When looking at a profit and loss statement, there’s never an entry for how satisfied employees are working for your business. Yet it has a direct effect on every aspect of your operation, from productivity to customer service, from innovation to turnover. Keeping workers happy is something that needs to be among the top priorities … Read more
Fifty years ago, nearly all pallets were made out of wood. Then came plastic pallets, which offered more flexibility and durability. Today, foam pallets are beginning to displace both wood and plastic pallets as the pallet of choice among warehousing and manufacturing operations worldwide. The reason why has to do with the many benefits of … Read more
The Dollar Tree discount store chain has agreed to adhere to a strict set of rules and pay more $825,000 in fines after a federal agency found multiple safety violations at its stores, including blocked emergency exits, obstructed access to exit routes and electrical equipment, and improper material storage. The US Occupational Safety and Health … Read more
After a two-year study, a blue ribbon committee commissioned by Amtrak finally has issued its plan for relieving rail gridlock in the Chicago region. Thanks to its location at the geographic heart of the nation, Chicago has always been a transportation center. But the amount of rail traffic flowing through the area has increased, slowing … Read more
ReachMaster has developed a new type of scissors lift that can operate on rugged surfaces, slopes and other areas that previous were off-limits to these types of equipment.The ReachMaster Scissors lifts on wheels are nothing new. But the ReachMaster Bibilift 26BL is a small scissors lift that is mounted on tracks, like the ones found … Read more
Algoma, Wisconsin — a sleepy town on the shores of Lake Michigan, about a half hour east of Green Bay — is known as one of the premier Midwest destinations for freshwater sports fishing. In fact, at the peak of the summer fishing season, Algoma has so many sports fisherman cleaning their catches of king … Read more
Among the high-tech agricultural equipment featured at this year’s annual farm show held in Decatur, Illinois, this fall included gear that allowed farmers to monitor the quality of their stored grain via their smartphone and a high-powered grain vacuum. Farmers from all over the Midwest and throughout the US gathered in September for the 2015 … Read more
The truck driver shortage has gotten so dire that a trucking company in Utah has installed 100 channels of satellite TV in its fleet of trucks in order to attract new drivers. The trucking industry currently is undergoing an unprecedented shortage in drivers. Some blame the low pay, long hours, and the requirement that truckers … Read more
A cemetery on Long Island was fined more than $123,00 by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month after one of its employees was accidentally buried during a cave-in at a grave he was digging. The incident occurred May 7 at the St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale, New York, about an hour west of … Read more
Just hours before the funding for the nation’s highway and infrastructure was set to expire, President Barack Obama on Friday signed a new five-year, $305 billion transportation bill. The new law calls for the federal government to spend $205 billion on highway projects and $48 billion on transit projects between now and 2020. The money … Read more
