Our industry has been rolling since the wheel was invented in Mesopotamia (Iraq) about 5,000 years ago. Three years ago, Hot Shot Delivery, Inc’s president, Eric Donaldson of Houston, Texas,... View More
In today's frenetic markets, your customers are shopping. Build your contacts within existing accounts while you have easy access to them. It is a competitive world, and running your team has aspects that... View More
Entrepreneurs have recognized that the recession presents major opportunities for offering new services. Some Regional Carriers are leading the way with many bold new initiatives. Estafeta is the largest... View More
With the collapse of DHL and a significant reduction in orders, both UPS and FedEx have again raised their rates, increasing the cost pressures for shippers. What options do shippers have? 1. Don’t... View More
The business of transporting, warehousing and delivering freight and packages generates $3.5 trillion in annual revenue worldwide. Competition is very much alive and well in every sector; no carrier has... View More
Members of the general public give little, if any, thought as to how it is that a parcel arrives on their doorstep or how they can go to a nearby store and purchase a product manufactured in a distant
Amazon wants to become the next major global 3PL, expanding beyond Fulfillment by Amazon.Amazon recently launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), a new platform opening its freight, warehou
For years, parcel auditing carried an implicit prerequisite: you had to be big enough to justify it. The conventional wisdom among smaller shippers went something like this �
The debate on application programming interfaces (API) vs electronic data interchange (EDI) in logistics influences conversations as parcel carriers and supply chain technology providers expan
