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The Driver’s Perspective with Dean Key

The Logistics of Logistics

Dean is Driver and Team Safety Instructor for Ruan Transportation , a company that provides Dedicated Contract Transportation , Managed Transportation , Value-Added Warehousing , and Brokerage Support Services to customers across the U.S. About Ruan Transportation . About Dean Key.

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4 Questions Before Investing in a Transportation Management Solution

Talking Logistics

Managing transportation — the ebb and flow of rates, capacity, fuel and regulations — is an ongoing challenge for many companies, especially those still using spreadsheets and fax machines to plan and execute shipments. How will you establish and manage electronic communication with carriers and other trading partners?

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Visibility in Transportation Management Leads to Supply Chain Excellence

Talking Logistics

To build more powerful relationships, extending across a critical mass of trading partners, companies need to utilize a robust platform like a supply chain operating network, which leads to increased visibility for continuous improvements in company performance, agility, and differentiation. Reduces DSO. Authenticated POD reduces DSO.

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Transportation Strategy in a Constrained Infrastructure: 30th SCRC Meeting Kicks Off Today

Supply Chain View from the Field

The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. Another big challenge is around government regulations.

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Full Truckload Technology: The Various Technology Involved in Full Truckload Freight Shipping Management

GlobalTranz

Statistics on the industry-wide use of a transportation management system (TMS), like the Cerasis Rater, are lacking. In addition, new legislation is on the horizon, and the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is about to seriously affect available capacity. This is why technology is the solution. Payment Processing Systems.

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Five Keys to Cold Chain Success with Tyler Hildebrand

The Logistics of Logistics

I’m Tyler Hildebrand and I am an account executive at Reliable Transportation Solutions in Cincinnati, OH. As a freelance marketer, I often worked closely with clients in the transportation and logistics space, so I began to understand the business. Transitioned to transportation and logistics when a recommended me for an opportuniy.

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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehouse Contracts: Part One

GlobalTranz

When it comes to the logistics industry, whether it's transportation management contracts or warehouse contracts, there are a million moving parts, and as many questions. People then solve daily problems and improve processes DAILY not after they finish their “normal” work. Who doesn't love a good contract? Of course.everyone.right?

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