Ryder recently announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles surpassed 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, […]
MHI announces the finalists for the 2015 MHI Innovation Award competition. The MHI Innovation Award serves to educate and provide valuable insights on the latest manufacturing and supply chain innovative products and services. This award will be awarded in two categories: […]
End users dealing with manual material handling (MMH) issues across North America’s industrial and manufacturing sectors benefit from the broad range of case studies highlighting ways to reduce injuries associated with MMH. Understanding how others have solved these issues is clearly illustrated […]
Material handling equipment new orders grew 8.1% in 2014 and are forecasted to grow 9% for 2015 and and 7% in 2016, according to the latest Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Forecast (MHEM) released by MHI. “We expect economic fundamentals to […]
Collaborating with supply chain partners on sustainability initiatives can improve outcomes, including financial return and reduce a firm’s environmental footprint, according to a recent report by CDP and Accenture titled Supply Chain Sustainability Revealed: A Country Comparison. The company responses […]
ProMat 2015 attendees are registering in record numbers for the event to be held March 23-25 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. When attendees register, they are asked to answer a variety of demographic questions indicating their industry, product interest, buying authority […]