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Calender and People Updates

It Pays To Collaborate

Getting damage-free products from points A to B on-time and cheaper is a shipper’s dream. Collaborative distribution is making this a reality in the food industry.

THE RIGHT STUFF: The entire warehousing aspect of retailer consolidation, from the time trucks begin arriving in the morning to when the last one leaves, makes it critical that product is properly assembled prior to the first truck entering the loading dock.

Target Awards Swisslog Major Order

Swisslog Americas

Retailer to implement a new picking and storage system.

Hanson Gears Up For Capacity Demand With Expanded Facility And Transportation Services

Hanson Logistics

By building new office areas and 2,517,000 cubic feet of warehousing space.

Carbon Footprint

Giant Eagle Receives Multiple EPA Honors For Environmental Protection, Sustainable Practices

Supermarket retailer receives perfect transportation score from EPA Smartway.

Carbon Footprint

Murphy Warehouse Installs Solar Panel Technology On Roof

The 3PL will save $22,000 on annual energy costs.

Maruzen Of America Installs Purfresh Cold Storage System

Incorporates ozone-based technology to naturally and effectively reduces decay.

Slotting Pays Off For Smart & Final

Retailer reaps significant labor savings and productivity improvement with solution from Optricity.

TRAVEL LIGHTLY: By reconfiguring the direction and the placement of case flow racks and pick pack sequence, Smart & Final was able to reduce more than 10 percent of the total travel time from the pick path.

Leasing: The Ownership Alternative

Fleet leasing allows businesses to focus on their customers, not their trucks.

NEW TECHNOLOGY: Leasing trailers allows you to take advantage of the latest temperature monitoring technology on the market.

Material Handling Equipment

Getting An AS/RS Makeover

DCs revamp their existing facilities to include AS/RS technology equipment.

MINI MOVERS: Miniload AS/RS, such as Dematic’s Multishuttle, are ideal for retrofitting applications because they don’t require rack supported buildings.

Fresh Delivery

European retailer EDEKA relies on automation to deliver its own private label sausages, beef and pork.

WHERE'S THE MEAT? More than 180 tons of portioned fresh meat is processed at the Bauerngut plant each day.

Dock Safety: Where There's A Wheel, There's A Way

Molson-Coors Brewery and Southern Wine & Spirits of Arizona have had no accidents at their docks since switching to the Power Chock from GRM Safety Inc.

SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE: The Power Chock prevents early departure and trailer creep.

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