The Rising Cost of Fuel: Why Intermodal Transportation Just Makes “Cents”

As diesel prices climb and supply chain uncertainty deepens, shippers are rethinking their transportation strategies—and the math is increasingly pointing in one direction.

The Hidden Cost of Paperwork: How Home Service Contractors Lose Productivity Each Week

Ask a plumber how long a water heater swap takes and you’ll get a confident answer. Ask how many hours went into invoicing, chasing payments and sorting receipts last week, and the answer is usually a shrug. That gap is the problem. For most U.S. home service professionals, admin work is not a line item […]

What is One of  Your Favorite Brand Names? Why Does it Work so Well?

Few brand names carry the emotional connection and staying power of the New York Knicks. Despite decades without a championship, the franchise continued to fill arenas, command attention, and inspire loyalty. Great brands retain their value through both success and adversity.

–Bill Heaney
Chief Commercial Officer
Odyssey Logistics

Beyond the Buzz: Deploying AI in Your Supply Chain

AI Quick Tips “You’ve got to start with consistent data and clear operating rules. And you can’t take people out of it. Artificial intelligence should support operators, not replace them. Keep it transparent, set guardrails, and treat it like a decision tool.” –Keith Moore CEO AutoScheduler.AI “Focus on governance, human-in-the-loop decision models, transparent KPIs, and […]

Stand-Out Sites: Build for Speed

The most logistics-friendly locations build it—the physical infrastructure to handle complex cargo projects and a favorable economic environment for business—so supply chain speed can come.

14 Supply Chain Moves to Help Retailers Survive and Thrive

Winning brick-and-mortar and ecommerce retail today demands a smarter supply chain, including dynamic stores, flexible distribution, total inventory control, and a rock-solid returns strategy.

How to Stop Freight Fraud Before it Starts

Modern freight fraud is evolving fast, increasing in both scale and sophistication. Fortunately, fraud prevention strategies are evolving too. Here are some ways to mitigate risks and protect your shipments.

Cybercrime at the Ports; Manufacturing Momentum Broadens; The Forces Reshaping Logistics & More Supply Chain News

Logistics and supply chain news and highlights shaping the future of global logistics.

How to Prepare for Peak Season And Avoid The Nightmare Before Christmas

The annual holiday peak season is the most important time of year for almost every ecommerce retailer. By some industry estimates, as much as 40% of their entire year’s sales are made during this limited window. And consumer demand during this time period is continuing to grow exponentially. For example, online shopping grew by 8.9% […]

Asking the Right Questions About Hazmat Transportation

Hazardous materials transportation carries higher stakes. The right questions can reveal how a provider approaches safety, security, compliance, and communication.

Stop Managing Freight Rates. Start Managing Freight Behavior.

You negotiated the savings. Where did they go?

Transportation Is Only a Fraction of the Solution

Most companies plan the freight. The smartest companies plan the operation.

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WHAT’S THE WORD: The Language of Logistics

Cushioning Cargo Crush Profile How much compression, weight, or impact a load can withstand in shipment. Shippers should determine a load’s crush profile and work backwards from there to ensure they use the most suitable securement materials. A recent RXO study highlighted the importance of crush profile considerations and accounting for lane topography to calculate […]

Your Best AI Solution May Be Your 3PL

We are living through an AI gold rush as a massive explosion of venture capital-backed tech startups flood the logistics space. They all promise a magic-bullet AI solution or software overlay that will instantly solve your demand-driven logistics headaches. The hard truth is that these AI pop-ups lack foundational, dirt-under-the-fingernails logistics experience. They understand algorithms, […]

Transportation Contingency Planning: Five Questions Shippers Should Ask

Companies can’t eliminate every risk, but asking and regularly revisiting these five questions can help you determine whether your plan holds.

The Smart Money is Betting on Growth

Look past the daily spot rate noise and political soundbites for a second. If you want to know where the global economy is actually headed over the next decade, look at where the big maritime lenders are putting their billion-dollar balance sheets. For example Global Ship Lease (GSL) recently locked in a $1 billion, seven-year […]

The Philippines Container Crisis — A Harbinger of Transpacific Friction

Do your Asia-Pacific supply lines touch Southeast Asia? Then dial into what’s going on at the Philippines ports of Manila, Batangas, and Subic Bay. What started as landside container imbalance and yard congestion is now a serious operational bottleneck. What’s the problem? Imports are heavily outstripping exports leaving empty cans piling up with nowhere to […]

Back to the Future: Deconstructing Processes and Reconstructing Roles in an AI-native Supply Chain

Everything old is new again. It has become a common refrain as digital transformation wends its way through consumer supply chains. Take the path to purchase, for example. Recommerce is returning to vogue as consumers value more sustainable and economical options. Cost-conscious shoppers are also turning to generic, private label brands, eschewing the premiumization fad that consumed CPG for much of the early 2000s.

Turning Automation Trends Into Reality

When MODEX took place in April 2026, it highlighted subtle changes shaping the warehouse automation sector. Now that we are months out, the trends on display in Atlanta are firmly taking root in real-world operations.