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Residential LTL Delivery Perfected with Gabe Pankonin

The Logistics of Logistics

Gabe leads the Rocket Shipping team in handling the complexities of LTL shipments direct to consumer (DTC), including reconsignments, reverse logistics, claim handling/management, freight bill auditing, proactive track and trace, and workflow integrations.

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Leveraging Logistics Trends to Make a Difference When it Matters Most

CH Robinson Transportfolio

And that’s why I’m incredibly proud of our team for helping the state of Minnesota save more than $1 million. As a company, it’s in our DNA to make a difference in people’s lives and to support each other through challenging times. We used our status as the number one freight forwarder from China to the U.S

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

When a company undergoes a digital transformation, the transformation should be based on an understanding of what they want to achieve. When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation. Dean Sorenson concurs.

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Do People Skills Matter in the World of Logistics?

The Logistics of Logistics

Even as the industry is becoming more data driven than ever before and cutting-edge software is increasingly used to manage freight from start to finish, the development of your sales team is still important. Paul Minnesota. People skills do matter. www.Annholm.net is located in Minneapolis/St.

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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Talking Logistics

The key to a great truckload strategy is aligning capacity communities with attribute segments of your freight portfolio. Your first objective is to segment your freight by some primary attributes. We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006. Capture backhaul freight that aligns with their needs.

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Working together to deliver medical supplies during a global pandemic

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As COVID-19 spread across the globe, hundreds of companies, including many of our customers, had to rework supply chains and shift their focus to the urgent need of expediting personal protective equipment (PPE), hospital equipment, and other medical supplies.

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The Truck Driver Shortage and the Rising Cost of Everything

Freight Plus

In 2018 shippers are paying more for freight that takes longer to move. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. that her company increased driver pay 15 percent this year to try to attract more drivers. Drastic cost increases in the freight market can have a butterfly effect throughout the economy. "I