Each year, the CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) sponsors Operation Safe Driver Week—an initiative “aimed at improving the driving behaviors of passenger and commercial motor vehicle drivers through educational and traffic enforcement strategies and interactions with law enforcement.” This year, Operation Safe Driver Week is July...
What you need to know about logistics technology. Don’t let anyone tell you that logistics technology isn’t important. From a TMS that streamlines your processes and boosts efficiency to tracking and visibility tools that minimize late pickup and deliveries, advanced transportation technology can save logistics departments...
Changing Technology in Outsourced Logistics AM Transport is a leading provider of outsourced logistics in the midwest. We strive to provide our customers and carriers with impeccable service at a great price. We do this by continually evaluating our processes, studying new technologies, and adopting and...
Are you still trying to handle all of your logistics needs in-house without the help of a 3PL partner? It’s getting harder every day, isn’t it. That’s why 90% of Fortune 500 companies outsource some or all of their logistics services to third party logistics (3PL)...
Are you tired of inconsistent and unreliable service from carriers and logistics partners or embarrassed by your current supply chain practices? Are you losing customer respect because of dropped loads and service failures or frustrated with a general lack of visibility in your supply chain?...
In the logistics industry, we’re always talking about disruption. But what is it? In Deloitte’s Patterns of Disruption the authors suggest that disruption occurs when “something changes in the larger environment--technology or customer preferences or supporting infrastructure/ecosystem—to make [a] new approach possible and profitable. The...
Tired of all the technology talk? Well, get used to it. Technology has leapt to the forefront of the transportation industry, and if you’re not investing time, money, and study to stay in front of the crowd, you’re inevitably going to fall off the cliff....
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...
The Name of the Game is Change The logistics industry seems to change every day. In fact, 2018 has proven to be a year of fantastic growth and constant flux! In the run up to and following the hard enforcement of the ELD rule, shippers and...
According to a report by Armstrong and Associates, a 3PL market research firm, a whopping 90% of Domestic Fortune 500 companies have worked with at least one 3PL for outsourced logistics. The report, published in 2017, finds this 90% a significant increase from 2001 when...