Kaplan Mobray: What Are You Known For?
What are you known for? This is the most important question every leader must ask him or herself. This is what keeps your customers happy and most importantly, loyal. Kaplan […]
Category Archives: Industry Download
A Moment in Time: The Story of Oregon Transfer
Oregon Transfer Co. joined what was then the American Warehousemen’s Association in 1912. The company still serves customers in the Pacific Northwest – and it is still a member of […]
What Does Rail Freight Reform Look Like?
President Barack Obama is expected to sign S. 808, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2015 into law. The STB has never been reauthorized since its inception in […]
New Gross Mass Shipping Container Weight Requirements for 2016
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted new mandatory rules, effective from July 1, 2016, concerning the requirement for shippers to verify the gross mass of a container carrying cargo. […]
Call for Nominations: Leadership Awards & Board of Directors
Board of Directors The IWLA Nominating Committee seeks nominations for new leaders to serve on the IWLA Board. Directors’ terms are three years. Please submit any nomination you have (specifying […]
IWLA Signs PPWO Letter Requesting Abandonment of Proposed Overtime Changes
In June 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed an increase to the overtime exemptions, more than doubling the salary level required to qualify for overtime payments. The increase […]
FAST Act Puts U.S. on the Road Toward Improved Infrastructure
Just when you thought it would never happen, it did. Tomorrow (Dec. 3), Congress will take the final vote on a five-year plan to fund repairs to U.S. infrastructure. The […]
Brief Update on Highway Bill from IWLA Washington Representative
Funding for highway transportation projects expires this Friday, Nov. 20. The U.S. House and Senate conferees appointed to hash out the differences between the chambers’ contrasting highway funding measures had […]
IWLA Canadian Council Fall Conference Brings Voice of Customer to the Surface
It’s all about the customer experience. That was the theme of the IWLA Canadian Council Conference, Oct. 29, held in Vaughan, Ontario. Nearly 80 IWLA members gathered to hear top […]
IWLA Signs Positive Train Control Extension Letter
IWLA urges the U.S. Congress to extend the positive train control rule in the next highway bill to give the railroads a more appropriate timeframe to be in compliance. The […]
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