Logistics Articles

Heavy transport refers to moving heavy material from place to another. Material movers are the people who perform such transportation. These heavy transport workers need special training if they are to work with chemicals, toxic material or specialized machinery. Physical training is required where extreme physical exertion is required.

The forklift is one of the most powerful pieces of business equipment, and this article focuses on the versatility of this machine.

An overview of pallet design and use. Pallets are a small, but vital cog in the supply system that transports goods around the country. Most pallets are thrown away after a single use. Companies considering longer life pallets need to be aware of all the options.

A GPS system can be used to work out exacrtly where your trucks, or other vehicles are. It can give voice directions to your drivers, saving time on deliveries. The same box can be interfaced with the engine management computer so that once your vehicle moves outof a predefined area, the engine power drops, and continues to drop the further the vehicle moves from your operations area.

A brief history of shipping containers and an overview of some of the impact they have had on transport and logistics.

A modern warehouse is so much more than an empty shell where boxes are kept. In most cases young companies are better off contracting out their warehousing. It avoids large capital costs. As the company's product line develops, warehousing needs will change.

Today, when needed, large amounts of freight can be transported in as little as a few hours. That truly is a long ways off from the time our parents had to wait months and months for their deliveries.