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Intro to APU Weight Exemption

The Logistics of Logistics

They help drivers avoid wasting fuel, but they present a different problem because of their weight. However, although this was signed into law by former President Bush as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 , it was not accompanied by a mandate.

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Takeaways from ATRI’s annual survey

Truck News

This means the issues that are perpetually present need addressed, and those inter-related require an overarching perspective. The survey Begun in 2005, ATRI surveys the trucking industry to take its pulse […].

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WorkWave Announces NASCAR’s Rusty Wallace as Keynote Speaker for 2023 Beyond Service User Conference

WorkWave

Giannetto will be kicking off this year’s conference with a keynote presentation on Monday, Jan 9th from 8:30-10:30AM, where he will be joined by other WorkWave executives to discuss the successes the company has experienced in 2022, and its future vision for 2023 and beyond. “It WorkWave’s CEO David F.

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Körber User Conference Showcases Ecommerce Warehouses

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to remote implementations, you can’t find a more inspirational story than the one presented by Lori Jackson, senior vice president of operations at ForHIMS. Michiel Vienman, Körber’s vice president of industry solutions, gave a very interesting presentation on the strengths and weaknesses of various AMR solutions.

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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

These are some notes I wrote back in 2005 that I thought might be interesting here. The emphasis is on the week-long workshop logistics; on presenting modules in classroom instruction; and on the skills to facilitate a team through the process of making rather dramatic shop floor improvements. Once again I am going through old files.

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Fatigued operators are 7.3x greater accident risk

Logistics Business Magazine

The US DoT study, Fatigue Status of the US Railroad Industry , used data collected in the railroad industry in the US between 2003 and 2005. The analysis revealed the probability of a human factors accident (HFA) per 200,000 employee-hours, in cases with severe fatigue and, separately, in cases where no fatigue was present.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

That is part of an overall vehicle efficiency goal of a 50% reduction (from a 2005 baseline) by 2025. UPS has been working on the issue in Europe as these older cities present major challenges. The first delivery of commercially viable and available alternative jet fuels is anticipated in 2020.That