April 2021 Logistics Manager’s Index Report®
Growth is INCREASING AT AN INCREASING RATE for Inventory Levels, Inventory Costs, Warehousing Prices, Transportation Capacity, Transportation Utilization, and Transportation…
Alta Equipment Group Inc. reports First Quarter 2021 financial results
First Quarter Financial Highlights: Net revenues increased 48.9% year over year to $268.8 million Construction and Material Handling revenue of…
Provincial Lift Truck acquired by Leavitt Machinery
Provincial Lift Truck Inc. has been acquired by Leavitt Machinery based in Surrey, British Columbia. Founded by Chris Glaubitz in…
Pintsch Bubenzer to present at AIST Crane Symposium
Pintsch Bubenzer USA will again deliver a presentation to the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Crane Symposium. The…
The 2021 Forklift Safety Day will again be virtual
The National Forklift Safety Day (NFSD) sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association will again be virtual on Tuesday, June 8th.…
PLASTICS releases statement on Canadian Government’s “Toxic” label
The Canadian government continued its push this week to label plastic a “toxic” material, publishing an order-in-council in the Canada Gazette Part…
Labeling issues cost manufacturers worldwide more than $1.31 million each year from production line shutdowns
US manufacturers lose more than $1.17M each year on average US manufacturers on average incur losses of around $1,174,000 per year…
U.S. Rail Traffic for the week ending May 8, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 8, 2021. For this…
Port of Long Beach scores another record in April
Demand-driven by online spending, retailers restocking shelves An ongoing cargo boom largely driven by online purchases lifted the Port of…
KION Group CEO Riske: ‘We are now better positioned than ever.’
KION Group CEO Riske: “We are now better positioned than ever.” KION Group proves its resilience in 2020 Recently published…
MHI brings Industry together for ProMatDX
ProMatDX brought the manufacturing and supply chain industry together April 12 -16, with over 17,000 attendees learning, engaging, and discovering…
Alta Equipment Company changes division name on June 1st
The Alta Industrial Group is officially migrating our various businesses in the Materials Handling industry into Alta Material Handling Starting…
Cimcorp opens new Service Center in Germany to accommodate rapidly expanding client base
The Willich office will provide customer support and increase the intralogistics automation company’s presence in continental Europe Cimcorp, a manufacturer…
Nano One enters into a Co-Development Agreement with Niobium Producer CBMM
Nano One to co-develop niobium coated battery cathode materials with CBMM. CBMM is the global leader in the production and…
Women In Trucking Association announces 2021 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award finalists
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced three finalists for the 2021 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award (DWLA). Sponsored…
Myers Industries Reports 2021 First Quarter results with 21% organic sales increase
Sales increased 21% on an organic basis, 43% including Elkhart acquisition Myers Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of polymer products and…
Yellow Company, YRC Freight, named 2020 Carrier of the Year by Walmart Transportation
Yellow Corporation for the third year in a row, Walmart Transportation has awarded Yellow company, YRC Freight, the 2020 Carrier…
Yellow Corporation reports First Quarter 2021 results
Yellow Corporation has reported the results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Operating revenue was $1.198 billion and…
U.S. Rail Traffic for April and the week ending May 1, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 1, 2021, as well…
Toyota Material Handling surpasses new milestone: 750,000 forklifts manufactured in North America
Toyota Material Handling celebrates 750,000th forklift to roll off the company’s North American production line Toyota Material Handling (TMH) has…
Herc Rentals reports increased revenues for first quarter ’21
Total revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were $453.8 compared to $436.2 million for Q120, a 4-percent hike Herc…
KION Group with a strong start into 2021
KION Group with a strong start into 2021 – Order intake increases by 26.2 percent to €2.626 billion – At…
JLG Supports OSHA’s National Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction efforts
The eighth annual event takes place the week of May 3-7, 2021 JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and…
United Rentals first quarter ’21 total revenue drops
United Rentals reported total revenues of $2,057 million in the first quarter of 2021 compared to $2,125 million in the…
U.S. Rail Traffic for the week ending April 24, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 24, 2021. For this…
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