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Transportation Metrics That Matter Most to Track and Improve Performance

GlobalTranz

Creating a data-driven supply chain tracking important transportation metrics helps shippers respond and adapt as quickly as possible to known and unknown events. Why Monitor Transportation Metrics. Actionable data is one of the most critical business drivers.

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The Rise of the 3PL for Managed Transportation Services

Blue Grace Logistics

Managed transportation services have widely become an integral function of modern supply-chain. As reported by Steve Baker of Forbes , the outsourcing of managed transportation services to other entities has different terminology depending on location. Why Managed Transportation Services Grew to Permeate the Global Supply Chain.

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. The Differences between 4PL and 3PL. What is 4PL? What is 3PL?

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Integrated Tech Will Help Solve Driver and Skills Shortages, Says Survey

Logistics Business Magazine

Logistics operations are increasingly turning to integrated technology solutions to overcome a host of transport planning pressures, while at the same time the driver and general skills shortage continues to weigh on the supply chain sector.

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Importance of Ground Transport Logistics Growing, Claims Report

Logistics Business Magazine

DHL has launched its latest research report on ground transportation logistics. The report claims that the fast-paced evolution underway in the sector is changing the way that shippers think when purchasing a transportation solution.

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One in Five Driver Seats Unfilled in European Road Transport, Says IRU

Logistics Business Magazine

The European road transport sector is facing the most acute professional driver shortage in decades, a new report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has found. The report is based on insight from stakeholders across the European transport industry and drawn from two surveys conducted by IRU.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Transportation activities (aviation, rail, shipping, heavy and light trucking) are responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. – Boston Consulting Group, Climate Action Pays Off in Transportation and Logistics, July 2020. – Third-Party Logistics Study, 2022, NTT Data. billion U.S.