On July 4th, 2022, America will celebrate its 246th Independence Day!  As we all begin to stock up on fireworks, hotdogs, and apple pie, we want to take [...]

Stretching across the globe, the lumber industry exists in almost every country and continent. With that in mind, there are some very interesting lumber facts that apply to [...]

Have you ever come across some ugly lumber? The wood probably still had small amounts of bark, knots, and had rough and rounded edges. Although this may be [...]

Fuel and lumber certainly have an interesting relationship. Much like other goods, transportation is an essential part of the process to have raw lumber turned into an end [...]

Naturally, lumber producers that only operate nationally tend not to worry about what the international lumber market looks like. There’s no problem operating this way, especially if the [...]

Throughout its history, the lumber industry has seen its fair share of innovations, changes, and even famous lumbermen. Over the last few decades, however, the fame of some [...]

Thinking of bamboo, images of pandas and Asiatic wilderness might come to mind, certainly not the North American lumber industry. That might change over the next few years. [...]

If you work in manufacturing, you’ve probably come across the term GMA pallet more than once. It’s one of the most common types of pallets used in the [...]

The US lumber industry has played a pivotal role in the American economy for hundreds of years. For those of us who trade lumber daily, it can be [...]

Wooden skids are extremely durable, versatile, and have been around for quite some time. When it comes to transportation packaging, manufacturers have what feels like a million options [...]