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The latest information on loading dock equipment and technologies including overhead doors, lifts, levelers and restraints for the materials handling professional.


Maglio Companies implements high-speed, roll-up doors
The doors save the company $2,000 to $3,000 in energy and downtime costs annually.

Why Isn’t Your Loading Dock Connected to Your Supply Chain?
Brett Lindstrom and Jeff Schulze of Systems, LLC, discuss streamlining the supply chain through better loading dock connectivity and efficiency.

Loadsmart provides instant truckload spot quotes in Kuebix
SMBs have access to competitive spot rates when they don't have the volume to set up contract rates. For carriers, spot opportunities help to balance lanes, offset empty miles and reposition assets.

Loadsmart partners with Opendock for integrated dock scheduling
The API-enabled integration of Loadsmart's digital freight platform and Smart Scheduling technology, with Opendock’s dock management software, enables shippers to simplify and accelerate the scheduling process by identifying and booking the best possible appointment with minimal human intervention.

FourKites acquires TrackX yard solutions
FourKites, the market-leading supply chain visibility platform, today announced that it is acquiring TrackX Holdings's yard management solutions in order to create Dynamic Yard, a new supply chain visibility solution that extends real-time visibility into the yard.

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Protecting the World’s Food Supply, One Loading Dock at a Time
By providing high levels of visibility into dock activities, Serco 4SIGHT Connect helps shippers of food, beverages, and other perishables solve their most pressing pain points at the dock.

Making the Case for Streamlining Your Dock Operations
How all-in-one digital master control panels take the guesswork out of running a safe, streamlined, efficient warehouse or DC dock.

Loading Dock Analytics Through IoT
It's time to close the information gap between loading docks and facility operations.

Automation Drives the Next Generation of 3PL Fulfillment
This paper will explore the 3PL landscape in the distribution and fulfillment sector and discuss the range of automation technologies available to help address mounting market challenges and demanding contract SLAs.

Logistyx president Ken Fleming to speak at Gartner conference
Session topics include strategies to adapt to shifts in the supply chain industry and identify areas for improved shipping processes.

Rite-Hite’s dock safety system now an aftermarket retrofit
Key components of the Rite-Vu Hazard Recognition System from Rite-Hite Products Corp. (Booth S1612a) are now offered as an aftermarket retrofit—or as stand-alone equipment—for any loading dock.

Equipment Report: Dock equipment’s moment in the sun
New tools and concepts are transforming the once-neglected dock into a data-driven, process-oriented, much safer place.

Nice enters the Canadian market, acquires Micanan
Micanan has offered garage door automation systems for commercial and industrial applications since 1999.

Kinedyne announces the passing of Paul Wolford
Kinedyne’s Wolford was widely known and highly regarded by OEMs, fleets and many others in the commercial vehicle industry.

PS Doors is now PS Industries
As the company has evolved from being a manufacturer of high-quality industrial doors to one that also produces safety/fall-protection products and flood barriers, they are changing their name to reflect their breadth of product offerings.

Kinedyne celebrates 50th anniversary
Special 50th-anniversary observances have been held at all corporate locations and at Kinedyne’s annual sales and operations management conference held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Beacon Dock Levelers are Made to fit New and Existing Loading Docks
Pit Dock Levelers and Edge of Docks are designed to adjust for height differences between loading docks and truck beds

Hydraulic side-lift technology increases worker productivity
The technology is becoming popular in the food industry.

Loading dock best practices make their mark
Usage, safety and maintenance are the power triangle when it comes to maximizing dock area safety and throughput while lowering operating costs.

Other Voices: Steps to becoming a preferred warehouse shipper
Open communication with your warehouse and its needs will build relationships and efficiency while bringing you closer to becoming a preferred shipper.


May 2024 Modern Materials Handling

A complete modernization of the sortation and conveyance at Boscov’s DC, along with updated software and a new order processing area, have transformed the ability of the department store chain’s DC to move more cartons in less time, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.

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