01/13/2023Savannah, GA ー A Global Commerce Hub Reading Time: 4 minutes As NFI continues to enhance its port network in the East, Savannah, GA, is emerging as a top import logistics and distribution market. The area is an import hotspot with one of the nation’s busiest and fastest-growing ports, centricity to significant markets, and intricate interstate highway access. Savannah is a cosmopolitan community with a European… Continue reading Savannah, GA ー A Global Commerce Hub
12/13/20222022 NFI Wrapped 2022 NFI WrappedReading Time: 6 minutes 90 Years of Excellence: A Story Still In The Making This year, NFI celebrated its 90th Anniversary, a milestone only made possible by the dedication of our people and partnerships with our customers. Since 1932 we’ve worked to build a culture that empowers employees, embraces innovation, and reinforces our commitment to customers. We thank those… Continue reading 2022 NFI Wrapped
05/23/2022Using the Digital Twin: 4 Supply Chain Scenarios that Generate Savings Digital twin business and industrial process modelling. innovation and optimisation.Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest blog by Felipe Molino, Director of Supply Chain Engineering Solutions at NFI The Supply Chain Digital Twin is a virtual or digital copy of your business that runs parallel to a supply chain system to identify and quantify continuous improvement initiatives. The tool, which visualizes entire networks and uses data to strategically plan… Continue reading Using the Digital Twin: 4 Supply Chain Scenarios that Generate Savings
03/03/2022What’s in a name? Well, a lot, actually… Introducing Integrated LogisticsReading Time: 3 minutes Guest Blog by David Broering, President, Integrated Logistics It was clear from the beginning, when I joined NFI nearly a decade ago, that NFI’s existing set of services would partner seamlessly with a non-asset-based business model. The company was built in a way that non-asset business would drive greater overall results to the organization, and… Continue reading What’s in a name? Well, a lot, actually… Introducing Integrated Logistics
12/02/2021Transportation Management: People Led, Technology Enabled Reading Time: 3 minutes Meet the Team Making TM Operations Seamless Enabled by its proprietary technology, Navitrace, NFI’s experts leverage the most advanced transportation, BI, and analytics platforms to innovate customer networks with full transparency. In this video, Jim Hanselmann and Leanne Entwistle highlight how NFI’s teams are able to build modular microsystems suited for each and every customer… Continue reading Transportation Management: People Led, Technology Enabled
11/19/20212022 Intermodal Outlook Reading Time: 4 minutes An Interview with NFI’s RVP of Intermodal Operations, Mark McKendry The Intermodal market has faced unprecedented volatility and supply-side shortages for the past nineteen months. Many of the challenges facing the industry were well-publicized and could be categorized as five distinct, albeit deeply connected, issues: Consumer behavior Chassis shortages Drayage driver shortages Labor availability Port… Continue reading 2022 Intermodal Outlook
2021 Industrial Real Estate Wrap-up Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest blog by NFI’s Chief Development Officer, Michael Landsburg Over the last eighteen months, NFI’s Real Estate team has helped customers navigate the ins and outs of the industrial real estate market. The current market boom comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequently, demand for new properties is higher than ever.… Continue reading 2021 Industrial Real Estate Wrap-up
11/04/2021Houston: A Pioneer of Logistically-Centered Cities Reading Time: 4 minutes As NFI continues to grow its North American logistics footprint, Houston has emerged as a leading supply chain hub. The area serves as a distribution hotspot with its intricate interstate highway, railroad systems, and access to major seaports for global trade. Houston is a top-ranked market for transportation, distribution, and all aspects of the supply… Continue reading Houston: A Pioneer of Logistically-Centered Cities
10/29/2021NFI’s Ambitious Zero-Emission Commitment Leads the Industry in Sustainable Goods Movement Reading Time: 9 minutes The supply chain industry isn’t known for the quick adoption of sustainable operations, but a leader in third-party logistics is seeking to change that narrative. NFI, one of the nation’s oldest and largest supply chain solutions providers, is pioneering the electrification of zero-emission freight movement in North America. Attendees of the August 31 Advanced Clean… Continue reading NFI’s Ambitious Zero-Emission Commitment Leads the Industry in Sustainable Goods Movement
09/07/2021ACT Expo Wrap-up: How NFI is Leading the Charge Reading Time: 3 minutes For ten years the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo has been the largest and most comprehensive assembly of advanced technology commercial vehicles. This year was no different as experts in the industry gathered in Long Beach this past week. Various projects and announcements were featured at the show, all of which will have a significant… Continue reading ACT Expo Wrap-up: How NFI is Leading the Charge