[ad_1] November 15, 2021 | By Katrina Arabe Tags: Expedited Shipping, Expedited Air, Expedited Ground I worked for a 3PL in Holland that distributed surgical products. A Luxembourg hospital contacted us after hours, after realizing they did not have the right-size heart valve for a patient needing immediate surgery. One […]
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Leveraging Your Routing Guide – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 17, 2017 Tags: 3PL, Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Technology , Third-Party Logistics, Supply Chain A routing guide plays an important role in setting the strategy for carrier selection. It is essentially a shipper’s guide to choosing a carrier to move a particular shipment. While there are many forms of […]
What to Expect and How to Prepare for Peak Season
[ad_1] December 07, 2021 Tags: Retail, Risk Management, E-commerce Expect a longer and more unpredictable peak season. Here’s how companies can get their logistics operations prepared for what’s to come. The Challenge Peak season 2021 is shaping up to be especially challenging, as shippers are already dealing with tight capacity […]
Today’s Competitive Supply Chain: Digital, Smaller, More Resilient
[ad_1] March 27, 2017 | By Sean Riley Tags: 3PL, Ocean, Trucking, Cloud Computing, Transportation, Logistics, Technology , Third-Party Logistics, Supply Chain Sean Riley is Global Industry Director, Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Transportation, Software AG, 630-434-0720 Historically, the supply chain and manufacturing industry has been relatively slow to embrace […]
Shippers Seek 3PL Efficiencies Amidst Capacity Constraints – DLS Worldwide
[ad_1] October 19, 2017 | By Thomas Griffin Tags: 3PL, Trucking, Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Q: What efficiencies that you offer as a 3PL are in the highest demand this year where we’ve seen tremendous capacity constraints? A: From a high level perspective, we always take a collaborative approach on […]
How to Navigate the Driver Shortage
[ad_1] December 15, 2017 | By Lawrence Catanzaro and Tony Fricchione Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain The industry’s driver shortage is no secret. About 100,000 seats need to be filled at a time when the pipeline for new drivers is getting thinner. But what’s the practical impact on shippers […]
Spot Market Strategies: Making the Right Connection
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Gary Wollenhaupt Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Here’s a pickup line that works: tendering freight to compatible carriers through high-tech, digital loadboards. The days of shippers posting loads on a bulletin board at a truck stop are long gone, and the art and […]
Capacity Crunch – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Mike Finn Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Mike Finn is senior vice president of Transportation, Kenco The perfect storm is here: between the back-to-back hurricanes of 2017, the (ELD) mandate going into effect, and the ongoing driver shortage crisis, the transportation industry is […]
3PL Leverages LoadDex to Win More Loads and Grow Its Business
[ad_1] January 31, 2022 Tags: 3PL, Trucking, Transportation LoadDex from Logistical Labs lets Sunset Transportation take a strategic focus when making pricing decisions, improving customer opportunities and fueling year-over-year growth. The Challenge Sunset Transportation was looking for a solution to enhance its quoting performance and efficiency. The third-party logistics company […]
Trouble Finding Capacity? How a 3PL Can Help
[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 […]
2022 Supply Chain Predictions – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2022 | By Katrina Arabe Tags: Demand Planning, Risk Management, Technology What’s in the supply chain cards for 2022? From limited transportation capacity to skyrocketing material costs to continuing supply chain disruption, learn what’s on deck and how to deal. Inflation Ups the Ante Supply chain woes […]
3PL Partnership Turns Up the Heat
[ad_1] January 31, 2022 | By Karen Kroll Tags: 3PL, Partnership, Third-Party Logistics BBQGrills.com is a small, rapidly growing business specializing in premium BBQ grills and outdoor kitchen equipment. They ship from their network of five U.S. warehouses, as well as direct from manufacturers. Most freight is e-commerce, shipped direct-to-consumer […]