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Obstacles Faced When Moving Mobile Offices

February 08, 2016.
Logistics Publications

When acquiring a mobile office, one must prepare for a number of difficulties involved with the transportation and delivery of the office. Some of the routine obstacles include: over dimensional freight, road worthiness of units and driver restrictions. In addition to these “normal” transportation issues there are...

Dimensional Pricing on the Horizon and How Shippers Can Prepare

January 27, 2016.
Logistics Publications

As we move into 2016 we will see LTL carriers continue to shift towards dimensional pricing. Traditionally “freight class” has been the primary factor for LTL pricing. The “class” being the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) which identifies a freight class using several factors, including handling...

Truckload Delays In The Winter Season

January 27, 2016.
Logistics Publications

Weather is an unpredictable factor that affects transportation quickly and for extended periods of time. Winter brings a combination of snow and ice that can have significant impacts on logistics and can disrupt the supply chain by making it almost impossible for commerce motor vehicles (CMVs) to deliver goods to...

Robots in the Warehouse

January 25, 2016.
Logistics Publications

Robots have slowly taken over Amazon warehouses, and have reduced the packaging process by nearly an hour and fifteen minutes per order. When the Kiva robots were first introduced to Amazon in 2011, no one imagined how quickly they would impact companies all over the world. After only a year...

New Container Weight Requirement

January 19, 2016.
Logistics Publications

Changes are coming to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) which will become effective on July 1, 2016. The amendments made to SOLAS will make it a violation to load a packed container onto a vessel without first making the verified weight of the container clear to the vessel operator...

Building A Logistics Network

January 13, 2016.
Logistics Publications

A strong logistics network is crucial to ensuring your supply chain meets the growing demands of your customers. Whether you’re just starting out, or already have an established logistics network, it is important to be aware of the various options available to you and to periodically re-evaluate how...

Maeslantkering (Maeslant Barrier)

November 05, 2015.
Logistics Publications

The Maeslantkering is a storm surge barrier, which was built in the Rotterdam Port between 1991 and 1997. It is located at Hoek van Holland - on the New Waterway connecting Rotterdam with the North Sea. The construction of Maeslantkering was a part of the Europoort Project, which was the final stage...

Migrant Crisis Influences European Transportation

November 02, 2015.
Logistics Publications

In the last couple of months, Europe has been facing an enormous influx of migrants that has also affected the transportation industry. Problems began to appear at the beginning of the summer as thousands of migrants were trying to cross the English Channel from Calais, France. As a result, the...

Prepping Your Shipment for Ocean Transit

October 23, 2015.
Logistics Publications

Over the years, the movement of freight via all modes of transportation has significantly increased. Between 1993 and 2010, the United States freight transportation system saw a 1.9% annual increase in the movement of freight. With advances in technology, larger and faster vessels have significantly increased the amount of ocean freight. According...

Impact of China’s Slowing Economy on Global Trade and Transportation

October 23, 2015.
Logistics Publications

China’s economy is beginning to slow down. It is at the weakest point since China’s admittance to the World Trade Organization in 2001 and continues to shrink as the country’s gross domestic product annual growth rate dips below double digits for the fourth year...

U.S. Manufacturing Is Making Its Way Back Home

October 23, 2015.
Logistics Publications

Re-shoring Manufacturing According to recent studies and trends, it has become clear that U.S. manufacturing operations are moving back home or nearby. Companies are now recognizing the rising costs of off shore manufacturing. Some of the top factors contributing to this trend are the rising cost of labor, increased...

3D Printing: Safer Shipping, More Efficient, Less Expensive

October 23, 2015.
Logistics Publications

In the coming years, manufacturers and producers can begin to rely less on crating and packaging companies thanks to innovations in technology. Large scale, industrial shippers will be able to take care of all their packing and loading needs in house by means of 3D printing. The ability...