Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Magna Steyr’s vehicle assembly plant in the Austrian city of Graz is not a typical automotive factory; the site, which in 2018 brought its cumulative total production tally to 3.5m So perhaps it is no surprise to discover that the plant was an early adopter of industry 4.0, has been rebadged as ‘Smart Factory by Magna Steyr’.

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

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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Quality Scales Unlimited

APRIL 17, 2021

As many of our customers know, truck scales are located in some of the roughest environments possible. Depending on your business environment, you may need to consider applying a protective coating to the truck scale’s weighbridge. We have applied truck scale deck coatings at numerous locations throughout California with great success.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This typically means that both freight volumes and tender rejections are low, suggesting overcapacity in the industry. We hear a lot about a trucking recession but what are the root causes? to be moved by train or truck. Yellow is a legacy trucking company that was one of the nation’s oldest. “Now is the hangover.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The food and beverage industry has faced significant challenges and growth over the past couple of years. After yet another unpredictable and unstable year, many hope 2022 will bring more stability back to the industry. In this blog, we’re going to dive into some of the latest trends in the food and beverage industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2019

Narrow Aisle Ltd, manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated forklift truck-based intralogistics solutions, has announced a major investment strategy that it says will allow the company to significantly increase output at its UK production site over the next three years.

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Automotive Logistics

MARCH 6, 2019

Swedish truckmaker Scania has moved production closer to sales in Southeast Asia with the opening of a factory in Thailand to assemble truck and bus chassis from complete knockdown (CKD) kits shipped in from Europe, as well as manufacturing truck cabs locally. It covers almost 40,000 sq.m

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Agility Robotics , the creators of the bipedal robot Digit are bringing the world’s first factory for humanoid robots to Salem and say they will soon have the capacity to produce 10,000 robots a year. Located at 4698 Truax Drive SE in southeast Salem, the site will be near other industrial hubs like the Amazon Fulfillment Center.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

Lödige Industries , a leading provider of logistics systems, is significantly expanding its capacities in Brasov, Romania. Lödige Industries currently has more than 100 people in Brasov in production, engineering and sales. Plans call for a near doubling of the production area to more than 4,000 sq m.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 23, 2020

Walk into the manufacturing sites of many large companies and you’ll observe a finely tuned inbound logistics operation, with parts and raw materials arriving at the factory for that day’s production requirements. Here are some of the ways that 3PLs can help smaller plants take advantage of logistics services in the manufacturing industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

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. The post Retailer to logistics industry: “get innovative” appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2019

KION Group AG is pursuing its growth strategy with the construction of a new industrial truck plant in Ko?baskowo, baskowo will produce Linde counterbalance trucks for loads up to 3.5 The post KION Group Establishes new Factory in Poland appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. baskowo, near Szczecin in Poland.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Doosan has launched a highly versatile range of productivity enhancing electric reach trucks. As the latest additions to Doosan’s extensive range of warehouse trucks, the new 9-Series electric reach trucks are available in six moving-mast models with capacities between 1,400 and 2,500kg, and in three chassis types: Heavy, Narrow or Standard.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 4, 2023

One of Factory Manager Rob Bresnahan’s early tasks for the new premises was to find a forklift that was suitable for handling the diverse mix of incoming raw materials, as well as ideally being able to lift and move the sizeable and bulky finished panels around the factory and yard areas.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2023

It was used to move uncoupled (semi-)trailers at the factory site of a vehicle manufacturer. This involves a large-scale parking area where the truck trailers and swap bodies, which are full of components that have been supplied, are made available so that they can be driven to the relevant unloading points at the factory.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As Chinese factories roared back to life following the Covid lockdowns of 2020, coal consumption within the country skyrocketed. Energy shortages have led to factory closings, production delays and choked the flow of imports from Chinese ports. We offer best-in-class online tracking and unparalleled industry experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. While most of their sales are to automotive OEMs, they also sell components that go into other products – trucks and busses, wind turbines, tractors, construction equipment, etc. Which truck will the goods arrive on? It turns out ZF has been on this journey for over 20 years!

