09-01-2011 Author: Clay Carpenter. Categories: Logistics, LTL. Over the last few weeks, LTL (less than truckload) carriers have begun announcing general rate increases. UPS Freight, ABF Freight, Con-way, and A Duie Pyle started the ball rolling by announcing general rate increases in the near future.Historically, once a major LTL carrier announces a general rate increase, all other LTL carriers follow in fairly short order.PS Freight, ABF Freight, Con-way, and A Duie Pyle started the ball rolling by announcing general rate increases in the near future. Historically, once a major LTL carrier announces a general rate increase, all other LTL carriers follow in fairly short order.
Scientists didn't actually kill the world's oldest animal, a clam, just to find out how old it was. Shell valves from a specimen of Arctica islandica that was found to have lived for approximately 507 years are pictured here. The creature's death has generated some consternation about marine researchers that looks a bit overblown.
It's a good thing Giant tortoises live as long as they do as they average only .25 MPH. As far as plants go, Bristlecone pines found in the White Mountains in California, have the longest life span of any plant or tree. One such pine named the Methuselah tree is estimated to be 4,725 years old. If you consider clams as animals and not just ingredients for soup then the quahog clam has quite an impressive life span. In 2007 scientists found a quahog clam off the north coast of Iceland which they believe to be 400 years old.