Longer Freight Trains Have Created 'New, Heightened Safety Risks'
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The NAS report estimates that the average train length increased by roughly 25% between 2008 and 2017.
The CTO Perspective with Mario Paluzzi
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 1, 2022
In addition, Inc.com recognized Reliance Partners in 2018-2020 as one of the Top 50 Workplaces while Fortune also recognized Reliance Partners in 2017-2020 as a Top Workplace in America. There will be less clerk work and more data science work so employees must be trained for their new role. for the fifth year in a row?.
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The HDVI Story with Chuck Wallace
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Chuck started his career as a United States Air Force instructor pilot, first teaching young men and women to fly at undergraduate pilot training in Lubbock Texas, and then flying the C-130 Hercules in Frankfurt, Germany and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Chuck is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy.
Transportation Industry Braces for a Looming Transportation Capacity Crunch Crisis in 2017
GlobalTranz
APRIL 9, 2015
Training for maneuvering over-sized vehicles through roundabouts. 4 Drivers of the Looming Transportation Capacity Crisis of 2017. Loss of Truckers with Commercial Drivers Licenses, (CDL’s) - This is the time retirees are leaving in droves, and there is a shortage of trained and licensed truckers willing to replace them.
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The Overlooked Advantage in Trucking with Blake Grolmus
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 5, 2023
Blake joined Ruan in 2017, leading the company’s new customer onboarding and continuous improvement activities before taking a leadership role in Ruan’s Gases and Chemicals bulk hazmat operating group. About Blake Grolmus Blake Grolmus serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems.
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Training the Australian Army’s logistics officers – a new LIW series
Logistics in War
MARCH 19, 2018
Logistics in War has contended with the topic of training, and the preparation of logisticians for a variety of operational and garrison possibilities. Others have been more specific to the challenge of training such as Michael Lane who describes the need for logisticians to be better prepared for the most likely events they will face.
This Week in Logistics News (May 1-5, 2017)
Talking Logistics
MAY 5, 2017
This week it was Mia Hamm at the BluJay Solutions SOAR 2017 conference. And next week, it’ll be Sugar Ray Leonard at the Manhattan Associates Momentum 2017 conference. Both Phelps and Hamm said the same thing during their interviews — “I hate to lose” — which is what drove them to train and compete so intensely.
This Week in Logistics News (March 20-24, 2017)
Talking Logistics
MARCH 24, 2017
Cass Truckload Linehaul Index (February 2017). January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. billion in current dollars in January 2017, a 6.7 billion from January 2016 to January 2017. and Mexico by all modes in January 2017 was electrical machinery, of which $7.4 ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 0.1% in February.
Shoveling Snow with a Dustpan (Takeaways from BluJay Solutions’ SOAR 2017 Conference)
Talking Logistics
MAY 18, 2017
As I prepared my keynote presentation for the BluJay Solutions’ SOAR 2017 conference , I recalled this experience and saw it as a good metaphor for the difficulties many companies are having today responding effectively to the blizzard of supply chain management. business relationships to “What’s in it for WE?”.
This Week in Logistics News (October 2-6, 2017)
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 6, 2017
I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Rio Tinto Steams Ahead With First Driverless Ore Train (WSJ – sub. Move over driverless trucks, make way for flying taxis and autonomous ships and trains.
Successful Bulk Food Transport with Chris Fish
The Logistics of Logistics
JULY 19, 2021
Chris Fish was appointed Senior Vice President of Dedicated Contract Transportation in 2017. Bulk food carriers like Ruan must meet a higher standard in areas like driver training, licensing, weighing & sampling, and food safety. About Chris Fish.
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Successful Bulk Food Transport with Chris Fish
The Logistics of Logistics
JULY 19, 2021
Chris Fish was appointed Senior Vice President of Dedicated Contract Transportation in 2017. Bulk food carriers like Ruan must meet a higher standard in areas like driver training, licensing, weighing & sampling, and food safety. About Chris Fish.
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The Top 7 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2017
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 26, 2017
We will feature over the next 5 business days each category's most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. Top Manufacturing Blog Posts for 2017. Share This: Read More.
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Talking Logistics
JULY 7, 2017
My son’s baseball season, which began last November with indoor training, finally ended last night. His U11 Little League team lost their final game of the tournament, but as the team manager said afterwards, “they made a lot of noise and raised a lot of eyebrows” throughout the tournament and they finished in 4th place out of 7 teams.
[e-Book] The Most Impactful Supply Chain & Logistics Trends in 2017
GlobalTranz
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
“The problem with trends is that they are like a freight train gaining speed; everyone can see the train, but at what point do you say the train is really moving at speed?” – Steve Banker from a recent Forbes article. Now, not all of these trends are moving at the pace that technology is moving.
