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Reddaway earns two first place awards from Utah Trucking Association

Reddaway representatives attending the recent annual meeting of the Utah Trucking Association (UTA) received two top awards. Reddaway was recognized with a first place award for both Industrial Safety for General Commodities (companies less than...

Holland receives carrier excellence award from BNSF Logistics

Holland is the recipient of the 2012 Carrier Excellence Award in the LTL category by BNSF Logistics LLC. Award recipients were nominated by BNSF operations team members, then critically evaluated across a number of objective measures including:...

AAR reports mixed weekly rail traffic

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported mixed traffic for the week ending June 8, 2013, with total U.S. weekly carloads of 278,249 carloads, down 2.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled...

High fuel prices prompts resurgence in Autogas/CNG Fuel System Class

ACME Alternate Fuel Systems, Inc. is gearing up for ACME School--the most innovative propane/natural gas fuel system & diesel economizer class available. The annual training is scheduled for July 15-17, 2013 in Mankato, Minnesota. Last year’s...

PECO Pallet named a “Green 75 Supply Chain Partner”

PECO Pallet, Inc. was recently named a Green 75 Supply Chain Partner by Inbound Logistics magazine. The company will be profiled in the special “Lean and Green” June issue as one of the top 75 companies in supply chain sustainability....

BTS releases freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
Freight shipments fell 1.2% in April from March

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 1.2 percent in April from March, declining after five consecutive monthly increases, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation...

Standard-Knapp announces flask capabilities for 939S VERSATRON™ case packer

Standard-Knapp announces the availability of a new flask-handling option for its model 939S Versatron™ Case Packer. Thicker lane guides now allow for safe and gentle packing of 100ml, 200ml and 375ml flasks. The new flask handling option...

RFA releases vital information on rail transportation safety

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released the “Guidelines for Hinged and Bolted Manway Assembly” in conjunction with the start of the 2013 Fuel Ethanol Workshop. The publication is a powerful resource for ethanol shippers to ensure...

Watts Equipment headed for another 40 years

In 1967, Virgil Watts was a young entrepreneur with America-sized dreams, a sound business plan and a passionate vision: supply the Golden State’s Central Valley with the best brands and service in the lift truck industry. That ambitious idea...

Gaining market share in a difficult economy

In the B2B world, the relationship between the customer and the vendor, and more specifically, the vendor's sales person, can be of utmost importance. It doesn't take long in the business to understand that if the customer dislikes you, he is rarely...

The untapped revenue stream

How are your new and used equipment margins? In almost all segments of the equipment business, sales appear to be holding steady. Certain market segments (oil/gas related) are literally booming. Farm sales have been excellent, but right now dealers...

Invest in your best
How to retain your top talent

In a challenging economy, providing strong leadership and retaining your top talent is both a strategic and economic necessity. In a time of crisis, when people everywhere are faced with uncertainty, they look to their leaders to provide focus, direction...

Then and now

Do you watch the PBS channels? Out of the 500 or so channels I have available to me I probably spend the most of my TV time on PBS; and the hockey channel during the playoffs. Recent PBS programs on Masterpiece Theatre are programs covering the late...

The TubeRack – A revolution in steel pallet storage rack systems

The Problem When iconic pop singer Carole King wrote and sang the lyrics “I feel the earth move under my feet” she was crooning a love song.   Little did she know how those words would shake up business and industry leaders worldwide,...

Hannibal Industries presents white paper on innovative tuberack system

Hannibal Industries, Inc. announced that is has created a white paper, “TubeRack: A Revolution in Steel Pallet Storage Rack Systems,” on its revolutionary storage system that is stronger and safer than conventional racking systems....

Standard-Knapp announces flask capabilities for 939S VERSATRON™ case packer

Standard-Knapp announces the availability of a new flask-handling option for its model 939S Versatron™ Case Packer. Thicker lane guides now allow for safe and gentle packing of 100ml, 200ml and 375ml flasks. The new flask handling option...

New low profile aluminum portable gantry crane

Air Technical Industries announces the development of a unique, low profile Gantry Crane, with hydraulic cable lift and mobile trolley built right into the double girder boom. Only the hook hangs below the boom for low headroom requirements, lifting...

Moxa introduces industrial-strength data line surge protectors

Moxa announced the new ISD-1000 Series of data line surge protectors engineered to guard data and hardware from harmful transient energies resulting from the "switching" of nearby equipment."We've been hearing from the market that...

Anderson Power Products launches Smart connector

Anderson Power Products® (APP®) announces a new addition to their multipole connector selection with the release of the new SB® Smart connector. The SB Smart is designed to meet the connection needs for high power storage batteries which...

Floor-level lifts can be loaded & unloaded by a hand pallet jack

Ergonomic XZ Series hydraulic floor-level lifts from Presto Lifts Inc. can handle loads of up to 6,000 pounds, are useful in all the usual lift-table applications (assembly, maintenance, palletizing, etc.), and can be easily loaded/unloaded with an...

IDEAL introduces lockout/tagout training program

Up to 10 percent of industrial incidents are related to the failure to lock out equipment during plant maintenance. Proper lockout/tagout (LO/TO) practices safeguard workers from the ever-present danger of electrocution, shock or crushing....

New Megamat RS 180 vertical carousel now available

Kardex Remstar has extended its portfolio for the RS series, the latest generation of the proven vertical carousel, by introducing the new Megamat RS 180. This new model satisfies market demands for tailored solutions. The Megamat RS 180 is particularly...

July 2013 Calendar of Events

Here is the calendar of events for the month of July 2013. July 4 - 7, 2013: Material Handling World EXPO Pragati Maidan | New Delhi, India

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