Resources & Insights to Move You Forward
How to Manage Fluctuating Transportation Rates
Inconsistent freight costs are likely numbered among every supply chain manager’s biggest (and most persistent) frustrations. In addition to the...
What Yellow’s Collapse Means for LTL Shippers
Just shy of its 100-year anniversary, Yellow Corp. has officially closed up shop. The LTL shipping giant suspended all operations and abruptly...
Acing Cross-Border Transport with FCL’s Brock Hubble & Dalton Parker
As your go-to resource for all things shipping and supply chain management, we saw fit to bring in some of our most experienced teammates for a...
5 Tips for Simplifying Your Cross-Border Shipping
Nearly $2 billion worth of goods traverse the border between Canada and the U.S. each day. With that kind of volume, it follows that many...
Avoiding Supply Chain Chargebacks
Chargebacks (sometimes termed vendor or supplier chargebacks) are fees charged by a retailer as a penalty for noncompliance within the supply...
How Does Transloading Streamline Cross-Border Shipping?
Major players in the international transport scene (namely automotive, manufacturing and consumer electronics industries) rely on cross-border...
The ‘Barbie’ Movie Has Us Thinking About Logistics (Naturally)
Barbie is among the most successful brand figureheads in the world. Introduced in 1959 as an alternative to the common baby doll, Barbie...
Careers In Logistics: Q&A with First Call’s Marc Withers
We recently caught up with FCL Account Manager Marc Withers for details on his start in the industry, how to handle product rejections and what...
The Cost of Freight Damage—and How to Prevent It
Freight damage throws a wrench into even the most meticulously planned supply chains. Its effects can diminish a company’s productivity, tarnish...
Limited Truck Parking Is Hurting Your Supply Chain
For a third consecutive year, truck drivers surveyed through the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) have ranked parking woes as...
