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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.
According to the latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors by the Smith Leonard accounting firm, new orders in June were 5% higher than they were in June 2015. June 2015 new orders were 10% higher than June 2014. But the results…
Most state workplace safety programs don’t measure up and need additional taxpayer dollars to make sure they do, according to federal OSHA. In its fiscal year 2015 survey of 21 state work safety programs the agency found most did not meet performance goals,…
Top transportation industry analysts expect that the economy will continue in a weak recovery until the end of next year, when it will once more stumble into a recession. Those are some of the predictions were made during the 2016 Intermodal Expo, an annual…
Two candidates for running for Teamsters national office debated recently at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, presenting calm, well-reasoned descriptions of their differing positions on the issues of concern to union members. Nah, not really. What…
This year 68% of human resource managers surveyed reported difficulty in hiring qualified employees, compared to just 50% two years ago. “HR professionals from all industries report a highly competitive market for talent, with recruiting difficulty reaching…
We’ve heard of hot cargo before, but ACWI-member Prism Team Services (A.K.A. Prism Logistics) found itself in a situation where that turns out to be literally true for one of its customers. Prism provides warehouse logistics, order fulfillment and product…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a new safety-focused campaign called “Our Roads, Our Responsibility” designed to raise public awareness about how to operate safely around large trucks and buses. “Trucks and buses move people and…
Since the Department of Transportation on Aug. 29 unveiled a proposal to mandate truck speed limiter devices on trucks, concerns have been raised about its possible negative impact on trucking capacity. The DOT proposal would require speed limiting devices…
Major highway grant programs designed to help move freight are not doing what was intended when Congress passed them, according to a freight industry advocacy group. The Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors says the Tiger and Fastlane highway…
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…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
According to the latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors by the Smith Leonard accounting firm, new orders in June were 5% higher than they were in June 2015. June 2015 new orders were 10% higher than June 2014. But the results…
Most state workplace safety programs don’t measure up and need additional taxpayer dollars to make sure they do, according to federal OSHA. In its fiscal year 2015 survey of 21 state work safety programs the agency found most did not meet performance goals,…
Top transportation industry analysts expect that the economy will continue in a weak recovery until the end of next year, when it will once more stumble into a recession. Those are some of the predictions were made during the 2016 Intermodal Expo, an annual…
Two candidates for running for Teamsters national office debated recently at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, presenting calm, well-reasoned descriptions of their differing positions on the issues of concern to union members. Nah, not really. What…
This year 68% of human resource managers surveyed reported difficulty in hiring qualified employees, compared to just 50% two years ago. “HR professionals from all industries report a highly competitive market for talent, with recruiting difficulty reaching…
We’ve heard of hot cargo before, but ACWI-member Prism Team Services (A.K.A. Prism Logistics) found itself in a situation where that turns out to be literally true for one of its customers. Prism provides warehouse logistics, order fulfillment and product…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a new safety-focused campaign called “Our Roads, Our Responsibility” designed to raise public awareness about how to operate safely around large trucks and buses. “Trucks and buses move people and…
Since the Department of Transportation on Aug. 29 unveiled a proposal to mandate truck speed limiter devices on trucks, concerns have been raised about its possible negative impact on trucking capacity. The DOT proposal would require speed limiting devices…
Major highway grant programs designed to help move freight are not doing what was intended when Congress passed them, according to a freight industry advocacy group. The Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors says the Tiger and Fastlane highway…
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…