Here at AMT, we love books. And why not--books offer readers humor, history, escape, romance, philosophy, even recipes. Books challenge us with new or old ideas. Books enlarge our worldview and allow us to travel to foreign countries and back to medieval times. Books create...
A Transportation Management System (TMS) Is A Necessity. In an industry where data flows are increasing at a rapid pace it’s nearly impossible to understand your logistics operation without a TMS. The days of collecting data over a long period, and then taking a few weeks...
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” Edward Abbey, Writer and environmental activist Are you operating under the assumption that bigger is always better? You’re not alone, but let’s take a minute to rethink what’s become a tired and ineffectual notion. Conventional...
Tracking and visibility in transportation is a hot topic. Recent news concerning the misuse of cellphone-based tracking has people scrambling. How can the logistics industry, where tracking and visibility is inherent to the best service, deal with upheavals caused by misuse, as well as, an...
The beginning of a new year is a great time to get back to the basics. Here on the AMT blog, we’ve been exploring freight rates, zoning in on the differences between instant and accurate rates, as well as, how we come up with our...
Capacity in 2019 The first few weeks of January usually see a slowdown in the logistics business, but 2019 has been a little different. By many accounts volume has remained fairly steady even while capacity has loosened up a bit. In other words, it’s been a...
Driver Shortage? The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Bob Costello puts the driver shortage number at around 50,000 today with the shortage projected to be as high as 174,000 by 2026. You can’t be in trucking without hearing that the shortage is a big part of why...
Do you need logistics consulting? Here's what you need to know. Do you care about your freight? Do you want to improve the efficiency of your supply chain in 2019? Do you want and need capacity? If you answered yes to these three questions, logistics consulting could...
Gratitude is wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.~Rumi If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.~Meister Eckhart Thanksgiving--with thanks built right into the word-- is a great time for a gratitude check. Did you know that...
A recent article in Supply Chain Dive got us thinking about veterans in the transportation industry. Barry Hochfelder writes about the service people in World War II: The men and women who — without computer aid — arranged for 6,939 ships, 11,590 aircraft, 156,000 troops,...
