
Holistic Transportation Management: A Look Forward
The transportation market, and its supporting technology, have changed dramatically over the 20+ years that I’ve been an industry analyst. The challenges transportation executives face

The transportation market, and its supporting technology, have changed dramatically over the 20+ years that I’ve been an industry analyst. The challenges transportation executives face

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the ongoing convergence of 3PL and TMS business models. I also wrote about how transportation management systems (TMS)

Transportation management systems (TMS) have never been more popular — not among shippers, but among other technology vendors and logistics service providers. Yesterday, for example,

Nothing in life is free — and this includes free shipping, which has become an albatross around the necks of most retailers and parcel carriers.

For many companies, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their transportation operations has been one of two extremes: a large (unexpected) surge in shipments

What is a third-party logistics provider (3PL)? What is a transportation management system (TMS)? For more than 20 years, I’ve been exploring those questions, and