How IoT Brings Railway Efficiency to Dutch Rail Network
IoT World Today
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
million train journeys every day. Just building additional train tracks won’t address the problem in full. “Of million in 2017 to 3.7 As a result, IoT sensor data enables ProRail to optimize train schedules and maintain equipment—two serious challenges for railway efficiency. Book your ticket now. ]. million by 2025.
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135 Reforming logistics training: themes, challenges and the quest for the ideal
Logistics in War
JANUARY 31, 2018
A common trend found in the literature of military logistics is the decrying of training and education gaps interspersed within the persuasive arguments for greater military interest in logistics. The Australian Army has worked hard in recent years to improve the quality of its individual training, much as Thorpe desired of the USMC his work.
This Week in Logistics News (September 18-22, 2017)
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
The folks at JDRF like to say that the goal of their rides is not completing the 100 miles (or whatever distance you set out to do), but getting to the starting line — that is, the ride is simply a celebration of all the hard work that led up to it, both in training and fundraising. We collectively raised $2.7
This Week in Logistics News (October 23-27, 2017)
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2017
Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results. Using online videos for training and live chat for support services will also be required. Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters). Daimler Steals Tesla’s Thunder With Heavy-Duty Electric Truck (Bloomberg). DCLI to Purchase TRAC Intermodal’s Domestic Chassis Fleet.
Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 9, 2019
Amazon announced that it shipped 5 billion items through Prime alone in 2017, and some analysts estimate it will ship over 4 billion packages in 2018. The post Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Amazon currently enjoys about 50% of all US e-commerce business.
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This Week in Logistics News (December 4-8, 2017)
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 8, 2017
freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes: GAO (Reuters). The post This Week in Logistics News (December 4-8, 2017) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Fetch Robotics raises $25 million to automate warehouses (VentureBeat). Growing length of U.S. And with that, have a happy weekend!
This Week in Logistics News (July 10-14, 2017)
Talking Logistics
JULY 14, 2017
It’s a bike ride I’m participating in as part of my training for our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure team ride this September in support of JDRF. Check them out: My other teammates, James Coon (BluJay Solutions) and Ken Wood (Descartes) have been training hard too; I’ll share their photos in a future post. Well, not literally.
This Week in Logistics News (September 4-8, 2017)
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
LL4T1DCure Team Jersey 2017. Many times during those long training rides, which I have done mostly by myself, I thought about giving up or taking a shortcut back home. It’s like going from Brooklyn, NY to Philadelphia, PA. How long will it take me? Well, it took me just over 7 hours last year in Death Valley !
This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)
Talking Logistics
MARCH 10, 2017
Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Drivers typically receive training from big trucking companies or schools affiliated with them. FMCSA confirms permanent ‘restart rollback’ based on study results (CCJ).
More on The Future of Delivery (Takeaways from MercuryGate Velocity 2017 User Conference)
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Think of it as a two-day, high-level training program where customers learn about the solutions and network with each other and MercuryGate’s developers, product managers, and leadership team.
This Week in Logistics News (September 25-29, 2017)
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
dispatch, logistics, driver training). With this initiative Daimler Trucks North America is reacting to an increasing customer interest in solutions for automated and connected driving in commercial transport. In a joint effort with fleet customers DTNA is working to understand how platooning technology may impact fleet operations (e.g.
This Week in Logistics News (March 13-17, 2017)
Talking Logistics
MARCH 17, 2017
And with that, it’s time to get on my indoor trainer and ride a few miles as I start ramping up my training for the JDRF ride! For related commentary, see Driverless Trucks: Heading Somewhere or Nowhere Quickly? Have a happy weekend! Song of the Week: “Trip Switch” by Nothing But Thieves.
This Week in Logistics News (May 15-19, 2017)
Talking Logistics
MAY 19, 2017
Nonetheless, I put on my cycling gear and went for a couple of rides this week as I begin turning up the training dial in preparation for our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure team ride, which is just four months away in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Passenger Trains vs. Freight Trains
Freightera
MAY 9, 2022
What Is The Difference Between Passenger Trains and Freight Trains. The differences between transport and freight trains are numerous, ranging from technical to operational. First off: We all know to one extent or another what passenger trains are. But what are freight trains? So let’s dive right in.
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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): The Basics
Trinity Logistics
APRIL 6, 2020
FSMA finalized in April 2017 and built upon the 2005 Sanitary Food Transportation Act (SFTA). Food manufacturers and transportation companies that they work with must operate compliant and clean equipment, have operational processes in place, training to prevent food contamination, and keep records of anything on food safety measures.
