Dan M In the battle of nerves that has been brewing between House Republicans and the Democratic-majority Senate over an extension of the Highway Trust Fund … the Senate blinked first. In a vote of 81-13, the Senate held their noses and voted to pass the $10.8 billion House-passed Highway Trust Fund bill, which extended funding of … Read more
Students from two Peoria high schools will participate in a national robotics competition thanks to sponsorship from the maker of large-scale dust suppression equipment. Dust Control Technologies, which also happens to be headquartered in Peoria, is footing the bill to send a team composed of 20 students from Notre Dame High School and Quest Charter … Read more
Battery Handling Systems — the manufacturer of battery supplies and accessories for the materials handling industry — has introduced a new line of labels and label kits that can be used to improve safety in the workplace by increasing awareness about potential dangers. BHS, which is based in St. Louis, Missouri, has created the warning … Read more
Two of the world’s largest cargo shipping lines — Maersk and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. — have reached a deal that allows them to share vessels on some of the world’s busiest trade routes for the next decade. The move comes just weeks after government regulators in China nixed a wider alliance that would have … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of what you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: The stakes are high and time was running out for the Highway Transportation Fund bill, but House Republicans and Senate Democrats both had dug in their heels. Which side blinked first? We’ll tell you … Assembly lines … Read more
In a move that some observers say may be a sign that the looming strike by West Coast longshoreman may be avoidable, a consortium of container shipping lines announced that it is moving ahead with a planned rate hike. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement — which includes container lines that move cargo between Asia and West … Read more
The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) will hold its annual trade and industry expo September 21 to 23 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The expo is an important North American intermodal supply chain event where the industry’s leading products and services are showcased and the industry’s issues and challenges are examined. This year’s … Read more
In the US, variety shows rely on singers, dancers and comedians to keep their audiences entertained. In Germany, however, the stars of the show are heavy machinery. In this clip from the German variety program “Wetten Dass?” — which is German for “Wanna bet that …”? — a Liebherr excavator is used to climb an … Read more
The bar code — those 12 tiny black stripes that are now printed on practically every package and are used for everything from pricing to inventory to tracking through the supply chain — celebrated its 40th anniversary last month. On June 26,1974, the first bar code was used to ring up a 10-pack of Wrigleys’ … Read more
Third-party logistics (3PL) showed a 3.2% growth in gross revenues in 2013 compared to a year earlier, according to a report issued earlier this month the consulting firm of Armstrong & Associates. And analysts predicted that growth will be 5.2% for 2014 as the US economy continues to show improvement A third-party logistics provider is … Read more
