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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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Some worrisome economic signs point to a stumbling economy, but others indicate those signs may be just distractions from growth trends expected to continue well into 2017. The most recent freight report generated by Cass Information Systems and Avondale…
One of the biggest disruptions employers face in the regulatory arena is the Labor Department’s new overtime regulations that were announced in May and that will go into effect in a month. On Dec. 1, the salary threshold for overtime to apply will increase…
Freight transportation experts Armstrong & Associates recently surveyed 27 companies said to provide “Uber for Trucking” solutions and found that none of them actually do so. The researchers conclude that “Digital Freight Matching” (DFM) is a much more apt…
A recent survey finds manufacturing companies experienced growth in 2015, expect more for the rest of 2016, and view supply chain management improvement as key to their ability to compete. The 2016 MFGWatch Manufacturing Report also finds that many firms say…
A highway law older than most fleet managers continues to protect professional truck drivers from retaliation for refusing to take what they believe to be unsafe actions. NFI Interactive Logistics learned this lesson the hard way when it was forced by OSHA…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is encouraging younger workers to file religious discrimination complaints. On July 22 the agency issued a one-page fact sheet aimed at educating younger workers about their rights under federal law regarding…
OSHA has issued an “interim guidance” with advice for employers and workers about how to prevent exposure to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Although the information is aimed mainly at workers in outdoor occupations, it is applicable to anyone living in a…
The spate of terrorist attacks and murders of police earlier this year made the topic of how to deal with violence in public spaces – including workplaces – top of mind for many employers. OSHA estimates that two million people are victims of workplace…
Employees in the logistics, transportation and travel industries don’t measure up in one important area: accountability, according to McKinsey & Company. Accountability means workers’ can understand what is expected of them, exercise authority and take…
Retailers are preparing for the upcoming holiday shopping season with one eye on the burgeoning demands of ecommerce and another on the uncertain economic outlook. Statistics from holiday sales for the last few years vividly depict shopping seasons where the…
The National Labor Relations Board suspended one of its regional directors for a month after it was discovered that he solicited money from unions he regulates for a pro-labor organization that he ran. Walsh, who heads the board’s Philadelphia office,…
Retailers are not stocking up as much this summer in anticipation of the upcoming holidays, according to the National Retail Federation. Import cargo volume at major container ports is expected to be mostly down through the summer but should see 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.
Some worrisome economic signs point to a stumbling economy, but others indicate those signs may be just distractions from growth trends expected to continue well into 2017. The most recent freight report generated by Cass Information Systems and Avondale…
One of the biggest disruptions employers face in the regulatory arena is the Labor Department’s new overtime regulations that were announced in May and that will go into effect in a month. On Dec. 1, the salary threshold for overtime to apply will increase…
Freight transportation experts Armstrong & Associates recently surveyed 27 companies said to provide “Uber for Trucking” solutions and found that none of them actually do so. The researchers conclude that “Digital Freight Matching” (DFM) is a much more apt…
A recent survey finds manufacturing companies experienced growth in 2015, expect more for the rest of 2016, and view supply chain management improvement as key to their ability to compete. The 2016 MFGWatch Manufacturing Report also finds that many firms say…
A highway law older than most fleet managers continues to protect professional truck drivers from retaliation for refusing to take what they believe to be unsafe actions. NFI Interactive Logistics learned this lesson the hard way when it was forced by OSHA…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is encouraging younger workers to file religious discrimination complaints. On July 22 the agency issued a one-page fact sheet aimed at educating younger workers about their rights under federal law regarding…
OSHA has issued an “interim guidance” with advice for employers and workers about how to prevent exposure to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Although the information is aimed mainly at workers in outdoor occupations, it is applicable to anyone living in a…
The spate of terrorist attacks and murders of police earlier this year made the topic of how to deal with violence in public spaces – including workplaces – top of mind for many employers. OSHA estimates that two million people are victims of workplace…
Employees in the logistics, transportation and travel industries don’t measure up in one important area: accountability, according to McKinsey & Company. Accountability means workers’ can understand what is expected of them, exercise authority and take…
Retailers are preparing for the upcoming holiday shopping season with one eye on the burgeoning demands of ecommerce and another on the uncertain economic outlook. Statistics from holiday sales for the last few years vividly depict shopping seasons where the…
The National Labor Relations Board suspended one of its regional directors for a month after it was discovered that he solicited money from unions he regulates for a pro-labor organization that he ran. Walsh, who heads the board’s Philadelphia office,…
Retailers are not stocking up as much this summer in anticipation of the upcoming holidays, according to the National Retail Federation. Import cargo volume at major container ports is expected to be mostly down through the summer but should see a…