Integrated Distribution Services

Completing an integration with a customer is building a working partnership between the two entities, solidifying that “a partnership is only as good as your integration.”

R² Freight & Logistics, Inc. has announced that effect October 1, 2016, it has acquired the transportation services division of Integrated Distribution Services, Inc.

From the incorporation of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the modern freight-moving workhorses of CSX and Norfolk Southern and dozens of regional “short-line” railroads, trains have played a central role in bringing goods to market.

Intermodal can be a key ingredient to any transportation strategy to move an organization toward a multimodal strategy for scalability, flexibility, mitigation of risk and business continuity.

More and more shippers are transitioning pieces of their 53' needs to intermodal to balance their capacity requirements because truckload alone cannot meet their requirements.

Real estate supply chain management is more crucial than ever, and U.S. markets with intermodal infrastructure are now best positioned for industrial space growth.

Additional capacity is not being brought on, as carriers are not betting on the come, they were burned in the Great Recession and they will not repeat the pain.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based company will construct and equip a new 1.2 million square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center in Plainfield creating up to 303 new jobs by 2016.

Although FedEx is the first to announce this move, they surely won’t be the last - So how will this impact ecommerce order fulfillment and direct selling companies?

There are circumstances when trucking alone is the best option for your shipment, but it’s worth taking a look at the opportunities and additional advantages that intermodal could create for your company!

In today’s marketplace, more and more consumers are making their purchases through the internet. Retailers are accommodating this change in buying habits by expanding their online sales channel.

While intermodal and truckload are similar services, each has strengths that complement one another for a stronger 53' capacity solution. Shippers not looking at these strengths are leaving money and capacity on the table.

Intermodal can be a key ingredient to any transportation strategy to move an organization toward a multimodal strategy for scalability, flexibility, mitigation of risk and business continuity.

Alicia Dale, Sales and Marketing Coordinator with IDS Logistics interviews Shelli Austin on what her thoughts and takeaways were on the MARS event, why Intermodal is 'Exploding', and why it's become a huge industry focus, and why IDS offers a unique Intermodal solution to our clients.