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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

in Transportation and Logistics from Arkansas State University. Over 10,000 users in North America manage more than $7 billion of freight spend running through the flexible, user-friendly TMS. In 2001, he completed a two-year Six Sigma certification program with General Electric and is a GE certified Black Belt.

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The Perfect Partner for the Owner-Operator with Mandy Morrow

The Logistics of Logistics

Mandy comes from a trucking family and she grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas not far from USA Truck’s headquarters. Under that banner, the company provides capacity solutions to a wide customer base throughout North America. About Mandy Morrow. Mandy Morrow is the Plus Power Regional Manager at USA Truck.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. This family-owned business is headquartered in Siloam Springs Arkansas in the US. I asked him to provide his perspective on today’s warehouse labor dynamics.

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Thanksgiving 2018

Enterra Insights

Sarah Zielinski ( @SarahZielinski ) reports, “There are six subspecies of wild turkey, all native to North America. But restoration programs across North America have brought the numbers up to seven million today.” The pilgrims hunted and ate the eastern wild turkey, M.

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Highlights and Insights from CSCMP Edge 2019

Requis

Donnie Williams is the executive director of the Supply Chain Management Research Centre at the University of Arkansas. He is also the supply chain advisor to one of the largest retailers in North America. Getting a chance to sit down with them to share ideas was a wonderful experience for me.

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Honoring Our 2021 Carrier of the Year Award Winners

CH Robinson Transportfolio

I love knowing that some carriers are able to be home more often with their families because we offer the most loads of anyone in North America, allowing truck drivers to optimize lane selection and schedules. Nashville, Arkansas. Thomasville, North Carolina. Jonesboro, Arkansas. Freeport Logistics, Inc.,

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Rates Drift Down for Vans and Reefers in Mid-July Slump

DAT Solutions

If you're looking only at load-to-truck ratios on the map above, you'd be pointing your reefer toward New Mexico or Arkansas right now. Arkansas is always a good bet, but there are a lot more reefer loads available in Texas , California and Illinois. Frozen food should be moving soon, with fresh food following in mid-August.

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