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US LTL Market Softening, But Not By Much: 3PLs

Blue Grace Logistics

Whitepaper. After two years of back-to-back double-digit rate increases, “the LTL pricing environment has softened significantly in the last 60 to 90 days,” Adam Blankenship, COO of BlueGrace Logistics, told JOC.com Thursday. You’ll see a pretty dismal rate increase environment for the LTL carriers,” he said. “You’ll

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Technology Brings A New Dawn for Drayage

Blue Grace Logistics

Technology Brings A New Dawn for Drayage Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - February 29, 2024 Tom Gresham | Inbound Logistics February 2024 The drayage industry has begun to come out of the shadows.

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Parcel Shipping and Handling Costs: How Much Should I Charge My Customer?

GlobalTranz

Fortunately, shippers can achieve this feat with these best practices in setting parcel rates. Surcharge rates , including fuel and hazmat surcharges. Per-order warehouse and supplies expenses , like labels, labor, boxes, and protective packaging, increasing the handling and overall shipping costs for parcels. NEW WHITEPAPER.

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State of Logistics Industry: Recent Reports Indicate Logistics to Excel in 2019 in Key Ways

GlobalTranz

Logistics is expanding, and at the end of 2018, unemployment rates decreased. Shippers need to understand how the state of the logistics industry will affect operations and why high-quality reporting, including both internal and external reports, is crucial to proper forecasting and planning. Download WhitePaper.

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Dock Delays and Detention are a Big Issue

Trinity Logistics

As a result, demand for truck capacity and rates remain elevated. What’s one thing straining capacity and raising rates? WAITING, WAITING, WAITING… According to a recent Trucker Tools whitepaper, wait times at shipper and receiver locations have increased compared to a year ago. Dock delays and detention.

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Top Logistics & Supply Chain Blogs We Followed in 2018 & Suggest You Follow in 2019

Shipchain

The Cerasis blog posts a steady stream of blogs, whitepapers, e-books and infographics, all written by Adam Robinson. The blog spends a lot of time focusing on the use of transportation management systems and how they can increase efficiency in your supply chain. Cerasis is another leader in the world of supply chain and logistics.

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Do I Really Need Full Truckload Shipping?

GlobalTranz

Shippers are under increased pressure. Shippers need to keep costs down, and this means keeping rates in check. Download Whitepaper. No freight plan will be safe from rate hikes, so shippers must understand more about how to take advantage of full truckload to keep freight spend in check. Putting It All Together.