Coming off a year that found both carriers and shippers struggling to piece together logistics and transportation strategies in an extremely… Read More »
Navigating Small Parcel Rates and Capacity ‘Perfect Storm’ in 2021
4 minute read Tags: fedex parcel ups Industry News and Trends small package
Freight Capacity Shortages and Service Challenges Persist
If anything, the year 2020 highlighted the ways life can veer dramatically from the expected. Along with its impact on health and the broader… Read More »
4 minute read Tags: LTL Industry News and Trends Truckload
Strategic Supply Chain Planning 2021 | Beyond COVID
The epidemic crisis of 2020 accelerated many trends in consumer behavior. It exposed risks both on the supply and demand sides of the supply chain.… Read More »
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International Shipping Rates Challenge: New Year, Same Capacity Challenges
Consumers’ insatiable demand for e-commerce purchases, as well as rapidly deployed vaccine distribution will continue to create ripples across all… Read More »
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Holiday Shipping 2020: Will Your Parcels be Picked Up and Delivered on Time?
We were expecting this. Read More »
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Transportation Costs in 2021: Less-Than-Truckload
Consumer demand shifts that accelerated during 2020 will have ongoing effects across the transportation marketplace, including continued capacity… Read More »
Fulfillment Strategies: Is Your 2021 E-Commerce Plan in Place?
Right now, all shippers are worried about getting packages out the door, onto trucks, and into their customers’ hands during the busy holiday season.… Read More »
Freight Rates: 2021 Truckload Outlook
The unpredictability that characterized most of 2020 continues to make itself felt in many areas of business, including the truckload market. Spot… Read More »
How will NMFC Classification Changes Affect Your Cost?
Changes to the National Motor Freight Classifications issued Nov. 19, 2020 are slated to take effect one month later, on Dec. 19, 2020. These changes… Read More »
2021 Parcel Rates: 3 Areas for Attention
We’ve been hearing a lot about the bullwhip effect and how it can tailspin even the best-laid supply chain plans when allowed to spiral out of… Read More »