Choose Blue Eagle Logistics And Avoid Bad Customer Service Like The Plague
A Plague on Both Your Houses: Getting Shipping Right from HAZMAT To High School Science Projects. The spread of the Bubonic Plague is still the most devastating event recorded in human history: It decimated seventy percent of the population in some parts of Europe, with death ensuing in less than half a day in some […]
Happy 85th Birthday to the Pennsylvania Turnpike!
It was nicknamed America’s Greatest Highway. From the start it was considered the standard of highway innovation, and it has paved the way for American commerce ever since. This past month marks the 85th birthday of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and it’s considered America’s First Super Highway. “Nobody had experienced anything like it — an unbroken […]
Ahead of the Game: Blue Eagle’s Winning Safety Measures
“For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind.” – Eleanor Everet Blue Eagle’s early embrace of transportation related tech and safety measures means that it is ready for serious highway capacity infrastructure investment to match spending on smarter highways. Safety expert, Eleanor Everet emphasized that more than any passing tech gadget, crafting […]
Know Your Freight!
Last Mile Delivery Last mile delivery is the final step in the delivery process and a good last mile delivery is key to customer satisfaction. At the same time, it’s the most time-consuming and expensive mile in the shipping process, representing 44 to 52% of handling costs. Getting unique shipments to distinct and sometimes […]
A Day in the Life of a Blue Eagle Logistics Driver
Blue Eagle Logistics moves the freight important to people’s lives. If the events of the pandemic and the past 10 months have taught us anything, it’s that truck drivers are at the top of the essential workers list. Without these committed men and women, our economy would grind to a halt–and it wouldn’t take very […]
COVID-19 Update: New Mitigations in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania announces new COVID measures. Pennsylvania reported a record 5900 new COVID-19 cases the same day Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced new mitigation measures to stop the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Governor Tom Wolf explained, “It is our collective responsibility to protect our communities and our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians from COVID-19 and […]
Supply Chain Disruption Continues
Logistics and empty shelves. The strangest thing happened to me last weekend. We were all out of rubbing alcohol at home, so I ran to the drug store to grab some. But there was no rubbing alcohol to be found. I didn’t think much of it. Just went across town to another drug store […]
History Repeats Itself: Supply Chain at Valley Forge
Supply Chain Have you read Washington’s Secret War by Thomas Fleming? It’s a great historical account of Washington and his troops during their 1777 winter at Valley Forge. As I read about Washington’s ferocity and his political maneuvering in the face of numerous obstacles, I found many parallels in the political and pandemic environment today. […]
Blue Eagle’s Continuing Response to COVID-19
Safety and Supply Chain Priority During COVID-19 Here at Blue Eagle Logistics, we reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic quickly and with a series of initiatives to keep customer supply chains moving. Our priorities include keeping safe and healthy both our team members and the customers we see on a daily basis. COVID-19 Escalation […]
E-Commerce and Supply Chain Disruption in the Last Mile
COVID-19 and E-Commerce Who can forget the great toilet paper debacle in early March when consumers rushed to stores for toilet paper and other essential items? Social media, newspapers, and TV news outlets showed picture after video of empty shelves in grocery and big box stores across the country. At the same time, e-commerce for […]