iGPS Selects Transport Executive as New CEO - Sep 22, 2011
Troubled plastic pallet rental firm turns to new CEO to solve its logistics woes. Industry cooperative pool sets up more meetings. IFCO senior managers avoid jail time, plead to lesser charges in illegal alien cases. more...
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Housing Crisis Ignored in Jobs Bill - Sep 16, 2011
President Obama ignores housing woes in latest jobs bill. West Coast log exports soar. Temple-Inland bought by IP. BoilerMACT threatens industry jobs. Produce industry promotes tracking. New forest products coalition formed. more...
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PDS Releases Revolutionary Version 5.0 - Sep 9, 2011
NWPCA develops PDS with unit load capabilities. Proposed trucking regs among most costly. Indiana quaranteed by APHIS. more...
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Center for Unit Load Design Taps New Director - Sep 2, 2011
Dr. Laszlo Horvath named as new director for unit load center and pallet lab. PECO Pallet financiers featured in trade magazine. Top logistics hubs named. Intense thinning needed in western forests. A billion tons of biomass available. more...
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The Pallet Industry Is Shaking and Quaking - Aug 25, 2011
Pallet and lumber industry weather rough economic times, commentary about the changing face of the pallet lumber market. State of emergency declared over downed timber in Wisconsin. Industry cooperative pool meeting scheduled for the Midwest. more...
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CHEP Posts Positive Growth Thanks to Costco - Aug 19, 2011
Brambles to divest Recall, focus exclusively on pooling. Pallet scams continue to plague industry. NWPCA releases pallet handling and sanitation guidelines. Top logistics hubs named. Biomass exemption challenged. Industry cooperative pool meeting scheduled for the Midwest. more...
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NWPCA Releases Pallet Handling and Sanitation Guidelines - Aug 19, 2011
NWPCA develops pallet handling and sanitation guidelines after the drug and food industries raise concerns about possible taint and mold problems. Brambles reorganizes and looks to sell off recall as CHEP extends key customer contracts. Coastal Lumber ceases operations, hopes to reopen after securing financing. Railtie forecast calls for steady demand into 2012. more...
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Walmart Postpones Switch to Corrugate for Produce - Aug 12, 2011
Walmart puts on hold transition to corrugate containers from RPCs. Forest Services offers timber sales relief. International timber demand on the rise. Chines ISPM-15 dispute resolved. Softwood lumber dispute heads to court. more...
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Virginia Tech Pallet Lab Undergoes Staff Transition - Aug 5, 2011
Center for Unit Load Design and Sardo Pallet Lab make staff changes as Va Tech seeks to develop new packaging program. Pallet scams continue to plague industry.Trade group alerts to EU and China dispute over
re-use of certified wood packaging. Weyerhaeuser sells hardwood business unit. Johnson & Johnson releases sustainability goals. Tax relief coming for Missouri sawmills. more...
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Chemical Taint, Mold and Pallet Sanitation Update - Jul 29, 2011
Pallet industry leaders come together to discuss chemical taint and mold issues with drug industry decision makers. Forest road legislation introduced. more...
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