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Pneumatic Tires [Definition, Pros/Cons, Applications, Costs]

Conger

Need to know about pneumatic tires for forklifts and other industrial equipment? A Toyota diesel forklift with pneumatic tires Let’s start with a pneumatic tire definition. Pneumatic rubber tires are the standard type of tire that people are familiar with, commonly found on your average car or truck.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

This accounts for 15% of the total warehousing industry in the US. Moreover, some government warehouses (called “municipal warehouses”) store salt for winter roads, street sweepers, wheel loaders, and garbage trucks. Looking for a private warehousing definition? What’s the Difference Between a Warehouse and a Factory?

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What Are Order Pickers? [Definition, Types, Pros/Cons, Uses]

Conger

Because this article explains everything you need to know about order pickers, like: What order pickers are What they’re used for All the types (and subtypes) of order pickers Which industries use them? Within the formal forklift classification system, order pickers are Class II: Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Trucks. Let’s dive in!

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2023 Expectations for Ocean Shipping and the Broader Shipping Industry

MTS Logistics

The definition of normalization is difficult to come by. A lot can happen throughout the year, but I have listed our biggest predictions for ocean shipping and the broader shipping industry in 2023 below. This is in parallel with overall expectations from other industries, as the status quo will be the same for many different sectors.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute. A perennial top industry issue, the driver shortage ranked as the industry’s top concern for the second consecutive year in 2018, according to ATRI. Starlite Trucking, and LME.

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Retailer to logistics industry: “get innovative”

Logistics Business Magazine

The founder of Midlands-based flooring manufacturer and retail firm Factory Direct Flooring (FDF) is calling on the UK logistics sector to generate more creative ways to attract and retain drivers and workers. There’s no quick fix, no real solution on the horizon and the situation will definitely get worse before it gets better.

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What are the true causes of ongoing supply chain disruptions?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast. The current war in Ukraine will further destabilize the global supply chain.