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Ken Lendermon: Dec 1, 2023 10:21:31 AM
When you buy milk, do you ever dig past the first few on the shelf to pick one with a later expiration date? This trick works because grocery stores use a FIFO food storage system when stocking their shelves. They put the milk that comes in first at...
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Ken Lendermon: Nov 21, 2023 2:31:41 PM
The trouble with a lot of storage is the assumption that everything fits into a carton or onto a pallet. So if you’re trying to store anything bigger...
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John Wofford: Nov 10, 2023 7:15:00 AM
Quick quiz: when a truck pulls into your loading dock, who is responsible for correctly securing the vehicle? The truck driver or your employees? If...
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Ken Lendermon: Nov 6, 2023 11:22:39 AM
If you ever played with blocks as a kid, you know that sometimes all it took was a little bump to knock the whole tower over. The same is true of...
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John Wofford: Oct 20, 2023 11:21:31 AM
A door is sometimes a barrier, but your loading dock door should never be a barrier to your business. Loading bay doors do much more than just move...
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John Wofford: Oct 6, 2023 1:05:11 PM
If you’re in the landscaping or construction industries, you know there is more to material handling than just moving pallets in a warehouse. When...
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Ken Lendermon: Sep 18, 2023 9:32:50 AM
Today's warehouse management can feel like high-stakes Tetris. Each square foot of space must be optimized to avoid revenue loss. If that wasn't...
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Steve Jones: Sep 6, 2023 1:30:00 PM
Yard trucks, also known as yard jockeys, spotter trucks and terminal tractors, are designed to move trailers and cargo containers. These trucks are...
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John Wofford: Aug 31, 2023 1:12:33 PM
Over 1.5 million new homes are built in the United States every year. Of those, 92% are wood-framed. On average, a wood-framed home in the US uses...
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John Wofford: Aug 18, 2023 11:54:00 AM
As you probably guessed, the title of this post is a rhetorical question. Roughly 99 times out of 100, the total cost to fix something is higher than...
