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Creativity: Turn People Loose With High-Tech Tools
Everyone who’s anyone in America’s vast distribution network has computer-based information and communication systems. These days you can’t do business without them. But in the words of one major player, “It’s not what you use but how you use it.â€
October 20, 1998Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Britain to Experiment With Truck-Only Lanes
The British Highways Agency has completed a feasibility study on dedicated, truck-only lanes on the island nation’s congested motorway system, and is now testing the idea.
October 20, 1998Current Market, Stock Buybacks Go Together
Publicly owned transportation and logistics companies are taking advantage of the current stock market downturn to repurchase their stock at bargain prices.
October 20, 1998Too Little? Too Late!
Congress was finally closing in on a $500 billion budget agreement as Transport Topics went to press late last week. And it’s about time.
October 20, 1998Illinois CDL Probe Deepens
A federal investigation into the bribery scandal involving Chicago-area licensing facilities is spreading.
October 20, 1998State Ergonomics Rules Could Spur U.S. Action
Many industries, including trucking, have been telling the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for years that there’s too little scientific data to write an effective ergonomics stan
October 19, 1998Congress Wraps Budget Bill
Congress agreed to a $500 billion budget package Oct.
October 19, 1998Cross-Docking: Just Another Form of JIT
If you can deal with the just-in-time deliveries that feed America’s manufacturing plants, you’re ready for cross-docking.
October 19, 1998Pony Express Delivery Adds Western Courier
TEST Pony Express Delivery Services, Atlanta, expanded its business to seven states in the West and Southwest with the purchase of Courier Express of Los Angeles.
October 19, 1998Landstar Quits ATA Over Dues Dispute
Landstar System has dropped its membership in American Trucking Associations, becoming the first major company to leave the trade association since the launching of the sweeping restructuring of ATA.
October 19, 1998