When was the last time you checked out the efficiency of your supply chain?  According to a report published by the American Trucking Association, freight volumes in the transportation market are expected to continuously grow over the next decade.  Consequently, equipment availability is sure to decline.

Walmart is on the offensive. It really has little choice but to go at Amazon full throttle with an in your face attitude. It's risky but the alternative is to be satisfied with a distant second place to Amazon in the online marketplace - a marketplace wherein lies most of the future growth for retailers.

In an effort to help close a $3 billion budget deficit, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has asked the state legislature to extend the state’s 6% sales and use tax to commercial storage services, drawing strong criticism from business groups, especially warehouse owners.  

Autonomous trucking technology companies have popped up everywhere in the past 12 months, each with similar technology that is focused on clearing two very important hurdles: getting the truck on and off the highway.  

Growing consumer demand and ever increasing intolerance for lengthy transit times are forcing retailers to adopt a strategy that will most immediately and economically satisfy the customer demand. Retailers are looking to provide a fulfilling in-store or online experience while managing efficient inventory levels and offering next day delivery of in store and online items. 

People, process, and technology; these are three elements that leaders focus on when looking to make impactful changes in their organization.  Regardless of what department you are looking to improve, it is vital to hire the logistics firm with the appropriate leadership and industry experience and record of success.

A familiar (and painful) scenario we all surely endured at some point involves the shipment of product to someone’s receiving dock only to find out later that the bill is about double what was expected because the initial estimate was way off.

Reducing freight rates comes from understanding your business, your specific needs and the logistics business as a whole. Parts one and two of that formula won’t challenge most business owners, but the logistics part can lead to head scratching or worse — unnecessary costs.