A food co-op in Ohio had 175 pallets stolen, prompting officials to consider initiating safeguards to better protect pallets. Read more. … [Read more...]
CHEP Pallet Thieves Caught Redhanded
July 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here's one more reminder of the importance of site security, pallet safeguarding, and the importance of good control of reusable assets such as pallets through products such as 2ic Pallets. In Australia, two forklift drivers were caught stealing pallets from a Brisbane transport company by a co-worker who arrived at work early. The men were … [Read more...]
Enfora, iGPS and Numerex Win Gold at 2011 Connected World Value Chain Awards
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Congratulations are in order for the triad of Enfora, Inc., a Novatel Wireless company, iGPS Company and Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX) for winning in the 2011 Connected World Value Chain Awards in the Supply Chain and Logistics category, for the combined implementation of the world's first real-time pallet tracking service. iGPS operates the … [Read more...]
Recycling Company Helps Police Catch Thieves
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This story, reported in the Gainsville Times, Â underscores the role that recyclers can play in preventing pallet and container theft. In this particular case, the assets stolen were not pallets, but materials theft - copper wire stripped from an elementary school, but it is the process that is important to note. Joe Bullat, the director of … [Read more...]
$1.3 Million in Stolen Reusable Packaging and Pallets Recovered in Los Angeles – A $10 Million Annual Problem
May 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Reusable packaging theft is back in the news, along with seven and eight figure cost impacts. Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators have recovered around $1.3 million in stolen plastic containers, crates, pallets and other reusable packaging from businesses throughout the San Gabriel Valley, as reported in the Los Angeles press. One … [Read more...]
Ex-Pallet Business Owner Accused of Buying Stolen Postal Pallets
December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The former owner of an East Chicago pallet business was arrested last week after being charged with conspiring against the U.S. government and stealing government property. According to indictment, as reported in the Chicago Post-Tribune, Sergio Magana owned Indiana Pallet Co. in August 2007 when he instructed an employee to pick up a truckload … [Read more...]
Beverage Industry Hosts Returnable Container Management Session at InterBev
September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The loss of assets is an important topic for every beverage business, and is a session focus for the InterBev 2010 conference, held September 22-24, in Orlando, Florida. In this session, attendees will hear case studies on lowering the loss of returnable assets in the food and beverage industry, and learn about industry initiatives that are … [Read more...]
Pallet and Container Theft: Opportunity and Threat for Both Recyclers and Users
June 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Companies are starting to get serious about reusable container and pallet loss, particularly as it relates to outright theft. For pallet recyclers and pallet users alike, this turn of events is really a double-edged sword. It speaks to the opportunity for asset recovery for leaky proprietary systems, but it also foreshadows the risk of new legal … [Read more...]
