Do you read Seth Godin’s blog? In Monday’s blog, Seth writes about photography; in particular, about photographs of people and how those photographs lie. Let me give you an example. You see an advertisement with a beautiful young girl, someone who resembles your daughter. She is enjoying...
Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? Or are you one of those folks who scoffs at the age-old tradition of turning a new leaf when the calendar changes? Either way, we’re betting that you’d like to reduce the stress you’re under. After...
The holidays sure flew by, didn't they! Hard to believe we've already begun a new decade. Here at AMT, we decided to start off the new year by introducing you to John (Moose) McKinney. John's been with AM Transport for 23 years, so he's a...
The holidays are approaching, and it's a great time to appreciate the past year. At AM Transport Services, we strive to offer the best outsourced logistics solutions to manufacturers in the midwest. And we are able to do that because of the great group of...
Reputation Matters Do you find it difficult to find qualified, fully-insured, reliable carriers; to negotiate reasonable rates or generate the right paperwork while tracking your shipments? And what happens when you experience last minute dropped loads, or blown tires, snow storms, or unexpected driver illnesses? How do...
Christmas is less than two weeks away. The ugly sweater group at AM Transport loves the holiday season as you can tell by our colorful Christmas attire in the picture above. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite things from 2019. If...
Monday morning, trucking giant, Celadon group, filed for bankruptcy and announced the closing of the Indianapolis-based trucking firm. FreightWaves reports that Celadon is the largest truckload carrier to file bankruptcy in history. It’s a staggering closing, just weeks before Christmas with nearly 4000 employees put...
Here at AMT, we like to say we have the best team in the business. Every couple of weeks, we're running an introduction to another one of our awesome team members. This week we talked to Hillary Steber who works in accounting. Hillary began working...
FreightWaves recently reported on a survey of 2,127 hospitals (about ⅓ of the total hospitals in the United States) that found a whopping $25.7 billion of overspending in their supply chains. While a quarter of the hospitals surveyed performed quite well in logistics, there was...
Logistics as a Service In logistics, changes occur so fast, if you blink you might miss them. It’s exciting, yes, but shifts and reversals can leave even seasoned veterans overwhelmed. No one understands this better than manufacturers and suppliers who have to navigate the near-constant upheavals...