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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. This type of cargo is transported by utilizing specialized vessels, train wagons, trucks or aircrafts.

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A Complete Guide to Shipping Hazardous Materials

Blue Grace Logistics

This term applies to things like hazardous substances and wastes, marine pollutants, and elevated-temperature material. Class 9 – Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods: Including things like environmentally hazardous substances, elevated temperature material, hazardous wastes, and marine pollutants. These are critical to safe passage.

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40 Years, 40 Songs: The Definitive Transportation Playlist

Dedola Global Logistics

With an average surface temperature around -67°F, Sir Elton certainly offers some sound advice. We can thank the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for Johnny Cash hearing the train a comin’ in “Folsom Prison Blues” before he meets that poor man in Reno. In fact it’s cold as hell.” Time to hit the road.

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3PL Industry Trends and a Forthcoming Identity Crisis

Logistics Bureau

Those who think trucks, trains, ships and planes define the 3PL market may be in for a surprise. As a general definition, a 3PL helps a company to get its offering, conceived in place A, into the hands of its customers in place B. The first thing for any 3PL to do is to understand the nature of its market and the need it meets.

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The Industrial Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics: Where Are We & Where Are We Going?

GlobalTranz

You have probably heard about the IoT in the famous GE commercials, such as the “Talking Train and Car,” as depicted on Engineering.com, but you might not have thought about how your organization may already be involved with the IoT. Where Do We Stand Today? Warehouse Management.

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Technology + LTL Shipments = “Best in Class” Shipper Status

GlobalTranz

For example, key performance indicators may show live temperatures of climate-controlled LTL shipments, the current routes being used, and when a truck will arrive at a given distribution center. Additionally, they may be used to identify areas of needed training and changes in staff workload ratios.

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The Fundamentals of Workforce Productivity in Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Lighting and temperature : Studies have clearly shown that employees are more productive under comfortable lighting conditions. Engage, Communicate and Train. Given a clean, safe, well-lit environment, maintained at a comfortable temperature and with housekeeping properly taken care of, a workforce will be naturally more productive.