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FMC’s Carl Bentzel Worries Port Congestion May Impact Peak Shipping Season
With the increasing number of cargo ships on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts waiting to be unloaded nearing 150, Federal Maritime Commission member Carl Bentzel believes the upcoming peak season for retailers could be…
Beckhoff Boosts XTS Movers’ Capabilities with No Cable Technology
Beckhoff is taking the next step in mechatronics flexibility with No Cable Technology (NCT), a major extension of its proven eXtended Transport System (XTS). NCT provides contactless power supply and synchronous real-time…
855 Cummins
I got a 855 cummin been trying to figure out if it a big cam 4 or is a small cam? Was told by someone just looking at the motor from a glance that it’s a small cam. But from what I understand a small cam was built before the…
Nevada Infrastructure Summit Planned as State Gets Funding for Inland Port
Recently awarded $25 million in federal funds for an inland port project, Nevada officials are planning the state’s first Infrastructure Summit slated for Sept. 30 in Las Vegas.Ryan McInerney, director of communications and…
NFI automates truck unloading with Boston Dynamics Stretch robot in $10 million deal
Third party logistics provider (3PL) NFI Industries will deploy a truck-unloading robot made by Boston Dynamics next year in a $10 million pilot program at its Savannah, Georgia, warehouse, the companies said today. The move…
3 questions to ask before buying an electric truck
You’ve decided to buy the first 100% electric truck for your transportation business. You want to do your part in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and see evermore models released to the market. But you may not know…
Bosch Invests Over $200 Million for Fuel Cell Stack Production Expansion
Photo: Martin Stollberg Bosch is producing fuel cell stacks in its Anderson, S.C. facility as part of a more than $200 million investment expected to create at least 350 new jobs by the start of production in 2026. The fuel…
GM Venture Starts Building Battery Cells
DETROIT — General Motors said Aug. 31 that a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get federal tax credits.The joint-venture plant near Warren, Ohio, is…
Historic Tennessean Travel Stop Rebuilds Bigger & Better – Fleet Management
A rendering showcases the design of the new Tennessean Travel Stop, a project being built to replace the popular former travel facility that was destroyed in a fire last year.Photo: The Tennessean Travel…
CSCOs say generation gap is leading cause of warehouse labor shortages
Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) expect industry labor shortages to persist, driven largely by generational differences in employment preferences, according to a survey from logistics technology vendor Berkshire Grey,…
