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The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Transportation Sourcing Solution

Talking Logistics

If you are buying widgets, there are many ways to make your purchase, from going to a retail location, ordering online or using a standard procurement software tool that allows you to order lots of widgets and receive them over a specified period of time. Here are the top five reasons you need a transportation sourcing solution: 1.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Matt McKinney, CEO and Co-founder of Loop indicated in the announcement: “ As geopolitics radically reshapes the global supply chain and consumers bear the brunt of inflation, legacy financial infrastructure is driving up costs at a critical time for the economy. Google is noted as a $400 million investor in the start-up.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

Of the five resolutions, the one you should always recommit yourself to every year is “Make the time for learning — and teaching.” In my opinion, the best source of practical knowledge and advice are your peers — that is, executives just like you who have already met and overcome the same challenges and opportunities you face today.

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Marketing and Big Data

Enterra Insights

It helps to know what they are looking for at the time they are looking. ”[1] Mastering big data challenges in order to increase advertising effectiveness is becoming an imperative. Using the right mix of digital marketing tactics can keep your sales funnel full and ensure you always have new customers ready to act. ”[4].

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CargoBarn triples Atlanta footprint as supply chain woes spur growth

CargoBarn

Pioneering technology drives added expansions in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno. CargoBarn’s offices in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno also are expanding. CargoBarn’s offices in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno also are expanding. CargoBarn was founded in Fresno, Calif., and will accommodate 200 employees at full capacity.

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Van Rates Peak in July, Flatbed Prices Rise in Southeast

DAT Solutions

Hot Markets include: Jacksonville, Savannah, Raleigh, and Roanoke. If you have a good roundtrip, say, between Houston and Ft Worth or Houston and Oklahoma City, you don’t want to mess with it, especially if you can do the 900-mile trip in two days, including load and unload times. Rates were hurt by changes in the mix of cargo.