Feature Stories
Love it or Hate it, CSA is Here to Stay
Inbound Logistics gauges the trucking industry’s response to safety issues, with a look at CSA’s impact, and truckers that lead the way in safety performance.
Looking Down the Road
Inbound Logistics spoke to CEOs at five leading motor carriers and logistics service providers about the issues driving change for their companies and the industry.
Trucking Perspectives 2011: Exclusive Inbound Logistics Research
Inbound Logistics' annual motor carrier survey provides an in-depth look at the trucking sector, addressing growth areas and obstacles such as CSA, hours of service rules, capacity and driver shortages, fuel surcharges, and freight brokerage.
Truckers Play Role in Homeland Security
Curt Shewchuck, chief security officer, Con-way Freight discusses how the carrier's security protocols helped avert a terrorist threat.
The Bright Side of Logistics in India
There is more to India’s supply chain scene than its shortcomings. APL Logistics’ David Frentzel shares insights from a recent tour of his company’s Indian facilities and meetings with shippers.
Case Studies
Casebook
Delivering a Slice Of Fresh Supply Chain Solutions
A new inbound/outbound logistics operations solution helps pizza chain Papa John's handle rapid expansion.
Reader Profile
Angela Duesterhaus: Joining the Jet Set
Angela Duesterhaus, logistics and export compliance manager at PAS Technologies in North Kansas City, Mo., talks about her recent projects and describes how a disappointment in a previous job taught her a valuable lesson.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Building Efficiency Into Your Supply Chain
Ellen Fontaine, VASCOR Ltd, offers advice for boosting supply chain efficiency.
Trends
Sponsored
Advertising Supplement
Freight Payment and Auditing Services: Finding the Hidden Gold
Freight payment and auditing services can unlock money-saving operations data.
Advertising Supplement
Nebraska: Lasting Logistics Appeal
Nebraska’s central location, dedicated workforce, and affordable industrial power combine to create an ideal site for logistics operations.
Thought Leaders
APIs Enrich Software Users’ Experience
Tom Heine, CEO, Aljex Software Inc., explains how application programming interfaces (APIs) enrich software users’ experience by connecting them to Web tools.
Thought Leaders
Getting a Handle on Specialized Transportation Costs
Specialized carriers can help shippers cut transportation and fuel costs when moving heavy equipment, writes David Lowry, Bennett Motor Express.
Thought Leaders
Coordinated Transportation Improves Margins for Wholesalers
Leading wholesalers understand the limitation of planning transportation in a silo, writes Manhattan Associates’ Mike Mulqueen.
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3PL Line: Third-Party Logistics PerspectivesChris Cline
Drawing Value from Managed Drayage Solutions
Outsourcing drayage services to a 3PL can gain shippers significant savings, writes Chris Cline of Corporate Traffic.
Checking InFelecia Stratton
Freight at Rest is Freight at Risk
Motor freight carriers employ a variety of strategies to keep cargo secure in transit, writes Editor Felecia Stratton.
IT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyKaren Bomber and Jim Caudill
Inventory Intelligence: The Key to Unlocking Omni-channel Retailing
Retailers who succeed at integrating their inventory intelligence can cut costs, accelerate turns, and build revenue by driving high-fidelity information back into the supply chain, aligning it with shopper demand, write Tyco Retail Solutions’ Karen Bomber and Jim Caudill.
Viewpoint: Logistics & Supply Chain AnalysisTom Kampf
Refrigerated Trucks Haul More Than Just Perishables
No longer hauling just fresh produce and other groceries, today’s truck and trailer refrigeration systems also keep other high-value loads at ideal temperatures and humidity levels so they arrive safely at their final destinations, writes Thermo King’s Tom Kampf.