As we move through October 2024 and start looking ahead to 2025, lumber prices remain a hot topic, especially if you’re in construction, manufacturing, or real estate. After the wild price swings during the pandemic, things have calmed down somewhat, but lumber prices are still sensitive to changes in
When it comes to your relationship with your pallet supplier, teamwork makes the dreamwork. Simply put, pallet programs work best through partnerships. It is through trusted relationships that pallet systems thrive. Sometimes, programs billed as pallet “share and reuse” models are just talk if they do not back it
For people who haven’t thought much about AI and its buzz, the ongoing writer’s strike underscores how serious of a disruptor many smart people believe technology might become. “In May, 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike, demanding fair wages; better residuals, which have shriveled
No surprise, two of the biggest things to consider when working with a pallet broker are experience and reputation. This lesson was instilled early in the career of Jon Kearney, now director of vendor management at Ongweoweh, a major U.S. pallet broker. On one of his first road trips
Remember those pre-COVID days, when creating the budget for the next year’s pallet expenditure was a simple cut and paste? For years, pallet prices remained relatively flat, with producers generally struggling to pass on much in the way of price increases. There was just too much industry capacity, and
An exploration of the importance of collaboration in pallet systems past and present, and how today’s whitewood system minimizes the pallet free-rider problem that still plagues North American pallet rental systems Pallets work best through partnerships. It is through trusted relationships that pallet systems thrive. This article digs
As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, our supply chains have been put to the test. Pallet buyers and managers, like other supply chain professionals, have dealt with unprecedented prices and shortages. Here are some of the things we are monitoring. What is going on with pallet
