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The Answer Isn’t More Truck Drivers – It’s More Information
The Trump Administration’s new infrastructure plan is making for a booming construction industry. Great news, however, there is a downside; the high demand of materials

Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future
Make no mistake — today, it’s a carrier’s world and shippers are living in it. From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond,

Top Four Ways to Score Savings Using Freight Optimization Tools
“March Madness” is in full swing in college basketball and some industry analysts might also use a similar term to describe the current transportation environment:

Solving Final Mile Logistics and Earning Customer Loyalty
Understanding customer expectations is a priority for businesses in all verticals and meeting (or, ideally, exceeding) those expectations is crucial to winning customer loyalty. This

Navigating Ongoing International Transportation Capacity Challenges
International transportation is dealing with ongoing challenges of tighter capacity. From import space and export space tightening up and a hot drayage market causing capacity

The Supply Chain Digital Transformation Journey: Making Inter-Business Collaboration Better
I get side tracked with college basketball this time of year as I cheer on my alma mater. The NCAA March Madness Final Four frenzy

Dig Deep: What to Know About TMS Hosting, Data Models and Integration
If you’ve ever purchased a transportation management system (TMS) for your organization – or any enterprise software – you know that the term “software as

Did You Prepare for Chinese New Year? Some Tips for Next Year
In the US, we’ve got Times Square cleaned up, the holiday décor packed away for another year, and the store shelves already stocked with red
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