Theyâre developing a more regionalized distribution strategy focused on: 1  Increasing the number of shipping points. 2  Reducing the length of hauls. 3  Driving smaller average shipment sizes. 4  Gaining better inventory visibility including visibility into shipments in transit or at consolidators.
John Fitch and his Steamboat. John Fitch: Granted a U.S. Patent for the Steamboat in 1791. History & Culture. The era of the steamboat began in America in 1787 when John Fitch (1743-1798) made the first successful trial of a steamboat on the Delaware River, in the presence of members of the Constitutional Convention. Background. Fitch was born in 1743 in Connecticut. His mother died when he was four; his father was harsh and rigid.
The key rating trigger that may result in Fitch upgrading HCSC includes a change in the company's operating profile in a way that is profitable and lessens the company's reliance on earnings from its two key markets of Illinois and Texas.