Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While the rate of fatal workplace accidents involving a lift truck has been on a downward trend in recent years, the number of serious forklift -related incidents recorded in the UK remains stubbornly high at around 1500 every year. A truck that is driven carefully also uses energy more efficiently too – further boosting profitability.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

At a glance, you need to: Assess your unique ecommerce brand’s situation Set actionable goals, and a plan to achieve them Get your team on the same page Work with like-minded vendors Be transparent with your customers This is just a summary, of course. We hope you do! By 2025, studies suggest that ecommerce sales will surpass $1.3

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United World Transporation

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Long haul truck drivers have a lot of time on the open road. Continue reading below to find out how to find the best public radio stations. If you’re new to trucking, you might be wondering, what’s the point of listening to public radio stations? Of course, you can invest in satellite radio.

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United World Transporation

OCTOBER 1, 2020

One of the biggest concerns about becoming a truck driver is getting the commercial driver’s license (CDL). To get a CDL, you’ll need to attend a truck driving school, which can be incredibly expensive. Read on to find out how to pay for truck driving school and if it’s worth it. Using a Credit Card.

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Envase Technologies

JULY 21, 2022

Four steps to recession-proof your small trucking company. Without question, the largest cost incurred by any small trucking company is the purchase of fuel. And given what has happened with fuel prices in recent months in a concerningly volatile fuel market, small trucking companies need every advantage they can get here.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Conversely, of course, this also means there are a number of ways in which companies can get it wrong. Some common-sense metrics to apply at goods receiving include “truck time at the unloading dock” and “time from receiving to putaway.” However, there are certain common principles that can and should be applied.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If university study is a little beyond you right now, one of the certification courses might work better for you. These include the following: Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM): The course is designed to recognise those who have acquired an acceptable level of training, skills, work experience, and effectiveness as a Professional Manager.

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It was used in conjunction with our “how to walk the gemba” coaching sessions that we did with the lean staff, and then taught them to do with leaders. It was our job to teach our continuous improvement people how to do that coaching and assisting – beyond just running kaizen events that implement tools.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Let me share with you some very simple tips this week on how to fit more into your warehouse so that you can either avoid or delay having to move to a larger facility. But of course it doesn’t apply to all product ranges, some it works for, some it doesn’t. So it’s a very common challenge.

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Conger

JULY 20, 2020

Chapter 4: How to Pass Your Forklift Certification Test With Flying Colors. How to Decide If the ‘Operator’s Life’ Is Right for You. Chapter 6: How to Get a Job as a Forklift Driver. Part I: How to Get a Forklift License. Of course not. How to construct, transport, stack, and unstack loads.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

And the cost of international transportation (without local trucking) averages as little as 3% of the imported product’s price. It’s a good bet they were shipped across borders (unless you live in China, of course). The post How to Change the Freight Industry appeared first on Freightos. but it’s surprisingly inefficient.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Transportation analytics is among the most effective tools in trucking contract negotiations. And it’s equally important to know the top 10 challenges for shippers in negotiating trucking contracts like limited headhaul insight and how to overcome them. Trucking contracts are not necessarily built for disruption.

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United World Transporation

JANUARY 13, 2022

The good news is, there’s an easy way to see the health of your truck’s engine. To find out how to quickly and easily assess the health of your truck’s engine, then continue reading below. Oil is the lifeblood of a commercial truck. How Does Oil Testing Work? What Can Oil Analysis Tell Me About My Truck’s Engine?

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2017

For example, you can train a machine-learning algorithm on the past duration for going from Paris to Amsterdam with a truck type X to deduce the future duration and then the average costs. I have explained a few examples above where I see this coming; there are, of course, many more. What about you?

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United World Transporation

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Of course, you can never be covered for everything, but a little bit of proactive management will go a long way. Continue reading below to find out how to be prepared for liability by following these management tips. For instance, GPS data helps you keep track of trucks and alert you when things go wrong.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

How to develop your own in-house forklift training program. What Are OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Training Requirements? How to Start Developing Your Own Forklift Safety Training Program. What are OSHA’s Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Training Requirements? How to calculate forklift capacities.

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Women in Trucking

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

On Monday, August 5, 2019, the National Transportation Institute (NTI) served as the host to a group of Girl Scouts for an education event called Trucks ARE for Girls! It was so exciting and rewarding to see how the girls were eager to learn about everything we shared with them about the trucking industry,” said Leah. “Of

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The Lean Thinker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The fact that a shipment of material hadn’t been loaded onto the truck to an outside process is brought up. The problem was brought up because bringing up process misses is how we learn what we need to work on. This, of course, gets reflected in the conversations throughout the organization. The call ends. Asking for help?

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3PL Insights

APRIL 5, 2018

How to Become a Transportation Broker. There are many free and inexpensive courses available. This kind of training can help you to learn how to more readily navigate the industry, what to do if you encounter any potential issues, and how to potentially start your own business as a transportation broker.

