[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 […]
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The Slow, Steady Decline Of the Owner-Operator Model
[ad_1] January 17, 2017 | By Anthony Berritto Tags: Trucking, Legislation, Public Policy, and Regulations, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Today, we face the slow extinction of independent owner-operators. These self-reliant business owners are dealing with a myriad of regulations that will soon make the owner-operator model impractical, and its survival […]
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 […]
Alaska: Conquering The Last Frontier
[ad_1] April 19, 2017 Tags: Air Cargo, Ocean, Trucking, Economic Development, Site Selection, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Alaska has much to offer. It encompasses nearly 600,000 square miles, is home to one of the largest oil fields in North America, and boasts breathtaking scenery. It also presents logistics challenges and […]
Autonomous Vehicle Revolution Is Upon Us
[ad_1] July 21, 2017 | By Robert Hooper Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Self-driving or autonomous vehicles are progressing quickly past the testing phase. This technology is a world-changing innovation—a revolution well underway—that may surpass the discovery of electricity and the invention of the automobile. What sets this revolution […]
Crawlers Conquer the Last Mile Before Takeoff
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2017 Trucking Perspectives – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] September 21, 2017 | By Jason McDowell Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Inbound Logistics’ exclusive annual trucking market research report delivers shipper and trucker insights into industry challenges and trends. Shippers still struggle with trucking capacity problems, though nowhere near the levels during the Great Recession. With freight […]
Cargo Security: The Art of the Steal
[ad_1] October 19, 2017 | By Karen Kroll Tags: Trucking, Security, Transportation Keeping your cargo safe from theft is a bigger challenge than you might think. Follow these steps to reduce the risks that make your company a target. In 2015, 628 incidents of cargo theft resulted in about $27.9 […]
Things Go Better with Bulk
[ad_1] December 07, 2021 | By Jaclyn Ix Tags: Ocean, Food Logistics, Transportation Due to shortages delaying—and even halting—transportation, big brands get creative to keep their product and materials moving. For example, Coca-Cola now transports materials in bulk shipping vessels, which are typically used for raw materials such as grain […]
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 […]
Slowing Down the Driver Shortage
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Randy Swart Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain The driver shortage has been an issue in the transportation industry for well over a decade. Carriers need to develop successful tactics and strategies for recruiting and retaining drivers in order to remain competitive. Carriers must […]
Technology Fuels Truckload Transport – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] March 22, 2018 Tags: Trucking, Logistics, Technology , Supply Chain Dedicated truckload fleets fill up on technology solutions that pump crucial data from power units and trailers and deliver it to shippers ready to give their supply chains the gas. When you ship full truckloads, using a private or […]