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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.
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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.
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Stop Managing Freight Rates. Start Managing Freight Behavior.
You negotiated the savings. Where did they go?
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Transportation Is Only a Fraction of the Solution
Most companies plan the freight. The smartest companies plan the operation.
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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.
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Proposed Transportation Bill: What Does It Mean for Women In Trucking?
The House-passed Highway Bill addresses issues that are important to WIT members and can improve operational efficiency, productivity, and safety across the industry.
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Fewer Containers, Same Freight: The Overweight Corridor Advantage
If you move heavyweight containers or food-grade freight through Southern California, it’s worth knowing whether you’re shipping more boxes than you need to.
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How to Improve Your Warehouse Picking Process During Peak Seasons and Returns
Improving a warehouse picking process doesn’t always require a major automation project. Address one bottleneck at a time and expand capabilities as your needs evolve.
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Build the Capability to Respond Fast
The margin between a manageable delay and a costly stoppage is razor-thin and continues to narrow. So if you’re preparing for disruption, you’re already behind.
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Freight Damage: The Claim Is Only a Fraction of the Cost
Most companies measure the claim. The smartest companies measure business impact.**
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Building a Quality-Driven Cold Chain For Temperature-Sensitive Freight
How process alignment, monitoring, and documentation are reshaping expectations beyond temperature control
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The Retail Freight Strategy That Gives Shippers an Edge
As the supply chain moves from back-office function to board-level priority, one logistics strategy has become a powerful tool for shippers: retail freight consolidation.
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When P&L Stalls: What Your Freight Metrics Are Telling You
When profitability stalls, freight data often reveals where margin is quietly being lost.
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Your Inbound Program Works. Can It Scale?
What separates good inbound operations from great ones is how, and whether, the way you manage it today can handle where your business is going.
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How to Manage Logistics Effectively During Data Center Development & Construction
Data center growth shows no sign of slowing in 2026 as adoption of cloud technologies and artificial intelligence continues at a rapid pace.
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Orchestrating Inbound Freight: How Proven Dedicated Processes Keep Yards Flowing
Inbound freight should feel predictable. A trailer hits the gate, gets spotted to the door it was scheduled for, is unloaded inside its window, and the empty clears the yard before the next live load shows up. When that sequence holds, the yard breathes. When it breaks down at any step, the yard fills, dock […]
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The Hidden Costs of Inefficient Warehousing
Warehousing costs extend beyond leases and labor. Optimized warehouse management systems remove the hidden costs caused by inefficiencies.
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Who Pays the Freight? Why This Idiom Matters
The party responsible for freight controls the visibility, execution, and oversight of transportation decisions
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What 3PLs and Freight Forwarders Get Wrong About SaaS
What most organizations are actually seeking is relief from managing infrastructure—not a specific deployment model. “SaaS” can represent several architectural models.
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Measure Twice, Automate Once: Don’t Build on a Shaky Foundation
Before investing in robotics, make sure your WMS and processes are built to support it.
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