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Questions on Flatbed Shipping

Trinity Logistics

Common industries that use flatbed shipping are: o Housing, o Construction, o Renewable energy, o Agricultural, o Warehousing, o Manufacturing, o Mining and drilling, o Military, o Automotive, o and landscaping. An example of an oversized routing challenge is the intersection of I-20/59 and I-65 in Alabama. E-commerce growth.

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Palletization: Everything You Need to Know

Conger

This eCommerce explosion also drives the growth in demand. The military pioneered the use of both. The modern pallet was developed out of the need for efficiently handling large quantities of military goods and supplies and quick transportation to troops on the front lines. 40 x 48-inch (Military, cement).

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7 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2018

Logistics Bureau

Ask questions later” approach to multi-channel and omnichannel strategies in their haste to avoid losing sales to ecommerce giants like Amazon. Examples include SAP Fiori apps and SAP Mobile Platform. In many cases, supplying companies have taken an “Implement first. 2018 Trend #4: Elastic is the New Lean.

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16 Forklift Alternatives [Pros/Cons, Costs, and Applications]

Conger

Pallet trucks can only lift loads a few inches off the ground For example, a Toyota 8HBW23 electric pallet jack can lift 5.6 Applications AMR transport systems are designed to move, load, retrieve, sort, pick, or stack cases, totes, or carts. People sometimes confuse it and refer to any skid steer as a Bobcat. But there are more varieties.