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Utilize Expedited Transportation to Enhance Your Supply Chain
Utilize Expedited Transportation to Enhance Your Supply Chain
Feb 17, 2016 8:00:00 AM

Mention "airfreight" and your accountant’s ears perk up immediately. The operations manager wants to know what operation...

Is it possible to "Uberize" Freight Transportation?
Is it possible to "Uberize" Freight Transportation?
Jan 6, 2016 8:00:00 AM

The short answer is sure. If you’re willing to negotiate your own pricing on each individual shipment with a carrier you...

How to Become a "Preferred Shipper"
How to Become a "Preferred Shipper"
Dec 9, 2015 9:00:00 AM

In a recent blog, we stressed the importance of making the effort to become a "preferred shipper” to ensure equipment av...

Top 3 Logistics Challenges for Businesses
Top 3 Logistics Challenges for Businesses
Aug 19, 2015 10:47:00 AM

Challenges abound in today's Logistics environment. Shippers have to adapt or sink. Businesses will be faced with the ch...

Benefits of White Glove Logistics Services for Manufacturers
Benefits of White Glove Logistics Services for Manufacturers
Jun 17, 2015 9:19:00 AM

Most larger businesses can easily afford to manage their own trucks and drivers. As a leader of your company’s logistics...

5 Steps for Successful Partnerships with 3PL Logistics Companies
5 Steps for Successful Partnerships with 3PL Logistics Companies
Jun 3, 2015 12:00:00 PM

Skill, connections, leadership, negotiation leverage and extensive industry knowledge represent much of what your busine...

5 Ways That 3PL Companies Benefit the Manufacturing Industry
5 Ways That 3PL Companies Benefit the Manufacturing Industry
May 20, 2015 8:55:00 AM

Manufacturing companies spend a great deal of time looking for ways to beat their competition in new and innovative ways...

Four Signs of a Flawed Supply Chain
Four Signs of a Flawed Supply Chain
May 6, 2015 4:10:00 PM

3PL companies strive to minimize transport costs and maximize the abilities of meeting their clients’ most demanding log...

What is a 3PL? Selecting the Right 3PL Provider
What is a 3PL? Selecting the Right 3PL Provider
Apr 8, 2015 5:29:00 PM

What is a 3PL? A 3PL (third-party logistics) provider is a provider of outsourced logistics services. Selecting the righ...

What's New: Top Transportation and Logistics Outlooks for 2015
Mar 24, 2015 10:13:00 AM

When government regulations come into the scene, no industry is spared, including the transportation industry. Many regu...