The Chicago area has the most workers employed in 77,000 warehouses.  Los Angeles, New York City, Houston and Dallas round out the top 5 metro areas.  Together, these metropolitan areas employ 14% of all warehouse workers in the U.S.

It means “skilled in calculating”.  The first professional use of such a term came in the later Roman and Byzantine militaries where there was a position called “Logista”.

It means that the gross vehicle weight is at maximum capacity; commonly 80,000 pounds.

The first canning factory was set up in 1813.  Peter Durand was the British merchant who had developed the process based on Nicolas Appert’s methods of food preservation (who was French).

The total footprint of all Wal-Mart stores is similar to the island of Manhattan (60 km² or 23 sq mi).  Montreal is 365 km² or 141 sq mi while Key West is 13.7 km² or 5.3 sq mi.

The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter has a cargo hold with a capacity of 65,000 cu.ft. – about the equivalent of 2,300 sq.ft. of warehouse space at 28’ clear.