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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.
Ecommerce grocery sales reached a total of $97.7 billion for 2021 as more than 70% of households (93 million) received at least one or more online orders during the year. The survey was conducted by Brick Meets Click, the analytics and strategic insight…
Retailers believe more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year was returned by customers, according to a recent report issued by the National Retail Federation. “As total retail sales continue to accelerate from sustained consumer demand during the…
A survey of business executives by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 87% believe their organizations can endure an outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid 19, but are very concerned about its impact on their businesses. SHRM said, 86% of…
The series of tornadoes that ripped through parts of the county in December resulted in widespread death and destruction, including the deaths of six warehouse employees in Illinois. This should be a potent reminder to employers that: having a disaster plan…
Third quarter cargo theft data in the United States last year shows storage facilities were targeted in 45% of reported cases, up from 20% of recorded cases in the same quarter in 2020, according to a report from the freight insurance provider TT Club. The…
The Departments of Transportation and Labor announced expanded efforts to improve truck driver training, recruitment and retention. This includes expansion of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s truck driver apprenticeship programs to include…
President Biden’s attempt to force employers to ensure their employees were vaccinated against Covid 19 went down in flames when a 6-3 majority of Supreme Court justices said the order issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under a…
Reviving efforts begun during the Obama era, the Biden administration is once again launching full-scale attacks on the legal status of independent contractors, including truck owner-operators. In early January, the Department of Labor and National Labor…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: In this issue of ACWI Advance, we take a closer look at these stories: Weak retail sales may show an economy tottering on the edge. The government seeks to improve truck driver training, recruitment and retention. The…
December’s weak retail sales numbers and other economic indicators have caused concern because they seem to show a national economy that could be tottering on the edge of a major decline. Throughout 2021, it looked like the economy was progressing but was…
After a year of unprecedented increases, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to return to normal growth rates in 2022 but volumes will remain high, reports the National Retail Federation U.S. ports handled 2.11 million TEU in…
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has extended its Covid 19 Emergency Temporary Standard to April 14 and made some changes to its guidance for employers that were effective on Jan. 14. Employers should revisit their…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Ecommerce grocery sales reached a total of $97.7 billion for 2021 as more than 70% of households (93 million) received at least one or more online orders during the year. The survey was conducted by Brick Meets Click, the analytics and strategic insight…
Retailers believe more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year was returned by customers, according to a recent report issued by the National Retail Federation. “As total retail sales continue to accelerate from sustained consumer demand during the…
A survey of business executives by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 87% believe their organizations can endure an outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid 19, but are very concerned about its impact on their businesses. SHRM said, 86% of…
The series of tornadoes that ripped through parts of the county in December resulted in widespread death and destruction, including the deaths of six warehouse employees in Illinois. This should be a potent reminder to employers that: having a disaster plan…
Third quarter cargo theft data in the United States last year shows storage facilities were targeted in 45% of reported cases, up from 20% of recorded cases in the same quarter in 2020, according to a report from the freight insurance provider TT Club. The…
The Departments of Transportation and Labor announced expanded efforts to improve truck driver training, recruitment and retention. This includes expansion of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s truck driver apprenticeship programs to include…
President Biden’s attempt to force employers to ensure their employees were vaccinated against Covid 19 went down in flames when a 6-3 majority of Supreme Court justices said the order issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under a…
Reviving efforts begun during the Obama era, the Biden administration is once again launching full-scale attacks on the legal status of independent contractors, including truck owner-operators. In early January, the Department of Labor and National Labor…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: In this issue of ACWI Advance, we take a closer look at these stories: Weak retail sales may show an economy tottering on the edge. The government seeks to improve truck driver training, recruitment and retention. The…
December’s weak retail sales numbers and other economic indicators have caused concern because they seem to show a national economy that could be tottering on the edge of a major decline. Throughout 2021, it looked like the economy was progressing but was…
After a year of unprecedented increases, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to return to normal growth rates in 2022 but volumes will remain high, reports the National Retail Federation U.S. ports handled 2.11 million TEU in…
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has extended its Covid 19 Emergency Temporary Standard to April 14 and made some changes to its guidance for employers that were effective on Jan. 14. Employers should revisit their…