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The Department of Transportation published National Freight Strategic Plan , intended to guide policy, programs, initiatives and investments at the federal, regional and state levels across all modes. “The department is unveiling the first-ever NFSP so that…
Amid all the controversy and turmoil surrounding this year’s national election, it’s not surprising that those parts of the Trump and Biden campaign agendas regarding logistics have gone little noticed in the mainstream media, despite heightened national…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: [vcex_button url="https://acwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AA-10-15-20.pdf?utm_source=acwi.org&utm_medium=webpage&utm_content=newsletter&campaign=newsletter" title="Download" style="flat" align="center" color="blue"…
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Cybersecurity Advisory Alert warning to employers about a new threat targeting remote workers. The latest attacks by corporate computer hackers were first mounted in mid-July…
A pilot test program intended to find out if 18, 19 and 20-year-olds can safely drive heavy duty trucks is now underway. The three-year program laucnhed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will admit 200 younger under two circumstances. One is…
In 2019, workforce positive drug tests reached a 16-year high, a nationwide survey finds. Positivity rates in the combined U.S. workforce last year. In urine drug tests, they climbed to the highestlevel since 2003 (4.5%) and were more than 28% higher than…
As would be expected, because of the Coronavirus Halloween sales won’t be quite as robust as they were last year, but they are still expected to be fairly strong, the National Retail Federation forecasts. “The autumnal holiday may look a little different…
Members of the American Logistics Aid Network are assisting in relief efforts following a string of major hurricanes and the fires out west. ALAN expanded its Disaster Micro-site to feature helpful Gulf Coast information resources. In addition, it is…
The Material Handling Institute has acquired the Warehouse Education Research Council, which now functions as a division of MHI. WERC was founded in 1977 and has developed educational programs and conducted research concerning the warehousing process and to…
Having the right people and the right kind of management practices in place are key to being prepared for peak season demands, industry experts informed the members of the Warehouse Education Research Council. The advice was offered by Brian Devine, senior…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: [vcex_button url="https://acwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AA-9-30-20.pdf?utm_source=acwi.org&utm_medium=webpage&utm_content=newsletter&campaign=newsletter" title="Download" style="flat" align="center" color="blue"…
Dear ACWI Members, In this issue of ACWI Advance we take a closer look at these stories: It looks like ecommerce will continue driving industrial real estate market growth for some time to come. The Chemical Activity Barometer in August was consistent with a…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Showing 992 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
The Department of Transportation published National Freight Strategic Plan , intended to guide policy, programs, initiatives and investments at the federal, regional and state levels across all modes. “The department is unveiling the first-ever NFSP so that…
Amid all the controversy and turmoil surrounding this year’s national election, it’s not surprising that those parts of the Trump and Biden campaign agendas regarding logistics have gone little noticed in the mainstream media, despite heightened national…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: [vcex_button url="https://acwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AA-10-15-20.pdf?utm_source=acwi.org&utm_medium=webpage&utm_content=newsletter&campaign=newsletter" title="Download" style="flat" align="center" color="blue"…
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Cybersecurity Advisory Alert warning to employers about a new threat targeting remote workers. The latest attacks by corporate computer hackers were first mounted in mid-July…
A pilot test program intended to find out if 18, 19 and 20-year-olds can safely drive heavy duty trucks is now underway. The three-year program laucnhed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will admit 200 younger under two circumstances. One is…
In 2019, workforce positive drug tests reached a 16-year high, a nationwide survey finds. Positivity rates in the combined U.S. workforce last year. In urine drug tests, they climbed to the highestlevel since 2003 (4.5%) and were more than 28% higher than…
As would be expected, because of the Coronavirus Halloween sales won’t be quite as robust as they were last year, but they are still expected to be fairly strong, the National Retail Federation forecasts. “The autumnal holiday may look a little different…
Members of the American Logistics Aid Network are assisting in relief efforts following a string of major hurricanes and the fires out west. ALAN expanded its Disaster Micro-site to feature helpful Gulf Coast information resources. In addition, it is…
The Material Handling Institute has acquired the Warehouse Education Research Council, which now functions as a division of MHI. WERC was founded in 1977 and has developed educational programs and conducted research concerning the warehousing process and to…
Having the right people and the right kind of management practices in place are key to being prepared for peak season demands, industry experts informed the members of the Warehouse Education Research Council. The advice was offered by Brian Devine, senior…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: [vcex_button url="https://acwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AA-9-30-20.pdf?utm_source=acwi.org&utm_medium=webpage&utm_content=newsletter&campaign=newsletter" title="Download" style="flat" align="center" color="blue"…
Dear ACWI Members, In this issue of ACWI Advance we take a closer look at these stories: It looks like ecommerce will continue driving industrial real estate market growth for some time to come. The Chemical Activity Barometer in August was consistent with a…