How to Gain Value from a Strategic Onsite Logistics Resource
Outsourcing can bring some of the provider’s logistics experts onsite to your location. Will your onsite employees be operational, strategic, or both?
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A Look at Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse—One Month Later
In our latest "Ask an Expert," Netstock's Barry Kukkuk joins us to discuss the aftermath of the Baltimore bridge collapse, the government's response, and more.
Baltimore Continues Bridge Recovery With Opening of New Channel
Baltimore's opened its fourth temporary channel, designed for commercial ships that have been stranded since the Key Bridge collapse to finally exit.
How Shippers Can Prep for Hurricane Season
Extreme weather events pose an extreme challenge for the transportation industry. Here are some tips on how to protect your company's supply chain.
UPS Struggles in First Quarter With Steep Earnings Decline
Shipping giant UPS struggled with shifting consumer demands and rising costs, resulting in an earnings dip during the first three months of 2024.
Transportation Resources
SMC3 Mercury Gate Case Study - Improving Workflows and Enhancing Efficiency with LTL APIs
In this case study MercuryGate needed a way to automate workflows. It turned to smc3 for help.
The 2024 General Rate Increase Guide for UPS and FedEx
Reveel's shipping intelligence platform solution helps businesses navigate rate increases, fees, surcharges, changes to zone and dimension rates...
Transportation News
When Do You Need A Multi-Carrier Parcel Solution?
The immediate upside of using multi-carrier parcel software - is the true independence you get in carrier choice – you can make the right choices from multimodal transportation options or service levels based on your and your customers’ requirements.
Jon Stewart Tackles the Highway Funding Fight
Stewart took Congress to task failing to pass a multi-year extension that transportation advocates have argued would allow the nation to make more progress on fixing its aging infrastructure.
Make Your Transportation Network and Your Supply Chain More Nimble
Want to improve customer service and on-time delivery?
8 Tips for Mitigating LTL Accessorial Fees
You cannot prevent every Less-than-Truckload (LTL) accessorial, but you can mitigate and better manage some of them.
Economic Analysis of the Transportation Infrastructure Investment
The federal government's current level of spending on transportation projects is about $50 billion, which infrastructure advocates say is barely enough to maintain the current state of the nation's roads and bridges.
The KPIs of a Logistics Service Level Agreement
Chuck Intrieri, who is a 3PL consultant and works with those needing 3PL services to find the BEST fit for their needs. In his 25 plus years of experience, he has identified the KPIs that should be included in a Service Level Agreement.
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Study Indicates Substantial Losses in Trucking Productivity
The grim reality is that since the new HOS rule became effective, trucking stakeholders are experiencing losses between 3 percent and 9 percent, with many more shippers anticipating that the deficit to be in the upper end of that range.
Expiration of West Coast Ports Contract Brings Surge in Imports
“We’re still hoping to get through this without any significant disruptions but retailers aren’t taking any chances,” said NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold.
Carma – Carrier Management
Are you sure you’re using the most recent information about the carriers you rely on? Are you manually organizing the critical information about each carrier? Do you have the most up-to-date data about their insurance coverage and safety record?
UPS to Invest $1 billion in European Logistics Operations Over the Next 3-5 Years
US logistics giant UPS has said it plans to invest heavily in Europe - and Germany in particular. The announcement comes months after the company was denied a mega-merger with Netherlands-based TNT.
Preparing For July Fifth: The Benefits of Just-in-Time Shipping
If inventory is too low, retailers can’t meet customer demands, if inventory is too high, retailers are left with excess after the holiday is over.
Food, Fireworks, and Fun Logistics Facts for U.S.A. Independence Day
215 million people plan to cook out this Fourth of July - but where do the products for your barbecue more than likely originate and how did they get to your grill?
Technology is Essential to Manage the Complex Processes of a 3PL
With today’s increasingly complex business and logistics environment, companies are demanding that their outsourced service provider deliver flawlessly, not only with operational, execution excellence, but also with real-time, event-oriented information management.
West Coast Ports Labor Contract Still In the Making
With the deadline for labor contract negotiations between the International Longshore Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association arriving last night, the current status remains in flux.
TMS Solution Helps ULS Realize their Growth Strategy
After implementation, ULS consistently outperformed previous production records, increased profitability and reduced training time and costs by 80%.
Single Platform TMS Consolidates Savings
The decision to implement MercuryGate TMS allowed Orscheln to determine what mode of transportation is needed, to cut down on internal inefficiencies, and to create a paperless environment within their transportation department.
Ten Years After: The Second Intermodal Revolution
A White Paper Sponsored by the Association of American Railroads and the Intermodal Association of North America.
Rail & Intermodal Providers Continue Their Service Promises to Shippers
Through record-high investments and a keen focus on service, rail and intermodal providers are still delivering on their service promise to shippers - and doing it with improved efficiency.
Mojo for Logistics Transportation Route Optimization
The magic of Mojo starts with the data you use every day to move freight. Actual current rates, approved carriers, specified capacities, transit times, and other available data is fed into Mojo to produce realistic and executable load plans.
Featured Companies
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Established in 1999, CargoSphere powers the industry’s first cloud-based, confidential global rate solution and Rate Mesh Network. CargoSphere is enabling a paradigm shift from outsourced contract management to self-management through innovative technology like SUDS. SUDS intelligently reads static carrier-rate files…
Cryoport provides a complete global frozen shipping service for the life sciences. The Cryoport solution replaces dry ice virtually eliminating the risk of cell degradation during frozen transportation. We use custom-built liquid nitrogen dry vapor shippers to maintain stable temperatures.…
Total Quality, Inc. (TQI) is a leading, full-service cold chain logistics (CCL) company dedicated to the Life Sciences sector (pharmaceutical and biotechnology products). TQI has 18 years experience providing qualified truckload, less-than-truckload and CCL services to pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and generic drug…
With thirteen terminals strategically located throughout New England, New York and New Jersey Land Air Express is positioned as the premier carrier in the Northeast. From Jamestown, to Jackman to JFK, Land Air offers next day direct service to every…
Kestrel Liner Agencies LLP is a licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) and NVOCC and is uniquely positioned to handle all aspects of your shipment. Kestrel Liner Agencies LLP’s core business is the management of less than container load (LCL),…
We believe that true post-purchase experience reinvention is required as consumers buy more online, particularly larger items where tracking data is often inconsistent and spread across many freight and white glove carriers. There is little that can churn a customer…
We deliver unique order collaboration, user configuration, and shipment communication. Our next generation cloud-based Global TMS, was created by one of the most experienced teams in the industry, with the goal of making the complex simple. Using cutting-edge technology, our…
Phoenix International (now a C.H. Robinson) is the largest privately owned, full-service international freight forwarder, NVOCC, and Customs broker headquartered in North America; providing logistics solutions since 1979. Phoenix has grown to become the largest privately owned full-service international forwarder…
Founded in 2004, TruckerCloud has been a pioneer in trucking solutions and supply chain management. Our mission is to connect Transportation Logistics professionals and organizations to make them more productive and successful.
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How Does IKEA’s Inventory Management Supply Chain Strategy Really Work?
Each IKEA store is huge and holds more than 9,500 products! How in the world does IKEA offer so...
Starbucks as an Example of the Value Chain Model
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7 Principles of Supply Chain Management Explained
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Is Apple’s Supply Chain Really the No. 1? A Case Study
How Complex is Apple's Supply Chain? Some people in the blogosphere said that Apple's Supply Chain is not...
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Unified Control System - Intelligent Warehouse Orchestration
Download this whitepaper to learn Unified Control System (UCS), designed to orchestrate automated and human workflows across the warehouse, enabling automation technologies...
An Inside Look at Dropshipping
Korber Supply Chain’s introduction to the world of dropshipping. While dropshipping is not for every retailer or distributor, it does provide...
C3 Solutions Major Trends for Yard and Dock Management in 2024
What trends you should be focusing on in 2024 depends on how far you are on your yard and dock management journey. This...
Packsize on Demand Packing Solution for Furniture and Cabinetry Manufacturers
In this industry guide, we’ll share some of the challenges manufacturers face and how a Right-Sized Packaging On Demand® solution can...
Streamline Operations with Composable Commerce
Revamp warehouse operations with composable commerce. Say goodbye to legacy systems and hello to modernization.