Walmart has stated recently that it will decrease products on the shelves that are based around non-renewable energy. For example they will cut back on basic detergents, focusing more on high concentration soaps.
This is a great step towards saving money and taking care of mother nature by reducing warehousing needs, storage costs and shelving the products.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Freight Trail Derailed!!!
In Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday the 26th, a 27 car freight train derailed. 16 of the cars had been overturned and were carrying soybean product. No one was reported injured according to the railroad spokesman.
The tracks around the area were also destroyed, making this stretch of track inoperable until repairs can be made.
Story reported in Forbes.
The tracks around the area were also destroyed, making this stretch of track inoperable until repairs can be made.
Story reported in Forbes.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Volumes on the Rise
Freight traffic volumes have been on the rise at a rate of 2.2% since 96. This increase has created stand still traffic during peak travel and demand times.
The DOT just announced aid to at least 5 metro cities that will help begin the process of relieving congestion on roads due to freight transportation.
One such solution may involve moving delivery times to off-peak hours. This change could have many side effects. Shipments could miss cut off points, delivery receivers would have to have someone available for delivery and some businesses just can't afford to change times like the restaurant business.
Logistics services will have to take a good look at how all these changes will impact business.
The DOT just announced aid to at least 5 metro cities that will help begin the process of relieving congestion on roads due to freight transportation.
One such solution may involve moving delivery times to off-peak hours. This change could have many side effects. Shipments could miss cut off points, delivery receivers would have to have someone available for delivery and some businesses just can't afford to change times like the restaurant business.
Logistics services will have to take a good look at how all these changes will impact business.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Shipping Scam, hits the Pentagon Hard
It has been discovered recently that a pair of sisters / owners of C&D Distributors of Lexington, South Carolina had been scamming the Pentagon by sending small parts via high priority to U.S. Military bases in Iraq. The shipping on these .19 to 1.30 parts was coming out to sometimes over $500,000 dollars which was sent to C&D to cover the costs of shipping, when in reality the shipping was rarely over $100 dollars the report states.
What a loop hole in Pentagon's automated shipping where a couple of people can scam 20 million in funds, and what type of people would actually do this?
The two sisters have been caught and put behind bars, potentially serving the rest of time there.
This story was posted by www.bloomberg.com.
What a loop hole in Pentagon's automated shipping where a couple of people can scam 20 million in funds, and what type of people would actually do this?
The two sisters have been caught and put behind bars, potentially serving the rest of time there.
This story was posted by www.bloomberg.com.
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