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10 Outstanding Books for SCM Professionals

Supply Chain Opz

This article will show you 10 amazing SCM books that provide the information you can really use. Background Early this year, I published one article named " 10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time ". However, they asked further, "What are some good new books you recommend?".

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5 steps to get 'pre-booked' for loads

DAT Solutions

When demand for trucks slows down, like it does every year during this time, the trend among many owner-operators is to pre-book loads to stay employed until the really good stuff comes out in later in the year. That's what I like to call getting "pre-booked." Below are the five steps I use to get pre-booked.

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Managing My Stress

BlueYonder

The research is detailed in the book Work Without Stress and the authors, Roger and Petrie, explain that rumination is negatively thinking over and over about events in the past or future. Another stress reducer that I use comes from the book Search Inside Yourself by Chad-Meng Tan, a former engineer at Google.

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Trucking Capacity Crunch Sparks Heated Discussions At CONECT T&T

Freight Plus

Chad Prevost of. The larger carriers are consolidating and buying smaller carriers, not for their book of business, but for their drivers." As we enter the second quarter of 2018 it has become clear that the capacity crisis facing the trucking industry is far from over. percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5

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Cutting Motor Carrier Costs, One Line Item at a Time

DAT Solutions

I'm also trying to read as many books as I can about that topic. Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. There is tax software that links with Quickbooks that should make it easier for me to start learning how to do my own taxes. When you need this kind of service, it's money well spent.

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Detention Policies Need to Change in 2018

DAT Solutions

Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. Chad also founded the Rate Per Mile Masters group on Facebook, a communications hub for more than 18,000 members, including owner-operators, truck drivers, and other transportation and logistics pros. Read DAT Company Reviews. Set expectations.

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ELD Secrets That Every Broker Should Know

DAT Solutions

They're not dishonest, but if they're in danger of missing a truck payment, they'll be tempted to cut a few corners on the log book and run more miles per day. Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. They want to pick up and deliver on time, and they also want to make more money.

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