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5 days ago |
supplychainconnect.com | Bridget McCrea
Download this article in PDF format. The time when truck drivers can kick back and read a newspaper while their tractor trailers safely navigate traffic and traverse the nation’s highways may be closer than we first thought. In fact, some of the autonomous trucking sector’s larger players have made major announcements in the last year, leading some industry analysts to start projecting widespread adoption of this technology within the next decade.
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1 week ago |
mmh.com | Bridget McCrea
Home to a large quantity of heavy, densely packed goods, warehouses and DCs are especially vulnerable to damage during earthquakes. Seismic activity can seriously damage inventory, injure employees, disrupt operations and require costly repairs. Where California has always been seen as a high-risk area, the reality is that other states (including Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Washington) also harbor a high earthquake risk.
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1 week ago |
mmh.com | Bridget McCrea
Moving dangerous goods is a constant balance between necessity and risk. Yes, the goods have to get to their destination, but risks are also involved—the kind of risks that don’t generally exist with non-hazardous goods. Volatile chemicals can catch fire, lithium-ion batteries can explode, radioactive materials can leak, and containers of compressed gases can rupture.
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1 week ago |
supplychainconnect.com | Bridget McCrea
Download this article in PDF format. Driven by sentimental value, concerns over data security and/or uncertainty over proper disposal methods, U.S. consumers are holding onto their electronic devices even as they invest in the latest-and-greatest tech tools. The mountain of discarded devices (aka “e-waste”)—from smartphones and laptops to refrigerators and televisions—is growing at an alarming rate, outpacing the world’s capacity to manage it responsibly.
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1 week ago |
logisticsmgmt.com | Bridget McCrea
Classifying less-than-truckload (LTL) cargo has never been easy. So many variables go into these mixed loads that determining the correct National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®) code—and ultimately, the accurate shipping cost—is like navigating a complex puzzle for every single shipment. Factors like the density, dimensions, stowability, handling, and liability of each item in those shipments further complicate the classification process.
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