Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we travel to exotic Singapore, where the lessons gleaned from a forklift accident can help protect drivers and pedestrians here in the US. Singapore, the Southeast Asian island city-state located just south of Malaysia, has a reputation for being strict and conservative. Something as innocent as chewing gum or … Read more
The average age of of material handling system is 15.3 years old, and these aging tools can have a negative impact on a business’s overall productivity, according to a new study released this month by a North Carolina material handling consulting group. Tomkins International surveyed dozens of retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and third-party logistics firms about the … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: Many businesses are using their material handling equipment long past its expiration date. While they may think they’re saving money, they could actually be costing themselves more in repairs, maintenance and inefficiencies. Singapore has a reputation … Read more
The US Department of Transportation has launched what may be a “Hail Mary pass” to extend the Highway Trust Fund by reintroducing a new version of the same transportation bill that failed to get passed last year. The HTF will expire at the end of next month if no action is taken. It was extended … Read more
The Reusable Packaging Association last week issued new guidelines for use of reusable plastic containers, which are becoming an increasingly popular way to transport fresh and perishable products in the supply chain. The voluntary guidelines encompass the washing, handling, storing, packing, displaying and collecting of plastic containers in the supply chain, as well as defining … Read more
Although it is still five months away, the excitement for Pack Expo Las Vegas 2015 is already building as the packaging industry prepares for what is expected to be the biggest trade show of the year. When Pack Expo Las Vegas 2015 is held September 28 to 30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, it … Read more
Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we travel to a courtroom in Santa Barbara County, California, where the impact of a forklift crash are still being felt by its victims and their families. Adolo Pozos Sr. stood in a California courtroom last Thursday. A few feet away sat the man who killed his wife and … Read more
Charging that the Union Pacific Railroad nurtures a “culture of retaliation” against its workers, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration slapped the railroad with $350,000 in damages in connection with a worker who was disciplined ror reporting a workplace injury. The incident occurred Dec. 22, 2013, at the Union Pacific’s yard in North Platte, … Read more
In 1915, Daigoro Yusakawa founded a company that made equipment used by coal miners. Today, 100 years later, that company has grown into one of the biggest and most successful robotics firms in the world. Yaskawa Electric Corporation now has more than 14,000 employees in 28 countries and annul sales of about $3 billion. The … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: If you’ve ever used the Uber app, you know how easy it is to let somebody else drive you in their car to where you need to be. But now a California company is applying that … Read more
