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This Week in Logistics News (August 18-22, 2014)

Adrian Gonzalez August 22, 2014

As you read this, I am driving back home from Niagara Falls, where I spent a few days with my extended family, including my in-laws

3PLs Need to Take Broader Perspective

Adrian Gonzalez August 18, 2014

A few weeks ago at the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA) Annual Conference, I gave a keynote presentation challenging third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to

This Week in Logistics News (August 4-8, 2014)

Adrian Gonzalez August 8, 2014

At the top of my family tree, the one planted here after my parents arrived from Cuba, you’ll find a small bodega nestled in the

GM Supplier Factory Explosion: Thoughts on Supply Chain Visibility and Responsibility

Adrian Gonzalez August 6, 2014

This past Saturday, an explosion at the Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products factory in China killed at least 75 workers and injured at least 185 others.

Managed Services: The “Stretch Armstrong” of Logistics

Adrian Gonzalez August 4, 2014

One of my favorite toys as a boy was Stretch Armstrong, a muscle-man action figure with a stretchable body. As the catalog picture below illustrates,

This Week in Logistics News (July 28 – August 1, 2014)

Adrian Gonzalez August 1, 2014

I’ll spare you the full story, but back in college I took a creative writing class, and the professor gave me a unique assignment: write

“Truck Drivers are Treated Like Trash With No Rights”

Adrian Gonzalez July 30, 2014

Earlier this month, I wrote about the driver shortage problem in trucking, arguing that the only way to solve it is through innovation. The post

Finding Truckload Capacity: Insights on Managing the Spot Procurement Process

Adrian Gonzalez July 28, 2014

Data from various sources indicate that truckload capacity is starting to tighten. For example, here’s some data from Wolfe Research published earlier this year: When