Industry News:

BNSF breaks the CapEx bank
 -- Posted: 2/3/2012
Rail sets record with $3.9 billion in planned capital expenditures for 2012.

Most ambitious transport bill in decades draws mixed reaction
 -- Posted: 2/3/2012
Shippers, big truckers applaud proposal to raise truck length, weight limits; railroads, independent truckers vow to fight it.

UPS posts record Q4, full year results
 -- Posted: 2/2/2012
Company cracked $53 billion revenue barrier in 2011 despite uneven global economic climate.

YRC mulls exit from short-haul network
 -- Posted: 2/2/2012
Shippers unlikely to see impact in goods movement.


Receiving
The WMS process begins with receiving the product in the door and capturing the initial inventory information. Receiving may include returns, advance ship notice, receiving unexpected shipments, QC hold items, Cross Dock items, building to pallet or unloading a shuttle from sister warehouse. Warehouse Link prompts the worker to capture all the information required for each item and confirm quantity received. A “license plate” is given and the product is ready for putaway. The information remains attached to the product throughout the entire warehouse process.