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Air Cargo Challenges for 2019

January 08, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Air Cargo on the Rise Air cargo has become an increasingly popular route for modern-day logistics; a market that was once at a dangerous low, is now on its tenth year of profitability. New age consumers and companies with the precarious need for fast delivery of goods paired with...

How to Reduce Truckload Spend: Get Competitive

January 07, 2019.
Logistics Publications

It’s often stated that relationships play a key role in business growth. Every sales or marketing class, business executive, or YouTube video out there will tell you the same thing: focus on and grow relationships. Utilizing a preferred carrier is costing you money. When it comes to moving...

5 Tips to Prepare for an Entry Level Logistics Interview

January 04, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Speaking from personal experience, I was clueless of what to expect going into my entry level logistics interview (Logistics Specialist). After Googling countless articles, I still was unsure of what I’d be doing. There was just too much information out there. Truth is, you won’t know...

Flying Cars and Hoverboards? A Real Look at the Future of Logistics

January 03, 2019.
Logistics Publications

In a not so distant past, we looked at the year 2000 through the eyes of Blade Runner and The Jetsons. The hopes for flying cars and hoverboards were instilled in us through pop culture and the movie industry. However, the Logistics and Consumer Markets seem to be the driving forces...

What is Leadership?

January 02, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Leadership at its core is leading others towards a common goal; this requires the leaders team to either follow through by pulling them by their shirt collar or through an eager march. The response of those being led is typically a direct reflection of their leaders. To be a &ldquo...

How the Government Shutdown Impacts Freight

January 02, 2019.
Logistics Publications

The ongoing partial government shutdown will impact some import and export operations. Below is a list of items that could affect importers and exporters: Customs and Border Protection is open for business and shipments are being released Funding for the EPA has lapsed so any import that requires EPA...

Golden Week and the Impact on Customs

December 06, 2018.
Logistics Publications

National Day or so called Golden Week started on 1st October and officially ended on the 7th. Golden week has been celebrated in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau since 2000. It is one of two such weeks of celebration each year where the country virtually close and business comes to...

Black Friday in Korea

December 05, 2018.
Logistics Publications

On Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday, retailers and store brands across the U.S. will offer bargain deals and large discounts. Some of these deals reach as high as 90 percent, on numerous product categories. Many Black Friday deals can also be found on U.S...

Wildfires Disrupt the U.S. Supply Chains

November 29, 2018.
Logistics Publications

In recent years, wildfires that often occur on the west coast have been burning longer, hotter, and with increasing regularity as in years’ past with the Mendocino Complex fire breaking all previous records, which has resulted in increased damage to the supply chain (Wildfire tends in, 2018). While wildfires...

The Five Top Issues Facing the Trucking Industry

November 28, 2018.
Logistics Publications

Currently, the American Trucking Association (ATA) estimates the current driver shortage at 63,000 positions. Suggestions to address this issue are to offer a higher pay scale than the current median income of $42,000 and to entice non-college bound individuals into the trucking market. Currently 48 states allow 18-year-olds to engage in trucking....

China's Biggest Seaports

November 09, 2018.
Logistics Publications

China is home to 8 of the busiest ports in the world and if you include Hong Kong and Taiwan, that number rises to 10. Below are the busiest seaports in China’s east coast from Shenzhen in the south and Dailan in the north. Port of Shanghai. Includes:...

UPS Freight Suspending LTL Operations

November 05, 2018.
Logistics Publications

UPS Freight will suspend all LTL services beginning November 7, 2018. A November 9 vote, by the Teamsters union will determine whether or not UPS Freight goes on strike. A rejection of the latest reiteration of the collective bargaining agreement would lead to a strike starting on November 12th. Approval of...