[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 […]
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The New Era of Smart City Logistics – MHI
[ad_1] November 18, 2017 | By George Prest Tags: Trucking, Last Mile Delivery, Logistics, Supply Chain Let’s talk about your company’s futureproof strategy to meet the challenges and opportunities of Smart City Logistics head-on. Oh, wait. You don’t have one yet? You’re not alone. According to the fourth edition of […]
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 […]
Truckload Carriers and E-commerce: Serving the Middle Mile
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Gary Frantz Tags: Trucking, E-commerce, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain E-commerce is redrawing the landscape for freight transportation. Do truckload carriers have a place in this new world of high-velocity supply chains, especially as shipments get smaller and delivery windows shrink? As consumers buy more […]
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 […]
LTL Carriers: E-Commerce Powerhouse – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Emma James Tags: Trucking, E-commerce, Logistics, Supply Chain Less-than-truckload carriers are developing new strategies to serve retailers and manufacturers who create the goods that impatient e-commerce consumers expect will be delivered fast and free. In today’s “I want it now” market, parcel services need […]
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 […]
Tracking Trucking – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Data scientists at fleet management solutions provider Omnitracs recently conducted some research into what the trucking industry looked like in 2016 vs. 2017. The main findings revolved around Hours of Service (HOS) and Key Performance Indicator […]
Capacity Crunch? Carriers Weigh In
[ad_1] March 22, 2018 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Logistics, Supply Chain Shippers express concern about finding capacity, but how do carriers see the situation? To find out, Transporeon Group, a cloud-based supply chain execution platform provider, surveyed its base of more than 3,000 North American logistics service providers. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Truck Driver Shortage Solution: Recruit Generation Z
[ad_1] May 17, 2018 | By Cyndi Brandt Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Truck driver retention and recruitment consistently top the list of concerns for the transportation sector. The industry will need to hire roughly 900,000 new drivers to keep up with demand throughout the next decade, according to […]