Guest Commentaries

How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Steve Raetz July 5, 2018

For most individuals, surprises can be wonderful—but, as a shipper, you try to avoid them at all costs. Because in supply chains, surprises tend to

Logistics Center of Excellence: Delivering Value to Organizations

Danielle Pecoraro June 19, 2018

Perhaps the most overworked word in the supply chain management lexicon is “visibility.” Yet it’s difficult to overstate the importance of a view into what’s

Five Ways to Be a Shipper of Choice: Lessening Capacity Crunch Impact with a TMS

Karen Sage June 7, 2018

Whatever the cause, the end result is the same: trucking capacity is tight, really tight. Shippers are paying higher rates, and even with offering higher

Protect Your Bottom Line With a Smart Supply Chain Design Strategy

Bob McFarland June 4, 2018

A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report highlighted how rising logistics costs are squeezing the food and beverage industry. With the increased

Start Managing Your Inbound Freight More Effectively Today

Dan Clark May 29, 2018

It’s time to make inbound freight a priority and begin reaping the benefits of a program that creates win-win rewards for all supply chain partners.

CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Hit Back with a TMS

Anthony Vitiello May 23, 2018

“Freight spend is up 15% year over year and it is eating into the bottom line! What the hell is going on over there in

Is M&A Success Possible Without Digital Transformation?

David Cahn May 14, 2018

The last several years have seen record-breaking Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activity in many key process manufacturing markets, making some wonder what the future will

Combating Intermodal Market Challenges & Costs

Kelly St. Aubin May 10, 2018

It’s both an interesting and rather chaotic time in the intermodal market. The electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate is in full effect, and there have