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LTL Packaging: Freight’s First Line of Defense
Whether we’re talking cases of red chili sauce, boxes of brake rotors, or a handcrafted statue of a whale (yes, we’ve moved that!), proper freight packaging can make all the […]
How Natural Disaster Affects Supply Chains
There was over two feet of rain and an estimated $18 billion in damages as Tropical Storm Florence pummeled the Carolinas and other parts of the Atlantic. There were 691,000 […]
Shaping the Future: Cargo Airships
When you think of an airship, your first thought may be the infamous Hindenburg and its fiery disaster in 1937. Maybe you think of the Goodyear Blimp or the hot […]
Drayage: From Port or Rail to You
We have just gotten over a volatile year in the transportation market, and that has left a lot of people, both providers and customers, waiting cautiously to see what happens […]
Advantages of Working with a Third-Party Logistics Provider
To broker, or not to broker? That is the question. Currently, 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies operating in the United States are using third-party logistics providers, or 3PLs, to keep up […]
Less-than-Truckload (LTL) Rates on the Rise
Have you ever heard the saying, “If you don’t like the weather in (insert location here), wait five minutes and it will change”? The same could be said for the […]
ELDs (Electronic Logging Device): What Do They Mean for Shippers & Receivers?
The Electronic Logging Device ruling has been finalized, appeals have been made, and the compliance date is right around the corner. With much of the focus on how carriers can […]
International Shipping Basics
Every business has to start somewhere, that first shipment of products leaves your storefront, factory, or warehouse and heads off to its next stop where consumers will purchase it for […]
Will Autonomous Trucks Really Get Rid of Drivers?
If you search for the latest in autonomous trucks, you’ll find headlines like “Driverless Vehicles and the End of the Trucker,” “Will Technology Make Truck Drivers Obsolete in 10 Years?,” […]