Logistics as a Service: Outsourced Logistics Managed freight and outsourced logistics, also known as Logistics as a Service, are big topics in the transportation industry. Access to advanced transportation technology including transportation management systems that provide security, flexibility, and accessibility is only one reason forward-thinking manufacturers...
Operation Safe Driver The CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver program was put into effect in 2007. Sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA), the weeklong event will occur July 12-July 18. During this time, law enforcement...
Outsourced Logistics--We're Just Better Here at AM Transport, we live by the motto: BETTER not bigger. We know that in the logistics arena, having a smaller, more agile team translates into big benefits for you when you outsource your logistics to us. We start with relationships. We focus on getting...
Freight Brokers and the Supply Chain Are you looking for the lowest shipping rates? We get it. Here at AM Transport Services, we’ve been in the logistics industry for 30 years. We understand that too often, manufacturers, distributors, and even carriers don’t really understand the value...
Why do manufacturers and distributors outsource logistics? Shippers outsource logistics when they need their freight picked up and delivered on time without damages. Their freight budget is out-of-control, and they don’t have the necessary data or know-how to fix this. Service failures are costing them...
The Benefits of Working with a 3PL for Outsourced Logistics The supply chain becomes more complicated every day. Technology, visibility, and navigating the risk inherent in working with a variety of carriers is a full-time job. Here at AM Transport Services, we’ve found the manufacturers and...
Customer Routed Freight What does it mean when a potential customer (a manufacturer or distributor who has freight to move) explains that their freight is customer routed? In many cases, it's a simple brush off. The person on the other end of the phone simply doesn't...
We are living and working in the midst of unprecedented upheaval that will change our communities, our families, and the way we do business forever. And our ability to adapt and thrive has never been more important. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely vanquished...
How will COVID-19 change logistics operations? The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt logistics operations for a variety of reasons including old technology, employee absenteeism, a lack of resiliency and redundancy in the supply chain, lockdowns, and insufficient visibility into both the supply chain, as well as,...
Consider Outsourced Logistics It’s officially mid-April. Easter’s done as are the daffodils. Mushroom hunting season is moving north and most of us are still living under stay-at home orders. Our country has changed a lot in the past 30 days, hasn’t it. But as much as...
