Logistics > LTL/Truckload Services | SupplyChainBrain

LTL/Truckload Services: Page 137

Implementing Lean in LTL Operations

After spending a decade working with lean processes at Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Jeff Rivera is now leading the lean implementation at Con-way Freight, a major LTL company. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of Con-way's lean journey.

Trailer Net Orders Up 45 Percent for First Half of 2014

June net orders of 22,000 trailers were off 1 percent month over month, but up 42 percent year over year. Year-to-date net orders of 156,000 are up 45 percent over the same period last year. This information was included in the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. (ACT).

CEO of XPO Logistics Shares Thoughts on Growth Through Acquisitions

XPO Logistics has grown dramatically, both organically and through acquisitions, including most recently those of Pacer and NLM. CEO Brad Jacobs talks about the integration of these companies and XPO's overall growth strategies.

Carriers Grant 'Preferred Shipper' Status to Those Who Work to Improve Efficiency and Overall Benefits

Economics and driver productivity are the keys to gaining "preferred shipper" status, according to a recent Transplace survey of 75 transportation carriers.

KMG Chemicals Hires a 3PL: A Case Study

E Kremling F Mc Guigan Image

The Transportation Capacity Crunch: How Can Shippers Cope?

Thomas Sanderson Image 02

Transportation Bills and Regulations That Could Impact Your Business

Thomas Sanderson Image 01

Innovative Transportation Solutions for the Mexican Market

B Enriquez D Beers Image

How to Become Your Carrier's 'Shipper of Choice'

Ben Cubitt Image 01

In June, Shippers See Rise in Truckload Linehaul Rates Over Same Time Last Year

Truckload linehaul rates paid by North American shippers in June were 5.2 percent higher than in June of last year.

NAFTA at 20: A Look at U.S.-Mexico Trade

Troy Ryley Image 01

An International Planning Case Study: Huhtamaki

S Hewitt S Stuckenschneider I

Page 137 of 277

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site