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March 6, 2025
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Recent, Happening Now
March 4, 2025
Happening Now: Tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico
According to NBC News, President Donald Trump has implemented a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Canada and Mexico. The tariffs include a 25% levy on most Mexican and...
Recent, Happening Now
February 27, 2025
How Retail Chargebacks Work and What You Can Do About Them
All major retailers issue chargeback penalties for non-compliant shipments from their suppliers. The specific penalties are explicitly laid out in each retailer’s routing guide and range from about...
Recent, Happening Now
February 19, 2025
Happening Now: Key Trends Shaping Freight Rail in 2025
The freight rail industry is evolving rapidly as it adapts to economic shifts, sustainability goals, and advancements in technology. A recent article from Inbound Logistics highlights eight major...
alcohol logistics
June 13, 2024
The Top 3 Mistakes Companies Make in Beer, Wine and Spirits Logistics
Finding the right 3PL provider to perform and manage your beer, wine and spirits logistics operations can be a daunting task. Mistakes in this industry can be costly and damage your reputation with...
Logistics Management
February 15, 2024
Storage of corrosive chemicals: 5 warehousing essentials
The storage of corrosive chemicals, whether liquid or solid, is a tightly controlled process. Many risks present themselves if proper specifications and handling methods are absent. Fires,...
Food Supply Chain
October 14, 2021
Advantages of working with an integrated 3PL for food services
A 3PL provider that performs integrated services is kind of like a puppeteer that controls three or more puppets at the same time. When those “puppets” include drayage, warehousing and final delivery...
Third Party Logistics
June 13, 2019
What You Need to Know About Retail Compliance
If you’re a manufacturer, supplier or any other type of company seeking to do business with big box retailers, a key word to consider is “compliance.” Every retailer has its own distribution...
Can One Warehouse Store Different Temperature-Sensitive Products?
Storing different temperature-sensitive products together is a little like running a pet store. While they may have very different care requirements, a lizard, a puppy, and a goldfish can all...
eCommerce Fulfillment
July 12, 2018
eCommerce Fulfillment Services: Thinking Outside the (Amazon) Box
Just as Scotch is to transparent tape and Kleenex is to tissue paper, Amazon is synonymous with eCommerce. If you’re selling products online, chances are a sizeable portion of your efforts take place...
Vendor Compliance
August 9, 2017
Can Your 3PL Meet Walmart On Time In Full Requirements?
Walmart’s relationship with its suppliers has made headlines recently as the retail giant implements its new On Time In Full (OTIF) policy that will dole out fines for late, early, and incorrect...
Peak Season Shipping
December 2, 2016
Handling your Supply Chain this Holiday Season
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday season are critical periods for many companies. For both brick-and-mortar retailers and online merchants, the holidays may be the year's peak sales period,...
Logistics Management
August 2, 2016
A Partnership Approach to 3PL Logistics
What is the key to a successful business? We all have a common goal and that is to grow our businesses. The key is to bring in new partners and not just customers. You want to form new partnerships...
Capital Management