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February 27, 2025
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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...
Recent, Happening Now
February 19, 2025
Why a mid-size 3PL provider may serve you better than a huge one
If you’re looking for a 3PL provider, you may begin to feel a bit like Goldilocks. You’ll encounter providers that feel “too big” and many that feel “too small” to handle your business effectively....
Recent, Happening Now
February 12, 2025
Happening Now: Retail sales dip in January but see YOY gains
According to DC Velocity, retail sales declined in January as consumers took a break from holiday spending, yet the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor reports that year-over-year gains remained strong.
Vendor Compliance
August 18, 2022
Logistics integration and compliance: a Q&A with Weber’s newest VP
Mimi Ma, recently appointed as VP Integration and Compliance, has steered Weber Logistics and its customers through the murky waters of logistics compliance, facility and customer onboarding, and...
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...
3PL
October 2, 2018
Back to Basics: An Answer to Improving Warehouse Efficiency
I just finished reading the results of the latest annual Warehouse and Distribution Center Operations Survey (Peerless Research Group). One of the clear takeaways was that companies need to take...
Logistics Management
April 18, 2018
Logistics Technology Systems: A Primer
In today’s fast-moving logistics marketplace, logistics technology plays a key role in determining how quickly, how accurately, and how correctly product can be delivered to the customer. But what...
Logistics Management
March 29, 2018
Rules for Good Customer Service in Logistics
Good customer service is the lifeblood of a logistics business. It’s all about retaining your customers and sending them away happy – happy enough to pass positive feedback about your company to...
3PL
December 8, 2015
3PL’s can Help with Seasonal Fluctuations
As the final holiday push for many companies sends merchandise out of the warehouse and to retailers’ shelves, inventories become minimal and can leave many paying for empty warehouse space. Third...
West Coast Distribution
September 10, 2015
You Can’t Build Success on a Rocky Foundation: Things to Consider During Onboarding
Any good relationship requires a solid foundation to build upon. In order to establish a solid foundation you need trust, respect and commitment. This same foundation is necessary when partnering...
Vendor Compliance
June 11, 2015
7 Frequent Chargebacks and Steps to Reduce Them
Are you receiving chargeback after chargeback after chargeback? Well, you are not the only one my friend. Companies can lose hundreds of thousands in profit if they do not resolve inadequacies in...
Warehouse Rates
August 20, 2014
Is Commercial Warehouse Pricing Simple?
Well, yes and no.
Southern California Ports
April 18, 2014
California Port Logistics: 5 Ways To Process Containers Faster
Your container is at the port. Now what? Receiving your goods in a timely and economical fashion is paramount, whether your goods are for further production or for distribution locally or country...
Capital Management