Third Party Logistics

In the search for robust strategies, we need to widen our perspective, think in alternatives and consider different paths leading into different futures. With this in mind, Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics Group, has prepared another issue of our pioneering “Delivering Tomorrow” series: namely, a scenario study on “Logistics 2050.

Seko Logistics delivers full visibility and cost efficiencies for Jaguar Land Rover’s global priority parts returns process.

Initially focused on the transportation component of the supply chain, the modern day 3PL offers a range of services to support warehousing and distribution.

Today’s supply chain leaders are challenged with increased information and complexity when planning and executing, and over the past fifteen years global trade activity has increased over 60%.

Whether you believe it or not, the key to successfully securing flatbed capacity (without breaking the bank) isn’t always about chasing the lowest price. What truly matters is the strength of your relationships with flatbed carriers.

I saw a news report that said truck driving is the easiest, most available type of job you can get today, and the least attractive job there is. Detention is one big reason.

eSolutions is tailored to customers’ specific needs, providing on-line booking, order management, high and detailed levels of visibility, proactive notifications, Track & Trace, KPIs, volume reports, document management, milestone management and vendor management, and EDI integration.

Penske Logistics announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Transfreight North America, a provider of third-party logistics and supply chain solutions, from Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

When it comes to efficient and cost-effective over the road transportation management, it is absolutely crucial that you be working with a trustworthy 3PL, and understanding the potential value of a 3PL early in the process is crucial.

Implement a dynamic business-to-business infrastructure that seamlessly integrates Con-way with its customer and partner community, and creates automated transaction intelligence for both application integration and business-to-business flows.

With fewer people to provide analytical support, yet exponentially more data to interpret, supply chain organizations are being asked to provide superior cost and service performance.

SEKO Logistics' year-on-year growth has been accelerated by its investments in a suite of new solutions that support its customers' growth, helps them to open in new markets and provides measurable cost saving opportunities.

UPS's Orion platform has been designed to optimize deliveries with the best, and most consistent routes.

Before anyone can say, “Be mine,” with a dozen flowers, months of detailed logistics go into the planning and execution of fresh floral deliveries.

Saia said the approximate $25 million purchase price is subject to LinkEx, an asset-light, third-party logistics provider, meeting growth expectations.

Transportation managers deal with it and talk about it all the time, yet there is one vital aspect of this topic that they tend to overlook: how trucks idled by traffic snarls work against the fuel efficiencies that the industry is working hard to achieve.

While lower prices at the pump probably bring welcome savings to your personal pocketbook, changing fuel prices impact the trucking industry in a different way, thanks to fuel surcharge programs.

Find out the new trends and “outside the box” thinking that are impacting how today’s 3PLs work.

The current rising trends mean new opportunities, and it’s time for 3PLs to make some critical changes.

Orchestration is an area of special importance given the number of logistics service providers required for increasingly complex international moves.