A guest post by the Airforwarders Association. Original post can be found here. Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly common. Production has grown to more than 7 billion cells in 2017 from about 3 billion cells in 2007. These batteries power devices used by nearly everyone in their...
What is a complete inquiry? Here at Blue Logistics, we practice complete inquiry with our customers--freight forwarders, air forwarders, and folks who need or work in the last-mile industry. For more on who we work with at Blue Eagle Logistics, click here. Complete inquiry ensures no stone is...
Blue Eagle Logistics works with third party logistics providers and international and domestic freight forwarders moving the last mile for domestic and international moves including airport service. Our TSA-certified team understands the time sensitivity involved, as well as, the procedures needed to move air and...
Today’s consumers expect quicker and more reliable service than any time in the trucking industry. And there isn’t much likelihood that’s going to change any time soon. In the Lehigh Valley and Eastern Pennsylvania, final mile delivery growth is driven by this rapid change in...
What is a critical parts warehouse or a forward stocking location? Critical parts warehouses and forward stocking locations are 3rd party warehouses which offer a local presence for shippers to stage inventory for local or regional delivery. Industries demanding critical parts or forward stocking locations include...
What is cross-docking? The name, cross-docking, originates in the actual process of receiving products through an inbound dock and transferring these products across the dock to an outbound transportation dock. A logistics practice in which inbound products from suppliers or manufacturers arrive on trucks/ trailers/ rail...
What is last mile delivery? Last mile services are getting lots of press in transportation circles these days, but what exactly is last mile delivery? Simply put, a last mile provider handles freight over the first or final link in cargo’s journey from origin to destination. Last...
“Ever-increasing electronic apps are designed to enable us to accomplish more tasks in less time, thus supposedly making our lives easier – when in reality, the devices are also disrupting, at supersonic speeds, everything in our lives.” ~Rob Hackbarth From technologies that match customers with carriers...
Free Shipping? Shipping isn’t free. The Amazon Effect has perpetuated the myth that shipping is free. Free shipping has created consumer expectations that far-exceed the parameters for quality final mile services, especially in the white glove delivery market which requires trained, professional delivery teams, as well...
I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.― John C. Maxwell Firefighters When your house is burning down, you want the best firefighting team around, right? You want those trained...
