03/14/2017Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM) and the Future of Freight Brokerage Reading Time: 6 minutes Guest Blog Post: David Broering, Senior Vice President – Integrated Solutions For several years now, there has been a lot of PR and momentum around the concept of “Uber for brokerage.” Over that time more than 100 companies have formed, all trying to disrupt the freight brokerage market with technology. Over these past few years, there… Continue reading Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM) and the Future of Freight Brokerage
01/17/2017Top Supply Chain Link Posts of 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes This past year, Supply Chain Link shared insight to news and popular topics throughout the logistics and supply chain industry. From regulations like Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to topics like urbanization and network strategy, Supply Chain Link shared insights into the state of the supply chain… Continue reading Top Supply Chain Link Posts of 2016
01/10/20172017 Industry Outlook: Non-Asset Transportation Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest Post: David Broering, Senior Vice President – Integrated Solutions With the many regulations swirling around the trucking industry as of late, 2017 looks to be a year when several of them could converge with a couple of other market related headwinds to create a much tighter supply of capacity by Q4. In taking a… Continue reading 2017 Industry Outlook: Non-Asset Transportation
12/27/2016Making Your Supply Chain Resolutions Reading Time: 3 minutes As the New Year quickly approaches, are you prepared with your supply chain resolutions? The new year is a great time to evaluate business goals and determine the best course of action for the upcoming year. End-to-end supply chain solution providers can assist in keeping up with trends while managing changes and implementations of regulations… Continue reading Making Your Supply Chain Resolutions
12/20/20162016 Supply Chain Industry Year In Review Reading Time: 4 minutes 2016 was a memorable year in the supply chain. Factors like elections, ocean alliances, trade agreements, technologies, and demand have all affected the evolution of the logistics industry. NFI’s executive team shared insight into the top trends this past year. William Mahoney, Senior Vice President Warehousing Warehouse vacancies saw much improvement during the calendar year.… Continue reading 2016 Supply Chain Industry Year In Review
03/08/2016Transportation Market Tools and Intel Reading Time: 6 minutes Guest Post: David Broering, Senior Vice-President, Integrated Solutions Sometimes it feels like you need to be a fortune teller to accurately assess where a supply and demand market is going. However, there are fundamental economic data points that everyone has access to and can understand, and there are also market sentiments that are more specific to an industry… Continue reading Transportation Market Tools and Intel
01/26/2016Uber of The Transportation Industry May Fall Short On a Large Scale Reading Time: 3 minutes Uber is one of today’s most popular companies. Growing at a rate of 40% each consecutive quarter, it continues to expand to new markets all over the globe1. With Uber, customers are able to locate a ride instantly using an app. The app provides its riders with transparency of who their driver is, what they’ll… Continue reading Uber of The Transportation Industry May Fall Short On a Large Scale
01/12/2016Supply Chain Industry Outlook For 2016 Reading Time: 6 minutes The New Year is a time filled with reflection and resolutions and that reigns true in the supply chain industry. Businesses reflect on their previous year and look to continue to reset their operations and develop new growth strategies. An integral part of planning for the New Year is predicting what can be expected in… Continue reading Supply Chain Industry Outlook For 2016
12/29/20152015 Supply Chain Industry Year in Review Reading Time: 5 minutes As 2015 comes to an end, many of us take the time to reflect on the past year within the supply chain industry and identify successes, challenges, and new opportunities. From port negotiations to record low fuel prices, the industry was hit with material changes that caused shippers to re-evaluate existing networks. Supply chains continued… Continue reading 2015 Supply Chain Industry Year in Review
11/24/2015Factors Affecting the State of Capacity Reading Time: 4 minutes Total spend of shipments as well as the volume of shipments declined for all of North America in October. In fact, October shipment indices have fallen to the lowest levels since 20111. In the past month freight shipments have dropped 4.7%2. All modes of transportation have seen a decline including truck and rail shipments. This… Continue reading Factors Affecting the State of Capacity