For transportation providers in the e-commerce era, the choice is clear: disrupt, or be disrupted. The motivating force is, of course, Amazon.com, which has shown distinct signs in recent years of desiring to take over multiple transportation and logistics functions in support of its dominant e-commerce business. Read More

Retailers selling over the internet can’t hope to compete without a reliable and effective direct-to-consumer (DTC) model for fulfillment. But setting one up is anything but easy. Read more.

A seasoned logistics executive returns to the U.S. and finds a market that’s familiar in some ways, and sharply different in others. Read more. 

When it comes to fashioning the optimal customer experience, the gap between dream and reality can be vast. Read more. 

Artificial intelligence promises to have a profound impact on the way in which shippers and carriers do business together. Assuming, of course, that they're able to make use of the wealth of data that the technology offers. Read More

For many consumer brands today, it's a life-or-death struggle to stay relevant. Never mind loved. Read More

How do you tell if your supply-chain partners are financially solvent? The crowd knows. Read More