JANUARY 2017
VOLUME 15 NO. 1
inside
24 Orange is the new green:
interview with Michelle Livingstone
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
As one of the nation’s largest truckload shippers, The Home
Depot wields a lot of carbon-reduction clout with its carriers.
It’s Michelle Livingstone’s job to ensure they carry Big Orange’s
freight as “cleanly” as possible.
29 Pallet trucks look to the future
BY TOBY GOOLEY
3This humble piece of material handling equipment is getting
more sophisticated in terms of design, technology, and
applications. What will they do next?
36 Europe goes Dutch
BY DAVID MALONEY
If you ship products in Europe, chances are your freight will
pass through the Netherlands. That’s no accident.
42 Infographic: A look inside Fresh
Park Venlo in the Netherlands
BY DAVID MALONEY
Designated one of five “horticultural clusters of importance” by
the Dutch government, the Fresh Park Venlo logistics campus
is dedicated to the processing and distribution of fresh foods.
Here’s an inside look at the operations.
45 A change is gonna come …
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Change management is a tricky exercise with big penalties
attached. Here’s how to get it right.
52 Changing times
BY JOHN H. BOYD
As companies decide where to locate their distribution facilities,
they must take into account big changes in costs, technology,
customer demands, and global economic conditions.
57 Speaking the language of trade
BY BEN AMES
Cutting through language barriers is part of the picture. But
there’s a whole lot more global trade management software can
do for you and your company.
