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I spent several hours on Sunday raking leaves. I filled up 15 bags, lined up nicely along the sidewalk for the city to pick up. By Tuesday, my entire lawn and backyard were covered in
After an overnight flight from Boston, where I didn’t sleep much, I landed at 7:30 am in Amsterdam, hopped in an Uber, and after a quick pitstop at the hotel, arrived at Transportation Summit at
Two years ago today, I had tickets to see my favorite band of all time: Depeche Mode. Unfortunately, I was in the throes of my “nightmare” at the time — when I wasn’t sleeping, feeling
Since 2017, Descartes has conducted an annual benchmark survey of global transportation professionals to identify strategies, tactics, and expectations for the industry. Running the study year after year reveals how trends evolve over time. To
“Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work,” said Warren Bennis, the American scholar and consultant who pioneered leadership studies. It is also the lubrication that makes supply chains work. Unfortunately,
What do you do when you’re halfway up a steep, long climb on a bicycle and you really have to go to the bathroom? Yes, I’m talking about poop. In all my years of riding,
After a month on the road, attending various supply chain and logistics events, I’ve come back with a serious question: If all the promises of AI and AI agents in supply chain management come true,
As we enter the final stretch of 2025, many companies are busy planning for the year ahead. But to quote former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, how do you plan for the “unknown
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Transporting goods from Point A to Point B requires close collaboration between shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and recipients. In many ways, how these
A port closure in your supplier’s region delays a critical shipment. Severe weather knocks out a regional distribution hub. Demand for a top-selling product triples
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most talked-about topics in transportation and logistics. Shippers, brokers, and third-party logistics services providers (3PLs) are
Editor’s note: Today’s post is part of a special Talking Logistics series called “Powering the Breakthrough in Logistics” where subject matter experts from leading supply
