Trelleborg tires announces a global increase
Trelleborg Wheel Systems has announced that they will be implementing price increases effective May 2024. In a press release to Material Handling Wholesaler, it states starting from May 2024 Trelleborg tires will increase prices globally by up to 5% across all segments. This price adjustment is a result of strong inflation over the last two years, a rise in the cost of raw materials, and higher inbound logistic costs. Specific details...
Rail traffic for the week ending October 7, 2023
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 7, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 499,217 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.0 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending October 7 were 233,768 carloads, up 3.6 percent compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 265,449 containers and...
ProMat 2023 returns as biggest supply chain event in its history
The manufacturing and supply chain community came together in a big way after four years for a record-setting ProMat event, according to show producer MHI. With an overall registration count of 50,924 and 1,051 exhibitors, the event featured 562,700 net square feet of exhibit solutions and over 150 educational sessions encompassing 1.2 million square feet at Chicago’s McCormick Place. This was the largest ProMat event to date for MHI,...
Trade slows at Port of Long Beach
Imports down amid full warehouses, Lunar New Year factory closures Cargo moving through the Port of Long Beach slowed in February due to full warehouses, reduced consumer spending, and the closure of east Asian factories during the Lunar New Year holiday. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 543,675 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, down 31.7% from February 2022, which was the Port’s busiest February on record....
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 26, 2022
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 26, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 504,817 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.2 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending March 26 were 233,555 carloads, up 0.5 percent compared with the same week in 2021, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 271,262 containers...
Trew® Expands Canadian Operations – Trew North
Trew’s Canadian-operations – Trew North – is expanding with the opening of a location near the University of Guelph. Trew North, located in greater Toronto Ontario, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trew, LLC, a North American automated material handling solutions provider for integrators and end-users. The new physical location serves as the Canadian headquarters for client collaboration and automated material handling solutions...
Hy-Tek Holdings Acquires FASCOR and LCS
Hy-Tek Holdings (Hy-Tek) has acquired FASCOR and LCS. Hy-Tek is a material handling automation integrator serving clients in diverse end-markets and applications, including ecommerce, third-party logistics, and parcel. FASCOR is a leading provider of proprietary supply chain execution software solutions. LCS is a systems integrator. Combined, the companies operate as Hy-Tek Material Handling, LLC. The acquisitions were announced by...
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