You take care of your warehouse. You maintain your TMS. You make certain your staff is taken care of. And yet, you may be destroying your most valuable transportation asset; namely your shipping data.... View More

Still today the management of the inbound freight function is one of the most overlooked areas for significant cost reduction in many companies. Some estimates rate inbound freight costs as high as 35%... View More

Finding waste in your supply chain is easy. Removing waste and actually achieving measurable improvement is a bit more challenging. Many companies say they are implementing best practices – but what... View More

Most parcel agreements signed over the past ten years contain some form of revenue-based incentives. UPS calls them Portfolio Tier Incentives. FedEx calls them Earned Discounts. Whatever they are called... View More

There is no question that the parcel industry is facing uncertain times. However, this uncertainty in our logistics environment is nothing compared to that faced by Europe in the early 1800s. In 1812,... View More

Is Packaging That Important? Packaging is an often overlooked aspect of total transportation cost management. The balance between labor, packaging material cost and transportation cost is unique for each... View More