Blue Eagle Logistics is excited to welcome Bryon Smethers as the Director of Operations. Bryon brings 29 years of experience in the transportation, warehousing, and distribution industry. In his new role, he will report to company president, Andy Plank, and be responsible for Blue Eagle...
Yellow Phase Eastern Pennsylvania will enter the Yellow Phase on June 5, Governor Tom Wolf explained during a press conference on May 22. April: Low Spot for Logistics Industry April was a bad month for the freight market. According to the latest Cass Freight Index, “freight shipments fell nearly...
Supply chain resilience is a responsibility. Supply chain strategy has been focused on driving costs down, rather than resilience or safety. For years now, lowering costs has been the prime motivator in optimizing the movement of goods and reduction of inventories in the worldwide supply chain. The...
COVID-19 and Essential Business COVID-19 continues to dominate the news. As the illness spreads in Pennsylvania and other states, COVID-19 will also continue to change companies’ approach to business. Here at Blue Eagle Logistics, we will continue moving the essential freight important to people's lives. During this...
On March 19th, PA Governor Tom Wolf ordered all non-essential businesses in Pennsylvania to close physical locations in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of March 30, 2020, Pennsylvania has 4,843 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 63 deaths. Here at Blue Eagle Logistics,...
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...
Blue Eagle Logistics proudly supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP), Out of Darkness Walk for the Greater Lehigh Valley on October 6th, 2019. This year’s walk will be held at Lehigh Parkway in Allentown, PA. Last year, my wife and I experienced the devastating...
Economic Boom in Pennsylvania The Lehigh Valley (LV) is experiencing an economic boom. In a recent chamber article, Dr. Kamran Afshar, the LV’s chief economist, explains that 2018 payroll employment grew at a rate of 1.9 percent, higher than the national level of 1.8 percent. Dr....
Have you seen the Spotted Lanternfly? These planthoppers are native to Southeast Asia but have become common in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Because they have five separate states of development, their appearance changes over time. In the nymph state, they are black with bright white spots. As...
In 2018, the number one concern of fleets surveyed by the American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI) in their yearly Top Industry Issues Report was the continuing driver shortage. The need to recruit and train new drivers is nothing new. In fact, in 12 out of...
