RWI, an asset-based 3PL specializing in temperature-controlled transportation, recently conducted a survey of shippers with cold supply chains to better understand their needs and challenges. Chris Taylor, director of sales and marketing, discusses the results.
Bob O'Malley, CSX Transportation's resident vice president for Florida, discusses initiatives to improve the state's transportation infrastructure and the importance of advocacy at the state level.
Prof. John Langley of Penn State gives a preview of the 18th Annual 3PL Study, to be released in October 2013, and discusses the methodology and analysis behind the annual global study.
CaroTrans International, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean-freight consolidator, is expanding its service network with entry into the Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets, including Russia.
AFN, a 3PL based in Chicago, uses business intelligence to improve its internal decision making and to support supply chain decisions of its clients. Eric Malcolm, director of sales strategy, explains the company's approach.
A report by Transport Intelligence entitled Global Transport and Logistics Financial Analysis 2013 reveals the winners and losers in the global logistics industry over what has been a tempestuous six-year period.
Extra Logistics LLC, an international provider of logistics and freight-forwarding services, has launched Web-based ocean and air-freight booking services.
Class 8 orders remained above 20,000 units for a seventh consecutive month in April, rising to their second-highest volume in sixteen months. April Class 8 net orders totaled just over 23,200 units.
Omnichannel retailing is here to stay, and retailers not using it successfully are losing sales and profits to those that do. In devising an omnichannel strategy, the natural starting point is the point of purchase "” brick-and-mortar stores and/or e-commerce sites for online and mobile shopping. But customer expectations don't stop when the sale is made. Order fulfillment is every bit as important to winning repeat business. Now more than ever, a well-developed supply chain strategy is vital to retailers' success.