In today’s Thursday Feature, we examine the lingering effects of the West Coast port labor problems, which created a logjam at cargo container ports from Seattle to San Diego that some are saying could take months to clean up. Even though the union representing West Coast dockworkers and port owners finally reached a new contract … Read more
A UK-based company has combined a few common sensor technologies to create a new safety system for trucks that can alert drivers when they are in danger of colliding with cyclists and other obstacles. The Bike Hotspot, developed by Sentinel Systems — a family-owned business based in Gloucestershire — features sensors located at the front … Read more
The Australian firm ASCO Group has been hired by BP Amoco to manage a supply base serving four of its offshore oil wells located in the Great Australian Bight. The wells, which are located about 300 kilometers from the South Australia city of Ceduna, will begin receiving supplies from the company when they go online … Read more
Proposed new work rules that would prevent trucking companies from using “coercion” to encourage truckers to drive more hours than legally allowable are being opposed by some shippers. In a brief filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) said the agency’s proposed new rules — which were … Read more
Here’s a special sneak peek at some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: Trucks and bicycles don’t mix. But now a company in the UK has developed new technology that can make ‘smart’ trucks that can see cyclists and avoid cyclists before an accident can occur. The West Coast … Read more
When the 30th annual ProMat materials handling trade show is held March 23 to 26 at Chicago’s McCormick Place South convention Center, it will feature more than 800 exhibitors and is expected to set all-time attendance records. The event is presented by the materials handling trade group MHI. In addition to the exhibit hall, ProMat … Read more
Air Products — a leading industrial gases company based in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania — announced recently that it has partnered with Japan’s Suzuki Shokan Co. to work together on the design, construction and operation of hydrogen fueling stations for Japanese forklifts. The purpose of the pact is to find ways to provide cleaner, more cost-equipment … Read more
Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we travel to upstate New York, where a pair of enterprising sisters have turned what some would see as a symbol of a declining industry and spun it into gold … or at least golden waffles and delicious fluffy pancakes. The town of Greece, located in upstate New York … Read more
Editor’s Note: The following is the latest in a series of periodic articles examining business trends and their effect on industries in the future. By now, most everybody has seen something about three-dimensional printers — a news article, a YouTube video, perhaps even a live demonstration at a trade expo. 3D printers work much the … Read more
Simply upgrading fans inside a grinding mill at a UK cement factory was enough to save the company more than $269,000 per year. The Purfleet Works of Hanson Cement is located on the River Thames in Essex, England, and has the capacity to produce about a million tons per year of Regen, a special type … Read more
