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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.
Showing 992 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
A trucking industry economic report shows for-hire trucking boomed in 2018, with total revenues of $796.7 billion compared to $700.1 billion in 2017. Trucks also carried 11.49 billion tons of freight in 2018, which amounted to 71.4% of all freight hauled in…
Because of changing consumer habits, mounting competitive pressures and forecasts of a further ecommerce “explosion,” the grocery industry is expected to face tremendous transformation over the next 10 years, reports CBRE, the global industrial real estate…
As students gear up to go back to school and college, families plan to spend more than ever on supplies ranging from pencils and backpacks to computers and dorm refrigerators, according to the National Retail Federations annual survey conducted by Prosper…
A federal appeals court has confirmed the federal exemption from state laws of truck drivers in interstate commerce, even if they handle only one leg of the goods’ journey. The decision is vital because it upholds the Motor Carrier Exemption (MCE) contained…
The rail service crisis rose to a new level of awareness last week when members of Congress heard a panel of shippers describe the current sorry state of freight railroad operations. About the same time, a Surface Transportation Board shipper task force…
Both automation and worker augmentation warehouse solutions will be a key focus for global decision makers’ plans over the next five years, according to a study released by IT consultants Zebra Technologies Corp. Its 2024 Warehousing Vision Study also found…
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council, saw no change in June on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis, following three monthly gains. On a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the barometer is up…
News stories continue to circulate about a disease once thought to have been eradicated in this country – measles. In the midst of all of the fears and concerns gripping people, employers need to develop a well-thought-out plan to deal with it. Bradford…
Seven years ago, employers were so reluctant to hire workers with criminal backgrounds that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission felt the need to publish guidance for them on the issue. “That guidance is moot,” declares Ross I. Molho, an attorney with…
In Uber’s ongoing battle over whether its drivers should be classified as employees or independent contractors, it found a new ally in the National Labor Relations Board, which in a memo confirmed that from now on the drivers will be considered contractors…
At a recent two-day hearing, members of the Surface Transportation Board heard outrage from rail shippers over skyrocketing railroad demurrage and accessorial fees, some of which stem from rail carriers’ own service failures. The shippers targeted the…
It may seem a bit early, but now is a good time for employers to review their programs for preventing heat-related illnesses, a priority for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for many years. “When it comes to preventing heat illness, it is…
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.
A trucking industry economic report shows for-hire trucking boomed in 2018, with total revenues of $796.7 billion compared to $700.1 billion in 2017. Trucks also carried 11.49 billion tons of freight in 2018, which amounted to 71.4% of all freight hauled in…
Because of changing consumer habits, mounting competitive pressures and forecasts of a further ecommerce “explosion,” the grocery industry is expected to face tremendous transformation over the next 10 years, reports CBRE, the global industrial real estate…
As students gear up to go back to school and college, families plan to spend more than ever on supplies ranging from pencils and backpacks to computers and dorm refrigerators, according to the National Retail Federations annual survey conducted by Prosper…
A federal appeals court has confirmed the federal exemption from state laws of truck drivers in interstate commerce, even if they handle only one leg of the goods’ journey. The decision is vital because it upholds the Motor Carrier Exemption (MCE) contained…
The rail service crisis rose to a new level of awareness last week when members of Congress heard a panel of shippers describe the current sorry state of freight railroad operations. About the same time, a Surface Transportation Board shipper task force…
Both automation and worker augmentation warehouse solutions will be a key focus for global decision makers’ plans over the next five years, according to a study released by IT consultants Zebra Technologies Corp. Its 2024 Warehousing Vision Study also found…
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council, saw no change in June on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis, following three monthly gains. On a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the barometer is up…
News stories continue to circulate about a disease once thought to have been eradicated in this country – measles. In the midst of all of the fears and concerns gripping people, employers need to develop a well-thought-out plan to deal with it. Bradford…
Seven years ago, employers were so reluctant to hire workers with criminal backgrounds that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission felt the need to publish guidance for them on the issue. “That guidance is moot,” declares Ross I. Molho, an attorney with…
In Uber’s ongoing battle over whether its drivers should be classified as employees or independent contractors, it found a new ally in the National Labor Relations Board, which in a memo confirmed that from now on the drivers will be considered contractors…
At a recent two-day hearing, members of the Surface Transportation Board heard outrage from rail shippers over skyrocketing railroad demurrage and accessorial fees, some of which stem from rail carriers’ own service failures. The shippers targeted the…
It may seem a bit early, but now is a good time for employers to review their programs for preventing heat-related illnesses, a priority for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for many years. “When it comes to preventing heat illness, it is…