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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
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Demographic shifts in the United States and around the world are reshaping management concerns, according to report from the commercial real estate firm of Cushman & Wakefield. “We are entering a decade of seismic demographic change,” the researchers…
A lot has changed since the #MeToo movement erupted in 2017, but the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace has not gone away. Over the past three years we also have seen a raft of new state and local laws enacted to fight sexual harassment, making it…
Industrial and logistics real estate growth will remain strong throughout this year, although it probably will not progress at quite the same torrid pace it has enjoyed in recent years, according to recent predictions by industry professionals. “Over the…
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council, jumped upward in January, predicting that the United States will enjoy a strong economy well into later this year. On a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the…
A first aid kit is one of the most common items in American workplaces, but if you don’t learn how to use it right, the result can cost you dearly. Under OSHA rules, professional medical treatment for seriously injuries must be available for employees within…
A panel of logistics leaders convened by the Warehouse Education and Research Council are convinced that workforce and technology challenges will dominate the industry in 2020 as well as for the foreseeable future. “Salary comparisons and adjustments where…
A new study of the causes of commercial truck accidents has been launched by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. It is the first new such study since 2001-03. “In the more than 15 years since the original study, many changes in technology,…
Courts in California may have blocked the state’s new independent contractor from being applied to truckers, but New Jersey is forging ahead with its own version and already has enacted other laws making it more risky to use contractors in that state. In…
If the Surface Transportation Board carries out changes it proposed in how it regulates freight rail ratemaking, the railroads say they will seek to overturn them in court. “The STB’s Final Offer Rate Review proposed rule is fatally flawed and exceeds the…
Like everything else driven by the retail economy, cold storage will continue to be reshaped by the growth of ecommerce, reports the global industrial real estate giant CBRE. “There are a lot of complexities inherent in developing cold storage facilities,…
Because of a new rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor, employers will find it easier to offer their workers various benefits and perks under federal wages laws. Effective Jan. 15, the rule proposed last year is the first significant update in 50…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has delayed implementation of the Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse by state motor vehicle licensing agencies for an additional three-years. The clearinghouse requirements go into…
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.
Demographic shifts in the United States and around the world are reshaping management concerns, according to report from the commercial real estate firm of Cushman & Wakefield. “We are entering a decade of seismic demographic change,” the researchers…
A lot has changed since the #MeToo movement erupted in 2017, but the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace has not gone away. Over the past three years we also have seen a raft of new state and local laws enacted to fight sexual harassment, making it…
Industrial and logistics real estate growth will remain strong throughout this year, although it probably will not progress at quite the same torrid pace it has enjoyed in recent years, according to recent predictions by industry professionals. “Over the…
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council, jumped upward in January, predicting that the United States will enjoy a strong economy well into later this year. On a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the…
A first aid kit is one of the most common items in American workplaces, but if you don’t learn how to use it right, the result can cost you dearly. Under OSHA rules, professional medical treatment for seriously injuries must be available for employees within…
A panel of logistics leaders convened by the Warehouse Education and Research Council are convinced that workforce and technology challenges will dominate the industry in 2020 as well as for the foreseeable future. “Salary comparisons and adjustments where…
A new study of the causes of commercial truck accidents has been launched by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. It is the first new such study since 2001-03. “In the more than 15 years since the original study, many changes in technology,…
Courts in California may have blocked the state’s new independent contractor from being applied to truckers, but New Jersey is forging ahead with its own version and already has enacted other laws making it more risky to use contractors in that state. In…
If the Surface Transportation Board carries out changes it proposed in how it regulates freight rail ratemaking, the railroads say they will seek to overturn them in court. “The STB’s Final Offer Rate Review proposed rule is fatally flawed and exceeds the…
Like everything else driven by the retail economy, cold storage will continue to be reshaped by the growth of ecommerce, reports the global industrial real estate giant CBRE. “There are a lot of complexities inherent in developing cold storage facilities,…
Because of a new rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor, employers will find it easier to offer their workers various benefits and perks under federal wages laws. Effective Jan. 15, the rule proposed last year is the first significant update in 50…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has delayed implementation of the Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse by state motor vehicle licensing agencies for an additional three-years. The clearinghouse requirements go into…