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Last-Mile
Same-Day Delivery Not Just for Consumers Anymore
Utilizing vehicles ranging from sprinter and cargo vans to box and straight trucks, small vehicle shipping provides dedicated, same-day delivery services for loads up to 14 pallets.
Last-Mile
U.S. Drivers Deliver 9 Packages per Hour: Survey
Last-Mile
Why Does CO2 Tracking in Last Mile Delivery Planning Matter?
Last-Mile
Order Backlogs Lessen, Contract Rates Fall
Last-Mile
Optimizing Last-Mile Delivery with Stord Parcel
Last-Mile
Delivering on Consumer Expectations
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Warehousing
Here's What I Learned at the Women in Supply Chain Forum
The 2022 Women in Supply Chain Forum sparked conversations about women in the supply chain and offered a workshop on collaborative problem solving through self-advocacy, communication and collaboration.
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Five Steps to Developing a Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy
DHL Supply Chain provides five steps to develop a supply chain digitalization strategy that leverage the value of innovation while managing the risks.
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Professional Development
The Importance of Store Replenishment During Peak Season
As peak season approaches, finding that fulfillment sweet spot that keeps a variety of shoppers happy is integral to coming out on top. Add in multiple methods of store fulfillment and you’ve got a lot to balance.
COLD CHAIN
How Extreme Weather Affects Cold Supply Chains
Cold supply chains are necessary to ensure the efficacy of certain medications, vaccines and other biopharmaceutical products, but the addition of extreme temperatures presents new obstacles that can make the process even more difficult to manage.
Trucking
Keeping Trucks and Trailers on the Road Longer with Preventative Maintenance
Maximizing tractor and trailer uptime only benefits companies in the long run, as avoiding costly repairs on the road and increasing utilization improves the bottom line.
Retail
Best Practices for Operating a Logistics Marketplace
If a brokerage is looking to introduce much-needed digitization via the marketplace model, here are some fundamental best practices for a successful implementation.
Manufacturing
Costly LCD Supply Chain Problems and How to Fix it
There are five problems that can greatly impact your supply chain, but delivery often tops the list.
Retail
5 Strategies to Drive Down Costs Prior to Peak Season
U.S. parcel volume will continue to rise, expected to reach between 25-40 billion by 2027. While supply chains will continue to be stretched, these five strategies will help businesses cope with disruption, focus their investment and limit unexpected cost
Sponsored
Five Steps to Developing a Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy
DHL Supply Chain provides five steps to develop a supply chain digitalization strategy that leverage the value of innovation while managing the risks.
Last-Mile
Planes, Trains and…Drones? Here’s How the Future of Last-Mile Shipping is Changing
Drones aren’t pragmatic just yet for last-mile delivery. But make no mistake, advancements are being made and it’s the way of the future.
3PL/4PL
3PLs Look to Optimize Efficiencies: Study
18% of 3PLs performing omnichannel fulfillment saw a 50% increase in profitability over the prior year, which is 33% more than the average of other 3PLs, while 91% of 3PLs grew order volumes in 2022, up from 85% the year prior.
3PL/4PL
Owners-Operators Facing More Challenging Conditions Ahead
About 33% of respondents expect load growth to decline over the next six months, the lowest reading since 1Q20 and significantly higher than 3Q21 at 9%.
Last-Mile
Solving the Last-Mile Problem in the Age of Driver Shortage, Global Supply Chain Uncertainty
As companies learn from the supply chain crises, innovative technology solutions that use data-driven approaches to enhance visibility, insights and actions across the supply chain will continue to explode.
Last-Mile
Forecast Tool Predicts Outcomes of Volume Shifts for Final-Mile Carriers
The Fleet Enable intelligence tool forecasts everything from warehouse volume shifts to revenue growth for final-mile carriers.
Last-Mile
3 Keys to a Successful Last-Mile Delivery Partnership
Communication, consistency and control are the foundations of a successful delivery partnership that will improve customer satisfaction and create repeat customers.
Last-Mile
Innovating Returns in the Last-Mile
Last-mile operators: if you can facilitate seamless returns for your retailer clients, those brands will reap the benefits, deepening your relationship and letting you earn your place as a true partner.
Trucking
Nationwide LTL Service to Overcome Capacity Crisis
The program focuses on capacity optimization, allowing brands and delivery partners to maximize space inside vehicles.
3PL/4PL
TA Services Acquires KPI Logistics
The acquisition of KPI Logistics is part of TA Services’ commitment to continued brokerage growth and expansion of service offerings for new and existing customers.
Last-Mile
GEODIS Completes Acquisition of Need It Now Delivers
GEODIS’s acquisition of Need It Now Delivers brings national freight distribution network and final mile delivery, omnichannel and e-Commerce capabilities alongside its existing contract logistics and freight forwarding lines of business in the U.S.
Retail
4 Key Benefits of Same-Day Delivery
Data indicates that if retailers are not currently offering same-day delivery services now, they are definitely planning on doing so in the near future to maintain a competitive edge.
Sponsored
Five Steps to Developing a Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy
DHL Supply Chain provides five steps to develop a supply chain digitalization strategy that leverage the value of innovation while managing the risks.
Warehousing
A Strain on the Supply Chain: Hurricane Ian
From a strain on humanitarian aid to logistical impairments, on an industry still making it's own strides in recovery from COVID-19, how might these new pitfalls affect the future of the supply chain?
Worker Safety
Road Weather Technology Ensures Driver Safety
There is no way to hold off severe weather, so the next best thing managers can do is implement end-to-end solutions to track fleets and road conditions and monitor and anticipate weather impacts on operational plans.
Last-Mile
Prepping the Supply Chain for Hurricane Ian
As hurricane Ian churns towards the coast, so does the bustle of preparation through logistics assistance and supply chain support.
3PL/4PL
Leading 3PL To Announce One-Stop Portal for Customers & Employees
ARRIVEnow launches as the technology brand of Arrive Logistics, delivering optionality and enhanced customer experience for shippers and carriers.
Trucking
How Fleet Managers Can Recruit and Retain the Next Generation of Truck Drivers
With the pandemic shifting employee expectations about work, how exactly can the trucking industry meet expectations?
Transportation
Convoy Introduces Hi-Fi Visibility
Hi-Fi Visibility offers detailed, real-time updates across trailer pools and shipments hauled by Convoy-connected carriers, with analytics to improve supply chain health.
3PL/4PL
3PLs, Shippers Facing Talent Pool Crisis
Hourly workers (e.g., pickers and packers) and licensed hourly workers (e.g., truck drivers and equipment operators) continue to be the hardest roles for companies to hire and retain.
Transportation
Female Technicians in Transportation Remains Low
The 2022 WIT Index shows that only 3.7% of technicians in transportation companies are women.
Transportation
New TomTom Application Offers Truck Navigation
The TomTom's GO Navigation truck plan enables drivers to plan routes that account for their vehicle’s dimensions, fuel requirements, desired maximum speeds and cargo.
E-Commerce Solutions
Last Mile Agility is the Name of the Game for the Second Half of 2022
The fluidity of last mile logistics adapting to current and foreseeable trends is a precise process. Being steadfast, yet flexible in the last mile is crucial for success.
Trucking
Resilient Trucking: How Trucking Companies Navigated the E-Commerce Boom
In just the past five years, the supply chain industry has seen massive changes in how its processes work across the entire sector.
