Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 27, 2017

Guest Blogger, “Big Ed” Burns of Burns Logistics penned a fun post drawing the parallels between the complexities of monitoring the movements of mighty great whites and monitoring the movement of freight across supply chain networks. Both tasks require powerful technologies and a very careful, well-conceived strategy to be successful. A false step when trying to track a great white could cost you a limb, whereas poor visibility into freight movement and status will definitely cost

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 24, 2017

The DAT network of load boards released information this week revealing that spot rates for van, flatbed and refer trucks continues to sit at a two-year high. With the potential for additional capacity constraints driven by the exit of smaller carriers ahead of the ELD mandate (and other factors), it seems worthwhile to examine what shippers can do to help minimize the bottom line pain associated with moving freight via the spot market.

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