Guest Blog Post: Felipe Molino, Director of Solutions Engineering and Chris Pryer, Senior Scientist, NFI Disruptions have become commonplace in the supply chain industry. For years, natural disasters and ever-changing regulations have highlighted company and industry instability. Most recently, companies were proven ill-equipped to manage significant and immediate change after the global COVID-19 pandemic caused… Read More
Guest Post: Mark McKendry, Vice President of Intermodal at NFI When compared to 2017 volumes, North American intermodal volumes grew by over five percent in 2018 – despite extreme congestion in Chicago, a chronic chassis shortage on the U.S. East Coast, and atypical demand trends driven by e-commerce growth and tariff threats. Although the railways… Read More
This past year, the supply chain industry evolved to accommodate numerous factors, such as advances in technologies like automation, tightening capacity, and the ELD mandate. NFI’s executive team shares their insight into the top trends of 2018. William Mahoney, Senior Vice President Distribution NFI’s distribution and cross-docking business continues to grow organically and through acquisition… Read More
The Federal Highway Administration has projected that United States freight shipments will increase 41 percent by 2040.1 As shipments increase, factors such as the driver shortage and newly-implemented electronic logging devices have impacted truckload capacity. Diversifying modes of transportation can help address capacity constraints and keep freight moving.2 Intermodal, or rail shipping, has proven to… Read More
From factories to front doors, products are shipped around the world using different modes of transportation and facilities to reach customers. Here are some facts behind the logistics of supply chains and the products they deliver:
