Tag Archive: TMS

With costs rising recently, it’s easy to see why the challenge for many companies has been to reduce their transportation costs.

With all the current and upcoming logistics technology, it can be confusing for shippers to identify what will help them stay competitive.

Raw material and product shortages are affecting the chemical industry. With many industries relying on the chemical industry, this is becoming a big challenge.

If you work in logistics, you’ve likely heard the term TMS before. TMS is the acronym of a transportation management system. A TMS is a software program that allows you […]

Chemical manufacturers collect and use a lot of data in their supply chain. They deal with data on their products, customers, transportation, storage, operations and more. Acquiring that data is […]

Of all industries, the food industry needs data and visibility in the supply chain readily available when it comes to their shipping. Many food products are perishable and need to […]

Picture what it was to be a 3PL (third-party logistics company) 30 years ago. Filing cabinets were full of paper documents. Fax machines, handwritten documents, and corded phones were the […]

If you’re unfamiliar with third-party logistics companies, or 3PLs, you may be left with a lot of questions about what exactly they are, what to expect from 3PLs, or the benefits of working with one.

A number of months ago, we published a blog on the most common myths perpetuated about transportation management software (link). It was so popular that we decided to address each individual myth in its own blog post. Today, we’re going to talk about learning how to use TMS software and the misconceptions about its difficulty.

We get it – when you’ve been managing your transportation manually, the thought of integrating technology into your processes can be a little intimidating. Especially if you’ve been doing things the same way for 15 years. But if you’re a good candidate for transportation management software, it’s something you should seriously consider. Read on to learn the telltale signs.