Material Handling & Logistics News
Equipment Leasing: New Business Up 22 Percent
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $628 billion equipment finance sector, showed overall new business volume for February was $5.0 billion, up 22 percent from volume of $4.1 billion in the same period in 2011. ...
Coke Finds that Things Go Better with Asset Intelligence
Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated (CCBCC) has found significant cost savings and returns resulting from its adoption of a trailer and asset intelligence solution....
NASSTRAC Intervenes in Hours of Service Court Appeal
NASSTRAC (the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council) intervened in the court appeal brought by Public Citizen and other interests as to the most recent hours of service decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. ...
New OSHA Chemical Labeling Standards Coming
New OSHA changes for chemical labeling will incorporate several key elements of the United Nation’s Globally Harmonized System of Chemical Labeling (GHS) into the agency’s own Hazard Communication Standards (HCS). ...
Material Handling & Logistics Features
Andel and Handling Blog
Manufacturing: The Case for Self Disruption
Dave Burns is announcing his intention to blow up the traditional concept of analog manufacturing and get companies to go digital.
Logistically Speaking
Flying the Friendly Highways and Driving the Friendly Skies
It’s not exactly what George Jetson and his futuristic family were familiar with, but a new vehicle, the Transition Street-Legal Airplane, has had what its developer, Terrafugia Inc., says was a successful first flight.
Products
Foam Packaging Designed for Environment
Sealed Air’s Ethafoam MRC (maximum recycled content), Ethafoam HRC (high recycled content) and Stratocell RC (recycled content) meet market needs for product protection and protect the environment as well. ...
Fit Workstation to Workers
Lista International Corporation offers the Align Adjustable Height Workstation, which can be easily adjusted to accommodate the worker with the appropriate worksurface height. ...
Omnidirectional Handheld Scanners
Intermec’s SG20 family of handheld scanners features fast 2D imaging technology for highly responsive omnidirectional scanning. ...
Foldable Stainless Steel Floor Crane
The David Round Company’s Ruger Industries Division offers foldable stainless steel floor cranes. The portable cranes retract into a compact size when not in use, to save space in storage. ...
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