Navigating the marketplace as a shipper in today’s world is more complicated than ever before. As we collaborate with shippers to find new ways to help businesses reach their goals, there are also some practices that remain true in any market. Here are three best practices for improving your LTL & truckload performance.

A normal supply chain can have a lot of intricacies. When it comes to food transportation, the stakes are higher. Some major grocery stores have even begun to penalize late or missed deliveries because of the essential time constraints placed on food products‍

Robert Swan said, “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” According to the EPA, the transportation industry accounts for over 28% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. There are several reasons for why this is the case, but it mostly comes down to businesses shipping products in the easiest and “most efficient” way at the onset of a relationship with a carrier.

If you’re a start-up or small business owner, you clearly have a drive for success. In a market where over 80% of businesses fail, you have ventured into a realm where the stakes are high, and mistakes are lethal. When it comes to supply chain management and analyzing cost vs. efficiencies, that’s where a third-party logistics partner (3PL) may come into the equation to help.

Have you ever considered how much goes into managing a specialized or oversized freight transport? It’s pretty amazing watching a tank, crane, bulldozer, combine, windmill, or any other massive piece of steel being transferred over the road.

Even before the pandemic, 2020 was scheduled to be difficult for many industries. An article posted by CCJ in late 2019 was titled “2020 Projected to be a ‘Tough Year’ for trucking.” According to ACT Research President Kenny Vieth, as a result of tariffs, the trade war, and an industrial recession, he said “The evidence overwhelmingly suggests 2020 is going to be a very, very tough year.”

Have you ever found it amusing that in a world full of division and distrust, all businesses are trying to pretend that they are the ONE company that is open and loyal and loving and soft and fuzzy? It’s a wonderful aspiration for any company to try and achieve such a status, but unfortunately, we know that words can only go so far. At some point those words need to be proven.