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Material Handling Equipment
How Do You Rack It?
Static Racking Systems Offer More Ways To Stock And Replenish Inventory
Mezzanines are often helpful in providing access to large conveyors and/or palletizers.
3PL/4PL
ELD Helps Fleets Comply With HOS And Other Driver Safety Rules
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
The ELD, which takes effect is 2016, is a way to enforce the drivers’ hours of service (HOS) mandate, which limits a driver’s working hours to 70 hours in order to lessen the risk of fatigue-related accidents.
A driver enters hours of service information using a Cadec onboard computer.
Emerging Technologies
Stricter Regs Ahead: Telematics To The Rescue
Telematic Solutions Improve Vehicle Management For Drivers And Fleet Managers
A driver enters hours of service information using a Cadec onboard computer.
Transportation
Broadline Foodservice Distributors Drive Efficiencies; Alternative Distributors Find A Place
Transportation
Foodservice Charges Forward
Consumer Lifestyles Drive Away-From-Home Food Sales; Evolving Formats Challenge Foodservice Supply Chain.
A foodservice driver provides Airclic proof of delivery using an Intermec handheld.
Trucking
Poll Shows Strong Opposition To HOS Rule
a survey conducted by Lake Research Partners shows 80 percent of those polled are against Congress “raising the number of hours a semi-truck driver is allowed to work in a week from 70 to 82 hours.”
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Cold Chain
Van, Refrigerated And Flatbed Loads Hold Steady As Fuel Costs Dip
DAT Freight & Analytics
For refrigerated freight, the national average spot rate was unchanged at $2.33 per mile as rates declined in central California and across the Midwest, but gained strength elsewhere due to late-season produce harvests.
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Cold Chain
Preferred Freezer Services Builds First Cold Storage Facility In Washington
Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), division of Lineage Logistics
Construction of the new facility broke ground on May 12th, and upon completion (projected for July 2015) it will be the largest public refrigerated warehouse in North America and the largest single cold storage facility built at one time in the world.
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Cold Chain
International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses Releases Injury Prevention Program Guide
Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)
Developed by the IARW Safety Committee, the information can be used in the development of a safety program.
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Cold Chain
Intelsius Partners With Catena On Cold Chain Visibility Services
Catena Solutions
Under the agreement, Intelsius will resell Catena’s proprietary software solution and use their professional services to provide intelligent cold chain visibility services to its global client base.
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E-Commerce Solutions
Google Shopping Express Expands To More Cities, Rebrands As Google Express
Google Inc.
The company, which is clearly attempting to combat Amazon Prime, has been busy working out deals with major retailers – especially the brick-and-mortar big box stores that have felt the impacts of Amazon’s e-commerce efforts over the years.
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3PL/4PL
New York Gov. Cuomo Tours Power Plug Inc.
Plug Power
During this visit, Cuomo toured the manufacturing facility and then told workers and executives of the dramatic positive impact he expects from the recent 0 percent manufacturing tax for operations in the State of New York.
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