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 utilities and power
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 cars, and are
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 mile
“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 to apps
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 as, fair transportation
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