Guest Commentaries

Addressing a Legal Threat to Local Delivery Operations (The FedEx Ground Case on Driver Classification)

Rob Howard October 30, 2014

The recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that FedEx misclassified its Ground drivers as independent contractors is “a shot across the bow”

How to Be a Preferred Shipping Customer: Strategies for the Coming Capacity Shortage

Mike Mulqueen October 28, 2014

Business has been improving for the U.S. trucking industry. The economy is continuing to regain momentum. Shipper demand and carrier availability have come back into

How Cummins Power Generation Used Lean Six Sigma to Achieve Significant Transportation Savings

Jason DeBus and Barry Gasaway October 2, 2014

Now more than ever, companies – regardless of industry – are looking for ways to improve customer service while also cutting costs and growing the

The Most Famous Problem in Computer Science (and Transportation)

Chris Johnson September 23, 2014

When studying computer science, one will inevitably be introduced to the traveling salesman problem (TSP). Since it was first written about in 1832, it has

How to Use Big Data to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Larry Lewis September 18, 2014

According to a July 2014 supply chain research study from Accenture focused on Big Data and supply chain risk management, most organizations have high hopes

Strategically Managing Your Spend: An Infographic

Chris O'Brien September 9, 2014

The first two quarters of 2014 impacted a lot of supply chain budgets. The combination of inclement weather, capacity shortages, and stiff marketplace competition had

A Broader Approach to Control Towers

Ajesh Kapoor September 2, 2014

We’ve heard a lot of noise around the topic of supply chain control towers in recent years. It has different meanings depending on who you

Time for Companies to Rethink Their Customer Delivery Strategy

Rob Howard August 28, 2014

While couriers have long been used for local or “last mile” business-to-business deliveries in the U.S., and for consumer deliveries in densely populated areas of