Linking Logistics

Linking Logistics | A Logistics Blog by Land-Link Traffic Systems

PierPass Free-Flow Program Speeds Cargo Through LA & Long Beach Ports
Sep 29, 2014 2:35:00 AM

PierPass Inc. Thursday launched the Free-Flow Program, testing a new cargo handling process expected to significantly re...

Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Sep 22, 2014 3:14:00 AM

HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical,...

Court Rules Fed Ex Ground drivers are not Independent Contractors
Sep 12, 2014 7:15:00 AM

The ninth circuit appeals court judge in Oakland CA has ruled some 2300 Fed Ex Ground workers from 2000 to 2007 were "mi...

5 Reasons to hire a 3PL
Aug 26, 2014 5:35:00 AM

Vast Network of Resources 3PLs have a vast network of resources available that allow each step in the supply chain to be...

Cargo theft summary for 2013
Aug 12, 2014 7:59:00 AM

The transportation industry faces huge challenges in measuring the economic effects of cargo theft. The illustration bel...

4.3 Billion Investment in the Ports of NY & NJ
Jul 29, 2014 12:47:00 AM

With the significant expansion of its ExpressRail system and enhanced inland connections, The Port Authority of New York...

Fed Ex and UPS instituting dimensional weight pricing for ground packages
Jul 22, 2014 7:51:00 AM

Fed Ex and Ups announced it will institute Dimensional weight pricing on all ground packages by the end of 2014. Current...

West Coast Truck Driver on Strike
Jul 15, 2014 2:41:00 AM

More than 100 drivers who haul goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and their supporters protested three H...

Questionable Standards for NY & NJ Bridge Inspections
Jun 13, 2014 3:40:00 AM

A state audit has shown the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey waited more than a year to conduct 47 inspections ...

New Century Transport Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Jun 13, 2014 3:40:00 AM

New Century Transportation, Inc., a trucking company in Westampton, told its nearly 1,500 workers Monday the business ha...