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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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The Department of Transportation is considering reopening the commercial driver hours of service regulations with a view to creating more flexibility for truck drivers. The Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
Total intermodal volumes advanced 6.2% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2018, after posting 7.2% growth in the first quarter, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report. Strong economic…
President Trump signed an executive order creating a nationwide training initiative for encouraging and directing training resources to help address the critical shortage of skilled workers. Called the National Council for the American Worker, the goal is to…
The National Labor Relations Board is re-examining a policy that provided unions with broad access to employer-held email communications with employees. The board is seeking comments on whether it should change or overturn its 2014 decision allowing…
Researchers believe they have isolated some of the key truck driver behavioral factors that lead to accidents. The American Transportation Research Institute released an update to its Crash Predictor Model, which statistically quantifies the likelihood of…
This summer the Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that its Homeland Security Investigations unit rolled up big numbers of employers found to have been violating the law. The second phase of a vigorous nationwide operation saw in one week alone –…
The National Retail Federation on Aug. 18 increased its retail sales forecast for 2018, saying sales are expected to grow more than previously predicted thanks to tax reform and other positive economic inputs. NRF now expects 2018 retail sales to increase at…
On July 30, OSHA opened an rulemaking intended to rescind Obama-Era electronic injury reporting requirements. At the same time, the agency announced it will not enforce this year’s July 1 deadline for filing 2017 data said the filing date for this year’s…
American Chain of Warehouses Inc. member Lansdale Warehouse Co. was a proud sponsor of this year’s Supply Chain Pitch Contest, an entrepreneurial learning experience open to all of 63,000 Penn State undergraduates in all majors. The challenge for teams is to…
There has been a lot written – both here and elsewhere -- about what steps employers should take to curb sexual harassment, but what do you do when an employee is a victim of domestic violence that occurs outside of workplace? Surveys have found that one in…
The National Labor Relations Board created a pilot program to encourage use of Alternative Dispute Resolution, which is intended to save both sides of a labor law complaint time and money. Announced July 10, participation in the program is entirely…
Flying cars, self-driving trucks, super-fast bullet trains underground, flying machines that deliver packages, computers that can make millions of calculations a second, robots that can learn and manage a myriad of tasks – all of the things that seemed like…
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 is considering reopening the commercial driver hours of service regulations with a view to creating more flexibility for truck drivers. The Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
Total intermodal volumes advanced 6.2% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2018, after posting 7.2% growth in the first quarter, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report. Strong economic…
President Trump signed an executive order creating a nationwide training initiative for encouraging and directing training resources to help address the critical shortage of skilled workers. Called the National Council for the American Worker, the goal is to…
The National Labor Relations Board is re-examining a policy that provided unions with broad access to employer-held email communications with employees. The board is seeking comments on whether it should change or overturn its 2014 decision allowing…
Researchers believe they have isolated some of the key truck driver behavioral factors that lead to accidents. The American Transportation Research Institute released an update to its Crash Predictor Model, which statistically quantifies the likelihood of…
This summer the Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that its Homeland Security Investigations unit rolled up big numbers of employers found to have been violating the law. The second phase of a vigorous nationwide operation saw in one week alone –…
The National Retail Federation on Aug. 18 increased its retail sales forecast for 2018, saying sales are expected to grow more than previously predicted thanks to tax reform and other positive economic inputs. NRF now expects 2018 retail sales to increase at…
On July 30, OSHA opened an rulemaking intended to rescind Obama-Era electronic injury reporting requirements. At the same time, the agency announced it will not enforce this year’s July 1 deadline for filing 2017 data said the filing date for this year’s…
American Chain of Warehouses Inc. member Lansdale Warehouse Co. was a proud sponsor of this year’s Supply Chain Pitch Contest, an entrepreneurial learning experience open to all of 63,000 Penn State undergraduates in all majors. The challenge for teams is to…
There has been a lot written – both here and elsewhere -- about what steps employers should take to curb sexual harassment, but what do you do when an employee is a victim of domestic violence that occurs outside of workplace? Surveys have found that one in…
The National Labor Relations Board created a pilot program to encourage use of Alternative Dispute Resolution, which is intended to save both sides of a labor law complaint time and money. Announced July 10, participation in the program is entirely…
Flying cars, self-driving trucks, super-fast bullet trains underground, flying machines that deliver packages, computers that can make millions of calculations a second, robots that can learn and manage a myriad of tasks – all of the things that seemed like…