indoor training, finally ended last night. For my son, it’s on to swimming, where he competes in the butterfly and IM, with his first meets next week. For my son, it’s on to swimming, where he competes in the butterfly and IM, with his first meets next week.

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Online Learning is Growing Exponentially—And it’s Here to Stay

Logistics Bureau

Big business from about 2011 onwards started realising the value of adding e-learning to staff training programmes. Corporate training is now a $200 billion USD industry, with e-learning taking up more than half of this amount. The report found that by 2017, about 77 percent of US corporations were making use of online learning.

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2018 Parcel Oversize Changes: Tightening of the Vise

Talking Logistics

Below is a comparison of 2017 vs. 2018 parameters for oversize shipments: Source: enVista. For example, if a package qualifies for oversize according to FedEx’s definition, it will receive an $80 charge (list rate). Train and retrain operations on proper box size for product shipped. What Has Changed? Who is Most Affected?

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Strapping Provider Rolls Out New Service Scheme

Logistics Business Magazine

That’s why Mosca says it offers its customers a service network that is “truly unique in the industry” The company provides everything from maintenance, repairs, installations and relocations, to training and Technical Expert Meetings focusing on the optimization potential of strapping machines.

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Safety First for Staff Welfare and Competitive Differentiation

Logistics Business Magazine

While regulators are continually pushing to improve working practices, for example by imposing limits on the weight lifted by individuals, how much longer can companies afford to rely on manual processes for unloading and loading? Between 2017 and 2022, 34% of deaths were classified as struck by moving vehicle.