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Shippers looking to crack down on cargo theft are enlisting the aid of high-tech devices. But there's more to it than simply tucking a covert wireless tracker into a shipment.
In June, the Virginia Port Authority fielded a team of volunteers for the 20th annual Clean the Bay Day, an event that aims to clean up Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Kinedyne Corp. has road tested its cargo straps, slings, and other tie-down products in some of the most extreme conditions truckers are likely to meet.
There's not much logistics managers in the food industry can do about rising fuel costs. But there still may be some things managers can do to make those networks even more efficient.
With prices at the pump rising by the day, distribution professionals are constantly on the lookout for fresh new ways to cut transportation costs. But they might do better to look back to the past.
For our 2008 Rainmakers, success is about more than fame and fortune. It's also about making contributions to the logistics field and advancing the profession.
Energy, raw material, labor, and insurance costs are skyrocketing. Competition is cutthroat. Shippers demand more for less. And there's the ever-present specter of further government regulation. What's a less-than-truckload carrier to do?
We all realize that the world's supply of fossil fuels is finite and that we must wean ourselves off those fuels. But it will take time to kick the habit.
Nearly everyone agrees that we have to do something about the nation's aging and inadequate surface transportation infrastructure. But the consensus ends there.