Reading my recent copy of Inbound Logistics (May 2011), I discovered a paid advertisement railing against using terms to essentially re-brand a service or product that is already in existence. We’ve all been to the supermarket and seen the ...
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Freight Transportation
This week's blog post is a Q&A with Chuck Taylor, long-time logistics professional and head coach at Awake! Consulting. Chuck speaks frequently on how companies must prepare for the end of cheap oil. What is your main message to logisti...
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Supply Chain Challenges,
Freight Transportation
The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer
This quick-read eBook lists 12 best practices designed to elicit greatness from your 3PL.
Safety In Logistics Operations
4 strategies to turn safety from a compliance-driven chore to a profit-driving opportunity.
CSA 2010. Mention it to anyone related to the trucking industry and you may get a reaction you weren't expecting. The initiative, whose ultimate goal is to achieve a greater reduction in large truck and bus crashes, injuries, and fatalities...
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Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Safety,
Freight Transportation
CSA 2010 is an acronym for Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, a new initiative from the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA). Through CSA 2010, the FMCSA together with state partners and industry will work to reduce commerc...
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Supply Chain Challenges,
3PL Outsourcing,
Logistics Safety,
Freight Transportation
Recent industry analysis determined that 28% of all truck traffic is comprised of empty trailers. Given the context of today's rising fuel costs coupled with sustainability efforts, this is a terrific opportunity for companies to make long-...
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Supply Chain Challenges,
Freight Transportation
View March's newsletter on CPG logistics from Kane Is Able.
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Supply Chain Challenges,
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Well, I don't know what to think about the climate talks in Copenhagen. Lots of finger-pointing, disputed findings, defensive posturing. At times likes this, I find it reassuring to turn to experts to shed light on this contentious issue.
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Supply Chain Challenges,
Freight Transportation
Not so much a bigger boat, but probably a different boat altogether. The 21st century demands of sustainability and resource awareness almost screams that the current logistics supply chain model be updated. In the total cost of the distrib...
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Supply Chain Challenges,
Freight Transportation
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