supply chain
Supply Chain Partners Focus on Efficiency to Improve Capacity
Gross (left), Vieth, Frazier, Shook and Burton discuss capacity at the Intermodal Expo. (Mindy Long)
LONG BEACH, Calif. — High freight levels, decreased productivity and the driver shortage have contributed to tightened capacity, and carriers and intermodal providers said they are focusing on efficiency to meet supply chain demands.
September 25, 2018Syfan Partners With Georgia College to Train Future Logistics Pros
Load-tracking technology at Syfan Logistics. (Light Sources Inc.)
Students learning about supply chain management and logistics at the University of North Georgia-Dahlonega campus are getting some insider training thanks to a new partnership with Syfan Logistics of Gainesville.
September 4, 2018Orchestrating the Supply Chain
What are shippers doing to orchestrate the supply chain? How are they tackling capacity, service, visibility and control? That's the focus of our Aug. 22 LiveOnWeb program, "Orchestrating the Supply Chain."
August 22, 2018Examining Sources of Driver Stress
Recent ATA statistics showed driver turnover rates in excess of 90% last year. (Getty Images)
In a 2017 study, researchers asked truck drivers about the profession. Here's what they learned, and how it could impact the future.
August 20, 2018Orchestrating the Supply Chain
A flatbed truck carries lumber. (TT File Photo)
An increasingly constrained freight market is ratcheting up the pressure on shippers to improve the performance of their supply chains and make better use of the limited hauling capacity of their own private fleets and for-hire carriers.
August 20, 2018Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'Orchestrating the Supply Chain'
What are shippers doing to orchestrate the supply chain? How are they tackling capacity, service, visibility and control? That's the focus of our Aug. 22 LiveOnWeb program, "Orchestrating the Supply Chain." Watch the replay.
August 15, 2018French Firm Trigo Group Adds Two US Companies to Expand Quality Management Services
Trigo Group
Trigo Group, a company based in France that provides inspection, quality training and consulting services to manufacturing firms throughout the world, has made two recent acquisitions in the United States.
August 10, 2018Audax Private Equity Acquires MNX Global Logistics
MNX Global Logistics
MNX Global Logistics, a company that arranges for expedited delivery of pharmaceuticals and other high-value goods, has a new owner. Boston-based Audax Private Equity announced July 10 the acquisition of MNX from The Riverside Co.
August 6, 2018CIT Group Plans to Expand Capital Equipment Finance Team
In an effort to expand its leasing and financing solutions to all stages of the supply chain, CIT Group Inc. said July 19 it is creating a Logistics Finance unit within its existing Capital Finance Business division.
July 24, 2018Carriers Led Logistics Industry Higher in 2017, Report Says
Joe Ruddy (left), Cheryl Capps, Joe Carlier and Sean Monahan. (Burney Simpson/Transport Topics)
The logistics supply chain had a strong 2017 with a healthy economy revving up demand that led to tight capacity that gave carriers the authority to raise prices with shippers, according to the 29th Annual Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals State of Logistics Report.
June 21, 2018