Trouble Finding Capacity? How a 3PL Can Help

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[ad_1] March 22, 2018 | By Bill Goodgion Tags: 3PL, Trucking, Logistics, Third-Party Logistics, Supply Chain More regulations, fewer driver hours, and even fewer new drivers entering an already understaffed industry all add up to a perfect storm. The ripple effect of what analysts have been predicting is starting to […]

3PL Outsourcing Beyond the Initial Goals

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[ad_1] January 31, 2022 Tags: 3PL, Partnership, Third-Party Logistics Growth industries such as recreational equipment require a 3PL partnership that looks beyond initial cost savings to improve supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. RedStone understands that cost savings are just a part of each client relationship; a 3PL must provide […]

In It for the Long Haul

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[ad_1] March 22, 2018 | By Inbound Logistics Staff Tags: Trucking, Logistics, Supply Chain This first of its kind Heavy Haul Freight Carrier Survey of 258 heavy haul truckers, co-sponsored by FR8Star and Comdata, yields some interesting trends: Nine out of 10 truckers say they are tech savvy, suggesting […]

Bright Ideas: 3PLs Manage Growth Through Innovation

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[ad_1] January 31, 2022 | By Sandra Beckwith Tags: 3PL, E-commerce, Technology By thinking creatively and embracing new solutions, third-party logistics providers support shippers through demand surges, labor shortages, cost increases, and capacity constraints. When the global pandemic that shuttered workplaces and restaurants sent consumers to their kitchens, it was […]

Trucking Challenges Impact SCM – Inbound Logistics

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[ad_1] April 23, 2018 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Logistics, Supply Chain It is no secret that the current state of the U.S. trucking industry has had several negative impacts on logistics and supply chain management. The shortage of drivers and ripple effect from the ELD mandate have caused […]

Is There an End to Amazon’s Impact?

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[ad_1] January 31, 2022 | By Gregg Healy Tags: Retail, Demand Planning, E-commerce The absorption of industrial real estate is setting all-time highs as consumer demand, with COVID-19 as its catalyst, has shifted to a greater dependency on consumers having products shipped to them rather than them visiting brick-and-mortar retailers. […]

ELDs: Ready or Not, Here They Come

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[ad_1] April 23, 2018 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Logistics, Supply Chain While most owner-operators are ready for the ELD mandate, many are unhappy with the electronic logs, and blame them for a loss of productivity and a resulting decline in income, finds a recent DAT survey of 645 […]

Building Carrier Relationships That Withstand the Stress Test

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[ad_1] January 31, 2022 | By Gary Wollenhaupt Tags: Partnership, Risk Management, Technology Developing mutually beneficial relationships guarantees your partners will be there for you—in good times and bad. In times of crisis, you learn who your real friends are, as the saying goes. That has never been more true […]

2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 teased, debuts July 28

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[ad_1] The new Chevrolet Colorado is almost here. Or rather, the reveal is imminent. On Thursday, General Motors teased the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and announced the next-generation of the automaker’s mid-size pickup will debut on July 28. Oh, hello. Here’s our first look at the 2023 #Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, […]

Driver Pay and Benefits Rise

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[ad_1] April 23, 2018 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Driver pay has climbed as rising demand for freight transportation services raises competition for increasingly scarce drivers, according to data gathered from more than 100,000 drivers in the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) latest Driver Compensation study. […]

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