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Understanding container weight misdeclaration

Shipping and Freight Resource

This plate has several key details including allowed maximum gross weight as per below example. Using the above plate as an example, a container that has been loaded more than the allowed weight – in this case, 32,500 kgs including the tare weight of the container, will be considered as OVERWEIGHT. Few examples below.

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Daily Management for Improvement

The Lean Thinker

I’m digging through old archives again, and came across this graphic I put together around 2006 or so. It depicts more detailed version of “ Organize, Standardize, Stabilize, Optimize ” showing the continuous comparison between “what should be happening” and “what is actually happening.”

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Significance.

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Jerome hits the road for DB Schenker’s Golden Truck tour

Now, That's Logistics

Jerome started working for DB Schenker in 2006 after learning about the opportunity from a relative who worked there. As part of a charitable group in Guatemala, for example, Jerome helped raise money for a heart transplant for a child who had a heart condition. “DB He signed on as a warehouse employee at the Wichita, Kan.,

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Two Specific Examples of RFID in the Supply Chain? For many reasons, that transformation did not happen and RFID was put on the industry’s back-burner.

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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

GlobalTranz

One of the biggest examples is the trucking industry, where the need for heavy-vehicle drivers is expected to grow by more than 17% in the coming years, but veterans are still having a hard time transitioning into this field. national average.

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Top 5 Free Online Resources for Freight Brokers

GlobalTranz

For example, being able to access your loads from anywhere means you can take care of business outside of the office as long as you've got your smartphone. But, that flexibility doesn't mean very much if you can't keep your projects organized and at your fingertips, wherever you are.