Topic: Equipment

As Texas and Louisiana start to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Delta, ALAN is gearing up to provide support – and hoping that members of the logistics community will be just as willing to help with the 25th named storm of the season as they were with the first.

A fleet of five AGVs links the production line with finished goods storage.

A leading auto parts manufacturer turned to AGVs using next-generation navigation and control technologies to automate lineside delivery and pickup. The result: A 73% reduction in materials handling resources and a two-year ROI.

Modern’s latest reader survey shows just how critical pallets are to the modern warehouse and distribution center.

As lithium-ion batteries continue to grow in popularity, lead-acid battery manufacturers are now offering thin plate pure lead batteries (TTPL) in response, an offspring of the absorbed glass mat (AGM) technology, as an alternative.

GDP growth for 2020 is forecast between -3.8 and -4.8 percent, according to the Q4 update to the 2020 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.

With the addition of the PDQ “Super D” pallet and containment drum pallet, this new product line helps complement the returnable offering in the Perfect Pallet family of pallets.

The Clear Stream program is launching as part of the 50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders initiative, which SSI Schaefer has been selected as the only global material handling company to participate.

Reusable IoT pallet supplier expands network to serve increased demand for hygienic pallets

August new business volume down 24% year-over-year, 23% month-to-month, and 4% year-to-date

Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 56.5, an increase from the August index of 48.4.

While you may not think of Modern Materials Handling as a startup, it was exactly that 75 years ago. Here are some of the highlights in the life of the industry and the magazine that has been chronicling what happens inside the four walls for the past 75 years.

There’s no time quite like peak, regardless of how long it lasts. Upfront maintenance planning is essential to making it through with as little downtime as possible. And so is ownership of the challenge by your tech teams to keep all equipment—from lift trucks to automated systems—humming when the orders never seem to stop.

Your life at home and the office is highly digital already. Maintenance is rapidly getting to the same point. It starts with training and extends all the way to well-maintained equipment. Don’t miss the turn.

Modern was able to sit down with John M. Hill to discuss the industry and other matters.

It’s no small feat to protect sandwiches, snacks and other single-serving food items on their way to a store. But it’s an even better story when the mini plastic containers providing the protection are part of a sustainable, circular supply chain.

Brett Lindstrom and Jeff Schulze of Systems, LLC, discuss streamlining the supply chain through better loading dock connectivity and efficiency.

In addition to working closely with the non-profit and emergency response community, ALAN is monitoring the real-time path and supply chain impacts of the storm

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index also showed volume was up 3% month-to-month from $8.9 billion in June.

Pack Expo Connects (Nov. 9-13) will replace the in-person event that was scheduled in Chicago,