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Daifuku releases update to Robotic De-Layering and Singulation System

June 5, 2025 · Daifuku released an update to its Robotic De-Layering and Singulation System (RDS) to further enhance efficiency and effectiveness of robotics in materials handling.

Norfolk Southern rolls out six-point plan focused on safety operations

March 6, 2023 · Atlanta-based Class I railroad carrier Norfolk Southern (NS) rolled out a six-point plan to “immediately enhance the safety of its operations.” The company said that this plan is based on preliminary findings made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) after an NS train derailed…

New app aims to help drivers with sleep apnea stay safe behind the wheel

November 28, 2022 · Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a respiratory disorder characterized by a reduction or cessation of breathing during sleep, affects as many as half of the nation’s 3.5 million long-haul truck drivers. But it’s a problem that potentially affects all highway users. That’s because those drivers…

Supplier Classification: A Differentiator in the Modern Supply Chain Landscape

November 17, 2022 · Clearly, not all suppliers in a network command the same level of spend, and hence every supplier represents a different level of value to the buyer.

Speed limiter debate starts anew with new bill controlling heavy trucks

June 8, 2021 · The latest issue in trucking is actually a renewal of a 15-year-plus battle against truckers who go too fast. It pits safety advocates and large trucking interests on one side against owner-operators, who would be pinched financially because they are paid by the mile.

Bipartisan Motor Carrier Safety Selection Act makes a case for needed upgrades

May 25, 2021 · A piece of bipartisan legislation introduced in the United States House of Representatives earlier this month by Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) focuses on augmenting road safety through a requirement by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enact a Safety…

Supply Chain 2030: Evolving Challenges & Solutions

April 9, 2021 · The writing is on the wall – a revolution is on the horizon.

New technology offering from Convoy has a sharp focus on safety

June 24, 2020 · With an eye on establishing the safest carrier network possible for its shipper customers, Seattle-based digital freight network Convoy said today it has introduced a new predictive crash model that takes a multi-tiered approach through machine learning and automation, in an effort to qualify…

‘Nuclear’ accidents send truck insurance rates soaring and carriers scrambling

January 17, 2020 · Insurance rates for trucking fleets are soaring, sending trucking executives scrambling for coverage even for some of the safest fleets in the land. The reason, according to top trucking executives and transportation attorneys, is the rise in so-called “nuclear settlements” either awarded by…

Two-year delay in entry level driving training rule ‘concerns’ trucking industry

December 27, 2019 · The trucking industry has waited at least three years for the federal government to issue standardized rules for entry-level training for truck drivers. Now it appears the industry will have to wait a couple more years for those rules to be issued.

Just Released: Understanding Hazmat Transportation Management

October 2, 2018 · The rules and regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) are complex.

Is Every RCRA Waste a DOT Hazardous Material?

August 28, 2018 · When you work in EHS, you learn fast that similar words and phrases often have distinct meanings and that understanding these meanings is crucial to staying in compliance.

Nobody thinks about cargo insurance. Until a million dollars goes up in smoke.

May 9, 2018 · Learn how in just one month this oil and pipeline construction cargo insurance policy saved them from a catastrophic million-dollar loss.

Making the Shipping & Logistics Industry Smarter

May 23, 2017 · Taking advantage of a scalable Internet of Things architecture, Honeywell’s Connected Freight solution featuring Intel's Connected Logistics Platform consists of cost-effective sensors that can be attached to packages or individual assets.

Slow down! Feds want to put limiters on newly manufactured heavy trucks

August 29, 2016 · Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx announced last week that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) want to propose equipping heavy-duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on U.S. roadways.