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Disrupting Logistics Ain’t Easy

Adrian Gonzalez April 5, 2018

Shyp is a startup that “picks up, packages, and ships anything at the best price, through major international carriers like USPS, UPS and FedEx, for

Transportation Procurement: Still Standing on the Sidelines?

Adrian Gonzalez April 2, 2018

Since last summer the warning signs have been there that shippers would be facing tighter capacity and increased transportation costs this year. Did all shippers

April Fools’ Day Greatest Hits from Talking Logistics

Adrian Gonzalez April 1, 2018

Happy Easter and Passover to all who celebrate. It’s also April Fools’ Day. I didn’t get a chance to write an April Fools’ post this

This Week in Logistics News (March 26-30, 2018)

Adrian Gonzalez March 30, 2018

That’s my “before the game” Opening Day photo from yesterday. You don’t want to see my “after the game” photo, which is not pretty after

Cross-Border E-Commerce: Growing Fast, But Still a Messy Reality

Adrian Gonzalez March 29, 2018

“More than a quarter of all revenue for sellers on Amazon globally was from cross-border transactions in 2017, up more than 50 percent from the

A “New Normal” in the Truckload Industry

Adrian Gonzalez March 26, 2018

There are so many trends impacting the trucking industry today — everything from regulations and technologies to fuel, labor, and economic conditions — that the

This Week in Logistics News (March 19-23, 2018)

Adrian Gonzalez March 23, 2018

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Self-Driving Uber

Blockchain Will Solve, Save, Cure Everything

Adrian Gonzalez March 21, 2018

Remember the old-time medicine shows, when showmen and storytellers posed as doctors and peddled miracle elixirs for all sorts of ailments? If they existed today,