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Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
They forecast that revenue derived from exports will increase by more than 50% over the next five years, up from only 18% who projected this level of increase in 2017. Areas that experienced increased optimism were the Middle East (10%, up from 5% in 2017) and Oceania (5%, up from 1% in 2017).
Customs Training Funding Now Available for UK Freight Industry
Logistics Business Magazine
JULY 30, 2020
Director General, Robert Keen (above, speaking in 2017) says: “Whilst we welcome the additional funding, as we did when the first two rounds of funding were announced, we can only keep our fingers crossed that it produces the thousands of additional customs experts that the government agrees will be needed come January 1st 2021.
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Top 25 Freight Forwarders 2017: Digitization & E-Commerce continue to reshape the marketplace
The Logistics Academy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
According to the new “Global Freight Forwarding 2017 Report” compiled by the London-based think tank Transport Intelligence (Ti) , a continuation of excess capacity issues and lower average oil prices in 2016 led rates to fall in both air and sea freight, meaning most forwarders reported lower year-on-year revenues.
Online Learning is Growing Exponentially—And it’s Here to Stay
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Big business from about 2011 onwards started realising the value of adding e-learning to staff training programmes. Corporate training is now a $200 billion USD industry, with e-learning taking up more than half of this amount. The report found that by 2017, about 77 percent of US corporations were making use of online learning.
Challenges Facing Procurement Leaders
Material Handling and Logistics
MARCH 9, 2018
Leadership and training weigh heavily on the success of digital projects and directly correlate with enhanced performance, but CPOs aren't yet prioritizing digital as they should be.". In a sign of shifting cost priorities, 72% of procurement leaders are spending less than 2% of their budget on training, compared to 66% in 2017.
New Food Safety Rules Soon to Kick in for Small Brokers, Shippers and Carriers
GlobalTranz
MARCH 14, 2018
For larger businesses the rule came into effect on April 6, 2017, whereas small businesses were given a longer time to prepare and will have to begin complying with its provisions on April 6, 2018. Records - Maintaining of records of communications between shippers and carriers, processes, procedures, agreements, and training.
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BlueGrace Employee is Pedaling for a Cure
Blue Grace Logistics
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
On October 28, 2017, our own Gary Brodsky, better known as “Kickstand”, was honored by the Chairman/Owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft. We ride because the training rides and the 192 miles on the two days of the Pan Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) are nothing compared to living with or dying from cancer.”
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Shipping Hazmat? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Trinity Logistics
JUNE 25, 2020
This ensures best possible safety in transit with trained, qualified drivers, while helping mitigate risk for customers. Originally published April 20, 2017. Tanker Endorsement. All states began enforcing this regulation in July 2015. Choose to save time, money, and headaches with your hazmat shipping. We’ll handle the rest.
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Four ways Cloud is changing the ERP channel landscape
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MAY 15, 2023
A shift in skills According to the Wall Street Journal, cloud computing jobs grew 94% from 2017 to 2020, compared to 20% growth for tech job postings in general. Solid training programs are now table stakes to remain competitive. As a result, channel companies will need to upskill their current employees.
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Transportation Market Update Outlook – Where Are We Headed?
Talking Logistics
APRIL 30, 2019
Although spot rates are well above traditional levels of 2015-2017, these rates have dropped consistently from last year’s summer holiday peak and are now below what was seen in previous year. Spot Market: Current Rates and Trends. Spot rates in 2019 continue to move lower and are now consistently below contract rates in many lanes.
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Mates in Mind Support Employee Mental Health
Logistics Business Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Mates in Mind was established in 2017 to address mental ill health in the construction sector and more recently, has partnered with an increasing number of logistic and transport companies. Our new partnership with Mates in Mind is an important step in providing extra support and training to our employees.
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2018 Parcel Oversize Changes: Tightening of the Vise
Talking Logistics
JULY 17, 2018
Below is a comparison of 2017 vs. 2018 parameters for oversize shipments: Source: enVista. Determining the impact of this clause will require looking at your 2017 package dimensions and assessing what packages fit into the new definition of oversize. Train and retrain operations on proper box size for product shipped.
Companies Are Taking Unstructured Approach to Corruption
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
A new study by EcoVadis, based on more than 20,000 company assessments conducted by from January 2017 to June 2018, across 100 countries and 150 industries. Whistleblowing is the most common best practice, followed by anti-corruption training and audits of internal controls.
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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 26, 2024
The proportion of work-related injuries among newly hired workers increased from 2017 to 2022, with workers under 25 reporting more frequent injuries than those 55 and older, according to a report released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The report, which analyzed 8.4 The report, which analyzed 8.4 That’s all for this week.
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