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Fleet Management

The Fleet Manager's 2015 Forecast

Industry execs offer insights on the pressing challenges and most promising responses.

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Material Handling Equipment

Want A Safer Warehouse? Start With Forklift Users

Using data to manage a fleet of lift trucks pinpoints the safety issues, but keeping the operator comfortable means keeping everyone safe.

A warehouse worker uses Crown's QuickPick Remote to move the lift truck ahead in the aisle, eliminating the need to step up and down off the truck to move to the next pick position.

Don’t Rest On Quality Alone: Recalls Demand Preparing For The Unexpected

Inmar Intelligence

Planning is essential to effective response, consumer safety and minimal business disruption.

Steve Dollase, President, Inmar Supply Chain Network

Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Backlog To Take Three Months To Clear

With dozens of ships carrying thousands of containers currently waiting to unload off the coast of California, Chilean exporter association Asoex has called on perishable cargoes to be given priority as vessels are unloaded.

A dock worker arrives at the Port of Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Nearly all West Coast seaports began the week with dockworkers hustling to load and unload cargo ships that were held up amid a months-long labor-management dispute.

Waffle House Teams With Crowdsource Delivery Startup, Roadie

Depending on the item, Roadie may be more expensive than FedEx or UPS, but the company says it will be most cost-effective for transporting large packages.

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West Coast Ports Tackle Backlog As Shipping Resumes

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The five-year contract reached Friday after U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez imposed a deadline for a deal, averted a shutdown of 29 ports that would have cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day.

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Risk/Compliance

Grocery Manufacturers Association Offers FSMA Readiness Training Webinars

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

Available to members and non-members, these expert-led training sessions are critical for companies to maintain the ability to implement new industry regulatory requirements.

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Feds Sue To Halt Sysco/US Foods Merger

The FTC is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the companies from combining.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Labor Negotiations Continue

More recently, the shipping companies have curtailed operations sharply at the marine terminals, suspending the loading and unloading of cargo vessels for night shifts, holidays and weekends at the five busiest ports.

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'Endless Aisle' Strategy: How Grocers Can Win In An Omnichannel Market

SPS Commerce, Inc.

Survey results found that only 4 percent of retail organizations have a fully executed omnichannel strategy, indicating that the retail industry (like the food and beverage industry) is at a turning point.

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Kintetsu World Express Inc. To Acquire Neptune Orient Lines’ APL Logistics For $1.2 Billion

KWE is expected to provide APL Logistics with the opportunity to expand its business with the backing of a company with strong fundamentals and a commitment to grow in the logistics space.

California 'Fair Scheduling Act' Will Penalize Food Retailers

As introduced, the bill would apply to food and retail employers with 500 or more employees, and is designed to address the growing number of employers implementing “just in time” and “on-call” scheduling practices to minimize labor costs.

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