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Conger

MARCH 14, 2024

Are you familiar with forklifts but interested in learning about clamp trucks and what they can do? If you are involved in transporting materials such as hay, paper rolls, or other irregularly shaped items, a clamp truck could be the ideal solution. Table of Contents Toggle What is a Clamp Truck? Let’s dive in!

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United World Transporation

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Unfortunately, truck detention is a common and almost unavoidable occurrence. Continue reading below as we explore what detention is and how to reduce it. Continue reading below as we explore what detention is and how to reduce it. What is Truck Detention? How Shippers and Receivers Minimize Detention.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2024

This of course generates carbon from transportation activities. At the recent Coupa Inspire user conference, Nico De Golia, the director of cloud logistics sustainability for Microsoft’s cloud supply chain, spoke about how the Coupa supply chain design solution, powered by Llamasoft, is helping them achieve reduced emissions.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Conversely, of course, this also means there are a number of ways in which companies can get it wrong. Some common-sense metrics to apply at goods receiving include “truck time at the unloading dock” and “time from receiving to putaway.” However, there are certain common principles that can and should be applied.

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Freightera

MAY 31, 2022

You’re shipping freight and you’re not sure if you need a whole truck, less than truckload, or a whole smaller truck? Less than truckload means that you’re renting a truck along with other shippers which means that you’ll get better rates than shipping small amounts of freight in a truck of its own. consider this service.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

Of course, there is the migration from retail to ecommerce. [17:29] They want to find a 3PL because they will know how to manage all of this already. Video and voice are growing, such as cameras on trucks and Bluetooth headsets. NEXT Trucking is an emerging player with a lot of cap to freight.

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United World Transporation

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s estimated that fatigued drivers cause 30-40% of all heavy truck crashes. Of course, non-preventable accidents do happen, but most of them can be prevented. The post How to Lower Your CSA Score appeared first on United World Transportation. Drive Safer. If your score is low, you’ll want to keep it there.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Those who think trucks, trains, ships and planes define the 3PL market may be in for a surprise. It is tempting to immediately map these ideas onto physical warehousing, kitting and localisation services, truck fleets, railroad wagons, and the like, with their armies of operators, drivers and maintenance staff.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 15, 2021

And the trucking trends will reflect both the hope for a return of normalcy and the reality of some new, permanent shifts in the industry. With that in mind, it’s important to realize that carriers can use the top 10 trucking trends to find a long-term value-prop coming out of the most in-demand periods for carriers in history.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Now imagine doing that with a whole fleet of trucks, each one needing to make 20 or 30 deliveries in a day – that’s essentially what route optimisation is. Still, history has shown us time and again how technology has turned the seemingly impossible into practical reality. Let me break down what you really need to consider.

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GoShip Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Without access to the available carriers’ network, it’s tough to book a spot shipment or find the required truck for later deliveries. How to ship in bad weather conditions? We highly recommend palletizing your crates for better fixation inside the truck. Bad weather undoubtedly causes limited carrier capacity.

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Shipchain

APRIL 17, 2019

The most high-tech things it could do were make phone calls and send text messages, all hand-crafted in T9 of course. Fast forward fifteen years and now my cellphone also doubles as my HD camera, portable music device, library, fitness tracker, and of course, my means to call and text. How to Prepare Moving Forward.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Of course, this enormous spike in volumes puts retailers’ supply chains and distribution networks under extreme pressure. As recently as five years ago, when retailers were still trying to figure out how to match the supply with the demand, some retailers pushed out their promised delivery timeslot from two days to over two weeks!

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Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

So, this article is all about how to calculate your minimum forklift aisle widths. How to calculate minimum aisle widths for your operation. How Narrow Aisles Maximize Space. How Narrow Aisles Maximize Space. How to Calculate Minimum Aisle Widths. How Narrow Aisles Maximize Space. Let's dive in! Don’t worry.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

There are ways to reduce dimensional weight and, as a result, reduce shipping costs, but first you have to understand how shipping costs are calculated. Read on to learn how to calculate DIM weight and minimize its effect on shipping costs. How to Reduce eCommerce Shipping Costs. 4 Factors That Determine Shipping Costs.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Anyone who has been paying attention to the transportation of goods has noticed delays in their own shipments, headlines in mainstream media paying attention to supply chains, and a general heighted awareness of how goods get from point A to point B. How the stimulus is an extraordinary event creating freight demand.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This article explains everything you need to know about reach trucks vs. forklifts. In it, you'll learn: How reach trucks and forklifts are related. What applications reach trucks and other forklifts are best for. How to drive a reach truck. What Is a Reach Truck? Types of Reach Trucks.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

To become a freight broker for trucking and transportation means to take responsibility for a vital part of the shipping process. How to start a freight brokerage. Getting the top freight broker training books is also important, so you can always refer to them when you’re unsure how to go ahead.

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