Feature Stories
6 Ways to Find Hidden Capacity
As a booming economy, an aging and shrinking driver workforce, and the new EDL mandate combine with other factors to create a truckload capacity shortage, shippers have to change how they do business to make sure they can move goods. Experts share how to survive in a new economy where truckers are in the driver’s seat in more ways than one.
Driver Wellness Programs: The Right Thing to Do
Wellness programs keep drivers healthy, and carriers wealthy and wise.
Beyond Table Stakes: Freight Payment Clients Hold All the Cards
Advances in technology, increasing globalization, and the growth of e-commerce are upending the traditional freight bill audit and payment industry.
2018 Top 100 Truckers
Inbound Logistics' annual Top 100 Truckers directory provides an in-depth index of carriers that match shippers' diverse and demanding needs.
2018 Trucking Perspectives
Insights collected through Inbound Logistics' exclusive annual survey of shippers and truckers find the industry's most significant trends and challenges.
Case Studies
I.T. Toolkit
TMS Brings the Power
Celestica improves visibility, controls costs and seeks greater logistics flexibility with MercuryGate’s transportation management system solutions.
Commentary
How-To
Ten Tips
Defending Against Supply Chain Hackers
Applying these tips to your supply chain will boost your overall security. It won't be hackerproof, nothing is, but it will deter plenty of them.
Trends
Peak Season is Coming. Can You Work it Out?
Examining the Workforce of the Future
What Keeps Compliance and Procurement Professionals Up at Night?
Global
Holy Mackerel! Oslo Reels in Seafood Center
Reducing CO2 Emissions: Close But No Cigar
Global Air Freight in Slow Motion
U.S. Businesses Fight Tariff Battle
China's Economy Stays Resilient
Sponsored
Solved!
A Real-Time, Cost-Saving Opportunity - PLS Logistics
A client looked to PLS Logistics for a way to drive real-time visibility, performance and cost savings to allow each of its 200+ office locations to operate effectively.
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Securing Capacity While Pivoting for Peak Season - Hub Group
A home goods retailer turned to Hub Group to secure capacity in the face of a hectic peak season.
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Implementing a Network to Optimize a Client's Supply Chain - Crane Solutions
Crane Solutions optimized a client’s supply chain by implementing a network, which revolved around one primary location to service a group of hub locations around the United States.
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Helping Shippers Meet Production Deadlines With Custom Solutions - Celadon Logistics
Celadon Logistics helps shippers in time-sensitive industries avoid production disruptions while complying with the ELD mandate.
Thought Leaders
How to Choose a Specialized Carrier - Landstar
In selecting a specialized carrier, a shipper should evaluate people, processes and performance.
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Noel Perry
Good News From the Government!
(Yes, You Read That Right)
The U.S. government reports strong growth for the GDP and freight in Q2 2018 but will such a growth continue despite truck capacity issues?
Checking InKeith Biondo
Conserving a National Resource
Driver wellness programs are relatively easy to implement, don't cost money, and are the right thing to.
E_CommerceSean Wilcox
Shipping and Delivery: How to Get it Right
Executing against the wrong e-commerce strategy – or not having a strategy at all – is a recipe for higher costs and lower customer satisfaction levels and can have a major negative impact on your business.
Good QuestionKatrina Arabe
Good Question: To address the truck driver shortage, should we lower the minimum driver age to 18?
Readers take sides in the debate on whether to lower the minimum age for getting a CDL to 18 as a way to address the truck driver shortage.
IT Matters: Logistics & Supply Chain TechnologyNeil Hamilton
Using IoT to Move From Push to Pull
Moving a whole supply chain from push to pull isn’t easy, but the benefits are worth the effort.
The Lean Supply ChainPaul A. Myerson
Store Delivery Keeps Retailers in the Game
The fulfillment part of multi-channel e-commerce is tricky; store delivery is one possible last-mile option.
Viewpoint: Logistics & Supply Chain AnalysisMartin Verwijmeren
Tuning Into Supply Chain Orchestration
The trends affecting supply chains require an agile approach.