The potential for synchronous global growth could ignite demand for transportation, leading to higher carrier pricing, a recovery of profitability, and the potential for industry consolidation, according to David Newman, a transportation ...
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The results of Modern’s 6th Annual Salary Survey paint an appealing picture of employment in materials handling, even as young, new talent continues to trickle into the industry. At $95,010, the average base salary is the highest in ...
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America’s Tire has opened its first store in Jackson, Calif. The new location brings the number of America’s Tire stores in California to 135. Seven employees have been hired to staff the Jackson store. The 6,930-square-foot ...
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its top ten list of trucking industry concerns this week. The 2013 survey, which was commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), had a 41 percent increase in ...
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The new hours-of-service rules implemented in the US July 1 have reduced solo driver productivity by 3.1%, and team operations by 4.3%, according to data compiled by Schneider National. The results reflect estimates the ...
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Discount Tire Co. Inc. has opened its first store in Macedonia, Ohio. The company now has 14 stores in Ohio. "Based on the market size and demographics of the area, it was the right time to open a store and serve the residents of the ...
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US-based life insurer MetLife has received regulatory approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to set up a representative office in the country. The company will now concentrate on completing the ...
Greenlines classic boardshorts, a surf apparel company that creates timeless beach fashions for men, women and children sourced from recycled and organic materials, announced more than two dozen new retail locations throughout the United ...
Imagine a world in which kids make all the decisions. Imagine a time that these decisions include nearly every purchase in the child's household... Perhaps this seems hypothetical, a potential future unrealized. Yet kids have that ...
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national milk marketing cooperative, is set to merge with Dairylea Cooperative, in a move to expand its presence across the northeast. Dairylea Cooperative, an agricultural marketing and service company, ...
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Wes Armour, CEO of Armour Transportation Systems, today outlined several trends that are shaping the Canadian transportation industry. He was speaking at the Surface Transportation Summit, hosted by Motortruck Fleet Executive, Canadian ...
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When a tote-carrying iBOT (at left) arrives at a pick station, it tilts forward into an ergonomic-friendly position for the human picker.Many executives running high-throughput distribution centers face a growing logistics challenge - the ...
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Bader inspects organic cotton that he uses in his sleep sets.YUBA CITY, Calif. - In a showroom here filled with certified organic mattresses, each painstakingly produced by a veteran work force, true believer Walt Bader made the case for ...
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With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the ...
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Taylor's Furniture & Appliance will consolidate its two stores here into one early next year, the Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News reported. Owner Scott Taylor told the newspaper, "The days of multiple store locations for independents, other ...
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