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Get The Most From Your 3PL Relationship
Get The Most From Your 3PL Relationship
Sep 11, 2019, 9:12:47 AM

Today's consumers are a far from fickle bunch. They know what they want, and moreover, they want it fast. Sometimes I wo...

Ongoing Tariff War Demands Shippers Be More Efficient
Ongoing Tariff War Demands Shippers Be More Efficient
Sep 4, 2019, 12:13:00 PM

President Trump's strategy regarding the Chinese tariffs has been to right a long time wrong. Again, this was a signific...

Be Aware of Cargo Theft Risk Over The Labor Day Weekend
Be Aware of Cargo Theft Risk Over The Labor Day Weekend
Aug 29, 2019, 9:14:05 PM

Cargo theft is the primary concern of shippers and logistics professionals over any national holiday weekend. Holiday we...

The Future of Transportation
The Future of Transportation
Aug 21, 2019, 3:11:44 PM

Before it was referred to as "Logistics", it was simply trucking. Rail, air and specialty transportation was a rarity. I...

Supply Chain Trends 2019 And Beyond
Supply Chain Trends 2019 And Beyond
Aug 14, 2019, 1:33:17 PM

In business, a trend can refer to a business model, a process or a technology. However, a trend will only be of more tha...

Possible Recession Suggests The Logistics Industry
Possible Recession Suggests The Logistics Industry
Aug 7, 2019, 11:16:40 AM

There is a rumbling of a possible recession in the logistics industry lately. The red-hot freight market is slowing and ...

Logistics Labor Shortage Is Not Just About Drivers
Logistics Labor Shortage Is Not Just About Drivers
Aug 1, 2019, 9:52:17 AM

Any conversation regarding the labor shortage in the trucking industry tends to gravitate towards the driver shortage. I...

Automated Vehicle Implementation; Concerns Still Remain
Automated Vehicle Implementation; Concerns Still Remain
Jul 24, 2019, 8:45:31 AM

Though field testing for automated vehicles has been relatively successful, some hurdles to full implementation remain. ...

The Logistics Market: What To Expect Into 2020
The Logistics Market: What To Expect Into 2020
Jul 17, 2019, 9:16:44 AM

Today's Logistics managers have been dealing with the most challenging freight landscape in recent memory. Innovation, t...

Retail Vendor Compliance Planning
Retail Vendor Compliance Planning
Jul 10, 2019, 4:11:47 PM

Retail vendor compliance is becoming increasingly complicated and costly for consumer goods companies and their distribu...