Schneider National testing electric trucks to increase sustainability within industry Milwaukee Business Journal Transportation and logistics company Schneider National Inc., based in Green Bay, will begin testing a new fleet of electric trucks in a nationwide effort to increase sustainability in the trucking industry.
In March, Portland-based truck manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America announced a second test program called the Freightliner Customer Experience Fleet. In it, six heavy-duty and two medium-duty electrics were to be deployed with a group of customers who would work with the company “to identify and address all...
Creating beauty from ‘waste’: Kohler Co.’s WasteLAB Insight On Business Kohler Co.’s WasteLAB takes materials, such as dust, powder and scraps, previously bound for the landfill and creates something new. Launched in 2013 as part of the company’s Innovation for Good program, one of the lab’s first ideas was to take materials coming in from Kohler’s manufacturing lines and create a line of tiles by partnering with Ann Sacks, a decorative brand owned by Kohler.
The result is the Ann Sacks Crackle Collection by Kohler, which launched in April 2019 and is available through the designer’s...
Schneider named a best employer for women by Forbes WisBusiness Schneider (NYSE: SNDR), a premier provider of trucking, intermodal and logistics services, has landed on Forbes’ third annual list of companies that enact practices and policies that directly place women at the center of those efforts. Over 75,000 U.S. employees – 45,000 of whom are women – participated in the independent survey that revealed their experiences in the workplace and ultimately helped showcase Schneider as a company committed to providing a positive environment for its female associates.
“We’re honored to be recognized as one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Women,” said Angela Fish, senior vice president of Human Resources at Schneider. “Our objective continues to be to promote diversity, inclusion and equality at all levels in the workplace and cultivate an environment where associates are....
Neenah man goes from duct tape and cardboard prototype to shipping thousands of stainless steel Kick Ash Baskets Green Bay Press-Gazette Chad Romzek wanted to grill a Papa Murphy’s pizza but couldn’t get his new kamado-style grill to the right temperature.
"I called the dealer, and found out that the ash needed to be cleared out for the grill to get to temp," Romzek said.
He stirred the coals with the metal rod known as an "ash tool" to sift ash into a holding space below. Next, he used the tool to pull ash through the bottom vent into a bucket. Romzek, an engineer by trade, found this....
Serpentarium: MToxins Venom Lab plays vital role in saving lives Insight On Business Nathaniel Frank has a job that makes many people squirm and — if not done correctly — could be deadly. Five days a week, Frank extracts venom from snakes, scorpions and spiders as the owner of MToxins Venom Lab in Oshkosh — one of only nine venom labs in the world.
“Venom labs are rare,” he says. “MToxins was the first company to enter the market in 30 years, so we had to rely on our reputation and the quality of our products to set us apart from other producers. It was a lot of legwork to get started.”
Collecting venom from snakes, spiders and scorpions and preparing it for shipment to antivenom manufacturers is indeed an uncommon endeavor. Once the venom is extracted from the venomous animals — Frank does all the extractions himself — it’s turned....
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