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April 3, 2025
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Recent, Happening Now
March 28, 2025
Happening Now: eCommerce Surge Fuels Logistics Space Demand
According to FreightWaves, the boom in online shopping is driving unprecedented growth in logistics real estate. According to a new Prologis report, eCommerce is now responsible for over half of all...
Recent, Happening Now
March 25, 2025
The Benefits of Using One Integrated Logistics Services Provider
Conventional wisdom tells you not to put all your eggs in one basket. In the logistics industry, however, this isn’t always good advice. By leaning on one integrated logistics services provider (3PL)...
Recent, Happening Now
March 19, 2025
Happening Now: Drayage Rate History Shapes Today’s Market
According to Dray Insight, the drayage industry has undergone significant change since deregulation reshaped the transportation landscape. From evolving pricing models to the growing role of...
Port Logistics
January 17, 2025
East and Gulf Coast Port Strike Likely Averted - And Why a Diversified Port Strategy Make Sense
The entire supply chain industry is breathing a cautious sigh of relief as the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative...
Southern California Ports
August 2, 2022
Happening Now: Landstar Tells its CA Owner-Operators to Relocate out of State in Light of AB5
In a stark example of the practical fallout from California's new AB5 labor law, Landstar is telling its owner-operators in California that they would need to relocate out of State to continue as...
Southern California Ports
March 31, 2022
Should Shippers Avoid West Coast US Ports Due to Port Contract Talks?
“Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…” This famous tagline for Jaws 2 may well apply to importers into West Coast US ports these days. These shippers are still contending with...
Vendor Compliance
August 31, 2021
New Weber eBook: outsourcing omni-channel order fulfillment to a 3PL
Weber's new eBook, A Guide to Outsourcing Omni-Channel Fulfillment to a 3PL, identifies 7 key characteristics you should look for in a 3PL provider that can handle both your B2B and B2C fulfillment...
Third Party Logistics
March 11, 2021
Attracting and retaining logistics workforce talent during COVID
Contrary to the high unemployment reported in other industries since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, competition for logistics workforce talent is more heated than ever. In this article, we’ll...
Shared Warehousing
December 12, 2019
What is Contract Warehousing and When is Your Operation Ready for it?
When your business is growing, shared warehousing with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) enables you to scale your warehousing investment to match your order volumes. Need more or less space?...
Public Warehousing
October 24, 2019
How 3PLs can help you create a more efficient CPG supply chain
For consumer-packaged goods (CPG) companies, efficiency is the name of the game. Your online customers expect faster delivery, while your retailer KPIs continue to multiply and grow in importance....
Warehouse operations
October 17, 2019
Understanding Millennials and Other Warehouse Labor Challenges
Warehouse labor is hard to come by. With national unemployment the lowest it’s been in 50 years, there are simply more jobs than there are people to fill those jobs. There is no easy remedy for...
Warehouse operations
September 26, 2019
What is ‘full employment’ doing to warehouse recruitment efforts?
When there’s not enough supply of a product to meet demand in the marketplace, consumers of that product are negatively impacted until the product is available again. But, what happens when the...
West Coast Distribution
August 22, 2019
On-Demand Capabilities in Private Fleet vs Dedicated Transportation Debate
For companies of a certain size, there’s an age-old debate over how to best handle transportation services. Is it best to go-it-alone and handle your own transportation through a private fleet? Or,...
Capital Management