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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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Christmas holiday sales increased 5.1% to total more than $850 billion in 2018, registering the strongest growth in the last six years, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, Online shopping also saw a large gain of 19.1% compared to 2017. “From shopping…
In one of Washington’s seemingly interminable confirmation dramas, the Senate finally voted two of President Trump’s nominees to join the Surface Transportation Board – but took so long to do so that another sitting member’s term expired. The Senate…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, representing commercial motor vehicle safety officials in the United States and Canada, criticized the U.S. federal government's continued granting of electronic logging device exemptions. In a December letter to Ray…
Progress towards achieving zero safety incidents in asset-intensive industries has stalled, “and it’s time to kick-start it again.” according to a report from the management consulting firm of Accenture. Improving workplace Environmental, Health & Safety…
In spite of the recent gyrations of the stock market and concerns of a continuing tariff war, chemicals output improved throughout the year, according to the American Chemistry Council’s Year-End 2018 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook. Gains reported…
There were a total of 5,147 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2017, down slightly from the 5,190 in 2016, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS also reports that the fatal injury rate decreased to 3.5 per…
New furniture orders in September 2018 increased 9% over new orders reported in September 2017, according to the most recent industry survey conducted by the Smith Leonard accounting and management consulting firm. “While this increase at first appears…
OSHA has been using drones with cameras to conduct at least nine inspections of employer facilities in 2018 after it obtained permission from the companies’ management to do so. Earlier this year, OSHA issued a memo formalizing its use of drones for…
In a hot job market online recruiting scams have re-emerged to prey on job seekers and employers. The Better Business Bureau tracked more than 3,000 recruiting scams in 2018 resulting in losses in the millions of dollars, notes attorney Kathleen Porter of…
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chow granted an American Trucking Associations petition arguing that state meal and rest breaks that do not meet national regulations must be pre-empted. ATA has been targeting California in partricular because the Golden…
It’s time to get serious about fixing our nation’s highways, according to a Transportation Research Board committee report. Worsening congestion endangers safety and economic growth, they warn. The TRB panel says, “Unless a commitment is made to remedy the…
Press releases are an effective weapon for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to intimidate employers facing discrimination charges. “EEOC has acknowledged that press coverage is part of its deterrent message and mission,” say Mark Wallin,…
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.
Christmas holiday sales increased 5.1% to total more than $850 billion in 2018, registering the strongest growth in the last six years, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, Online shopping also saw a large gain of 19.1% compared to 2017. “From shopping…
In one of Washington’s seemingly interminable confirmation dramas, the Senate finally voted two of President Trump’s nominees to join the Surface Transportation Board – but took so long to do so that another sitting member’s term expired. The Senate…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, representing commercial motor vehicle safety officials in the United States and Canada, criticized the U.S. federal government's continued granting of electronic logging device exemptions. In a December letter to Ray…
Progress towards achieving zero safety incidents in asset-intensive industries has stalled, “and it’s time to kick-start it again.” according to a report from the management consulting firm of Accenture. Improving workplace Environmental, Health & Safety…
In spite of the recent gyrations of the stock market and concerns of a continuing tariff war, chemicals output improved throughout the year, according to the American Chemistry Council’s Year-End 2018 Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook. Gains reported…
There were a total of 5,147 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2017, down slightly from the 5,190 in 2016, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS also reports that the fatal injury rate decreased to 3.5 per…
New furniture orders in September 2018 increased 9% over new orders reported in September 2017, according to the most recent industry survey conducted by the Smith Leonard accounting and management consulting firm. “While this increase at first appears…
OSHA has been using drones with cameras to conduct at least nine inspections of employer facilities in 2018 after it obtained permission from the companies’ management to do so. Earlier this year, OSHA issued a memo formalizing its use of drones for…
In a hot job market online recruiting scams have re-emerged to prey on job seekers and employers. The Better Business Bureau tracked more than 3,000 recruiting scams in 2018 resulting in losses in the millions of dollars, notes attorney Kathleen Porter of…
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chow granted an American Trucking Associations petition arguing that state meal and rest breaks that do not meet national regulations must be pre-empted. ATA has been targeting California in partricular because the Golden…
It’s time to get serious about fixing our nation’s highways, according to a Transportation Research Board committee report. Worsening congestion endangers safety and economic growth, they warn. The TRB panel says, “Unless a commitment is made to remedy the…
Press releases are an effective weapon for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to intimidate employers facing discrimination charges. “EEOC has acknowledged that press coverage is part of its deterrent message and mission,” say Mark Wallin,…