2020 Last Mile Trends Every Retailer Must Know
Consumer expectations have evolved greatly in recent years especially in the online shopping arena. The days of waiting for days to ship out orders are gone as customers want fast ...
Simple Supply Chain and Logistics Management Q&A
Perform a quick internet search on supply chain and logistics management topics, and you'll come back with more questions than answers. Here, we'll review and add insight to the mo...
Calculating Perfect Key Metrics in a Customer-centric Supply Chain
Businesses still relying on traditional supply chain metrics should think twice. A customer-centric supply chain is now a must given that consumers are more empowered these days. I...
Should Restaurants Go For a Third-party Food Delivery Service or Keep it in House?
There's been a greater demand for food delivery services in the last three years. Data from Technomic shows that 44 percent of restaurant sales are from off-premise dining, 25 perc...
Trucking Industry Canada: What's In Store for the Year?
There's been significant truck industry growth in Canada in recent years. A trucking industry overview of late reveals 66.5 million shipments worth 39 billion Canadian dollars in 2...
Restaurants Face Last Mile Delivery Challenges
To deliver or not to deliver? That is the question that's currently hounding most restaurateurs these days. The increasing demand for food deliveries adds pressure to businesses to...
Cut Down Detention Time for Truck Drivers with the Right Technology
A Department of Transportation (DOT) study looked at how detention time at shipper and receiver docks affects the trucking industry, revealing that around 80 percent of carriers se...
How Solar Powered Semi Trucks Are Impacting Green Logistics
The transportation and trucking industry accounts for a third of the United States' energy consumption. And in the last half-decade, the industry has been trying hard to balance th...
Digital Transformation Strategy: Five Steps to an Effective Transition
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses across industries to some level of digital transformation. With the current health crisis, it is a must to let employees work remotely a...
How to Check CSA Scores: A Basic Guide
In 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, more commonly known as CSA. This is an enforcement program...
Four Ways Supply Chain & Logistics Companies Can Adapt During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has hampered supply chain and logistics companies' performance and brought uncertainty, testing industry player's resilience.