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Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves Day one of temperature controlled freight. What are the top 3 things brokers need to know when starting to work with temperature controlled freight? What are the main factors that control temperature in a shipment and how do you teach brokers to accommodate those temperature fluctuations? What type of temperature controlled freight is the most challenging to move well? Grocery. Medical, flowers, frozen food. What are the makings of a good temperature controlled freight customer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Freight volumes hold above 10,000 index points Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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John will discuss ‘3 Key Investment Areas to Improve Warehouse Safety Program’ John, can you tell us about yourself and Kenco Group? Kenco is a top-ranked 3PL company in the United States. John will briefly discuss his role at Kenco. How have the last few years impacted warehouse safety for workers? The past several years introduced a bevy of unique safety challenges for warehouses. A combination of factors—including rising consumer expectations around speed of delivery, a pandemic-induced eCommerce boom, talent shortages, and company cost-cutting measures—created a perfect storm of increasing pressure and supply chain complexity, and new concerns about warehouse worker safety were brought to light. This new environment demands a modern approach to managing safety and a keen eye to emerging technology. The need to invest in safe and secure workplaces has become increasingly more crucial and shows no signs of slowing down. How are safety professionals shifting how they measure safety success? Instead of seeking the absence of injury, safety professionals are now looking for the presence of defenses that keeps workers safe. It should be obvious, but can you tell us why warehouse operators should invest more in safety? Employee satisfaction and retention Cost avoidance Business continuity What are the three key investment areas that every warehouse manager should focus on to optimize and improve their safety performance? Culture & People PPE and Exoskeletal Wear Telematics & Real-Time Location Services (RTLS) How are you helping improve safety through Kenco? Safety is a core principle for us, and we have developed a comprehensive safety management program, tailored to keep businesses running smoothly, costs lower, and workers safe. We focus on Accident and Injury Prevention, Safety Responsibility, Safety Training, and Safety Audits. If you would like to learn more about warehouse safety, please visit  kencogroup.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cargo thefts surge 15% in 2022 - states with most thefts CA / TX / FL - household goods and electronics most stolen - total value stolen in 2022 over $223 million - often theives follow trucks from DC's LMI January Data - still too much truck capacity - limited warehouse space in spite of some inventory movement - supply chains slowly getting back to business to replenish Class 8 orders see Jan hangover - 18,400 units but first time in five months of a decline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detroit looks big, but its all local freight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices