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Trucking
Loadboards & Exchanges: Finding the Perfect Match
Shippers seeking capacity and carriers looking for freight find love at first site.
Read MoreCutting LTL Costs
Saving money on less-than-truckload (LTL) procurement is a laudable goal—except when operational problems eclipse savings gains. Shippers who prioritize securing the lowest price from carriers may actually end up paying more because of costs embedded in carrier expenses—resulting in problems such as service degradation and supply chain disruption. Danny Slaton, executive vice president of supply […]
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Expedited Transport: It’s All in the Timing
Once cost-prohibitive for all but the most time-sensitive rush deliveries, today’s expedited services help shippers balance their need for speed with cost-effective solutions.
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How to Make Driver Recruitment a Competitive Differentiator
One challenge the logistics sector faces is, well, finding new faces. While the U.S. recession largely suppressed a dormant truck driver shortage, the prospects of economic recovery are stirring old concerns. Adding to the problem, recent government mandates including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Hours of Service and Compliance, Safety, Accountability rules threaten to […]
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Crossdocking Streamlines Freight Movement
How can an organization eliminate or reduce waste and increase speed in their supply chain? One answer is to replace warehouses and/or manufacturing locations with crossdock facilities or “landing pads.” Tremendous pressure from global competition and just-in-time (JIT) operations in the marketplace has spurred many manufacturers to adopt a lean production philosophy—and a lean supply […]
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Rail Intermodal: Where Rail Meets Road
Intermodal solutions gather steam as shippers track the financial and efficiency benefits of combining truck and rail transport.
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Reliable Transportation: A Key Ingredient to Baking Success
When it needs equipment and consistent service, this supplier to the food industry turns to RWI Transportation, one of its core carriers, to deliver.
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Trucking Communications: Goin’ Mobile
Mobile communications technology signals new productivity gains for truckers.
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Regulation & Legislation: Truckers Get the Message
Shippers and carriers express concern over new regulations and highway funding initiatives.
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For Truck Financing, Bank on a Transportation Expert
Q: What is the current market for financing and leasing commercial trucks and equipment? A: Generally, the trucking industry is experiencing a favorable banking and finance market as most commercial banks continue to show relatively healthy interest in financing revenue equipment. Borrowing rates are near all-time lows, so locking in equipment financing today is appealing […]
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