Resources & Insights to Move You Forward
Careers in Logistics: Q&A with First Call’s HR Director Josh Smith
In our latest First Call Q&A, we spent some time with Director of HR and Recruitment Josh Smith for his take on the human side of logistics....
A Guide to Freight Seasonality in 2023
As a 3PL provider, readying our shipping partners for “peak season” is one of First Call’s primary responsibilities. Anticipating annual shifts...
MLB Truck Day: The Logistics of Moving 20,000 Baseballs
Mere hours pass after the Super Bowl before the next big event on every true sports junkie’s calendar begins to take shape. Major League...
How Startups Are Using 3PLs to Scale Business
Starting a business is no easy task. On average, 21% of new businesses fail within the first year, and less than half of those initial winners...
What is Drayage, and How Does It Affect Supply Chains?
Many consumers picture shipping as a matter of moving products from A to B in one smooth, single-stepped journey – how else could something go...
How 3PLs Serve the Seven R’s of Logistics
With experts predicting the global logistics market to be worth nearly $13 billion by 2027, the industry has managed to thrive in recent years...
Why Construction Businesses Are Teaming Up with 3PLs
Pricing volatility and transportation bottlenecks have plagued the construction industry since Covid’s massive 2020 disruption. With a host of...
Understanding Project Cargo: How 3PLs Move Unique Items
No two days are ever quite the same in this industry. For every successful delivery of household and retail products, there will inevitably arise...
First Call, Horton, Grow Farms Texas Team Up for Irving, TX Expansion
Irving, TX – First Call Logistics, together with its asset-based division FC TRANS and parent organization Horton Fruit, recently celebrated the...
How 3PL Services Protect Healthcare Supply Chains
In 2022, the American Hospital Association reported 6,093 U.S. hospitals and more than 88,000 pharmacies in operation. Delivering daily shipments...