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 17, 2020

Founded in 2018, the OPN Platform is a data-driven B2B online marketplace for the packaging industry. According to research conducted by McKinsey and Company, trucking capacity to ship goods from factories to ports has decreased by 80% and product shipments from ports are facing huge delays.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

Hyster has announced its 10-18 tonne lift capacity trucks are now available with an electric drivetrain, helping businesses achieve zero-emissions objectives by making the switch to electric forklifts. Battery monitoring systems also help to control under and overcharging.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Here’s a look at some of the top industry stories making headlines in November. American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage reached 147.6 ATA cites consumption, factory output, construction, and improved inventory levels throughout the supply chain as driving factors in the improvement.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

What’s more, these zero-emission trucks are easy to maintain, provide a low total cost of ownership and are supported by one of the strongest lift truck distribution networks in the market to keep industrial businesses moving.” for a lead acid battery) later in the truck’s lifecycle. The new models include the J1.5-3.5UTL

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The modelling reinforces the environmental benefits of 5G Standalone (5G SA), particularly for key industries in that are traditionally carbon intensive like manufacturing. That’s the same as removing 78,000 delivery trucks from UK roads.* Delivery trucks refers to Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs).

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 8, 2024

Bitcoin mining is a journey from the humble beginnings of hobbyists to the colossal industrial operations we see today. It’s a tale of technological evolution, energy consumption, and innovative solutions to the challenges of powering one of the most energy-intensive industries on the planet.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

With the Chinese battery industry producing more batteries than are needed domestically, this investment into the U.S. billion for a factory in southeast Michigan that will produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. LFP batteries typically have less range than the industry standard lithium-ion batteries. The ONE Deal.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

All industries are currently facing challenges with their logistics and the supply chain. However, industries facing high flatbed demand, like construction and manufacturing, are seeing more difficulty than others. These industries have been dealing with capacity challenges throughout the pandemic as they have remained in high-demand.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Using the basic structure of that vessel, these original cargo containers were altered and were essentially truck carts without the wheels. This novel initiative required the modified truck carts to be sealed with cargo and then successfully put on shipping vessels so they could be transported from one place to another.

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FLS Transport

AUGUST 18, 2022

This week’s freight report covers truckers stopping traffic to save a life, increased factory outputs, perfecting food distribution with AI, railroad worker negotiations, and the top 7 supply chain challenges in 2023. FACTORY OUTPUTS | FED data shows an increase in production for July. Check out our job board.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

New self-drive lift truck solutions from Hyster Europe will enable the automotive supply chain to introduce “affordable automation” for repetitive handling tasks, the company says. Intelligent Hyster® trucks can help support Industry 4.0, Intelligent Hyster® trucks can help support Industry 4.0,

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Increasingly, the company is hearing from companies who want to ‘break the mould’ within their industry and take a lead on such an important and relevant topic. The new trucks are tailored specifically to meet the demands of a high-intensity operation, whilst simultaneously reducing emissions and noise pollution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. Once you know where that truck (or train, plane or container) is, that’s when things get really interesting.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

However, within specific sectors and markets, such as the FMCG sector in Europe and America, trailers can travel exceptionally long distances between factory and warehouse facilities without unloading. We look forward to an interesting and exciting future ahead.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

As a company that produces more than 60,000 products across various industries, 3M needed an efficient way to deliver goods from their factory to their customers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As a global manufacturer of industrial products, Hyster recognises the importance of responsible material use and is pushing to mitigate its waste footprint across all aspects of the value chain. The majority of waste created in the manufacturing of Hyster lift trucks is now being recycled. says McNally. “As says McNally.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Executives are plotting alternate supply chains or devising products that can be made elsewhere should China’s hundreds of thousands of factories become inaccessible. Electric vehicle-charging startups are racing to cash in on California’s drive to electrify truck fleets in the state. Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corp.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 5, 2021

Control over trucking freight rating remains a blip for many carriers, particularly owner-operators and those trying to manage the chaos of a pandemic-stressed industry. Now, the industry is changing yet again. Quite simply, freight rating challenges are not a problem limited to trucking carriers.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Once China was hit by a Coronavirus epidemic and factories ordered closed, it was inevitable that global supply chains would be affected. Some ports in China are clogged with arriving containers of iron ore, while warehouses are choked with goods that cannot be exported due to lack of trucks. The Automotive Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

With a robust customer base in the automotive and industrial original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sectors, Flexis strengthens Blue Yonder’s capabilities to help companies with highly configurable products and expansive suppliers to plan and optimize their complex production facilities and network structures. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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